Gamma Gamma Ray
Newsletter of the Gamma Gamma Chapter
April 2026
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
*Tuesday, April 7 – Painting Night at Pinot’s Palette (more info below)
*Thursday, April 16 – New member info meeting and Executive Board meeting
*April 24-26 – DKG state convention
*Thursday, May 7 – Spring banquet
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
*Please rsvp to Marcy Dubinsky at your earliest convenience for the May banquet. Please keep in mind, that if you say yes and then don’t show up, we have to pay for your meal anyway.
*A letter from our DKG sister, Merna Folker:
To My DKG Sisters:
Thank you so very much for all your kind and loving 90th birthday greetings. I’m doing
very well with exercising twice a week with a therapist and daily on my own. I keep busy
reading Arlington Heights library books brought monthly, word searches, and keeping up
with paper work. I had a wonderful 90th birthday party arranged by my marvelous sister,
Nancy.
Love to all, Merna Folkers
*If you are interested in checking out the DKG Illinois State Convention (April 24-26,) this year it is virtual – so you can do it all from the comfort of your kitchen! You can join the zoom events as you like. Here is the link to register: https://www.dkgil.com/registration-1-2
Book Club News
*April 28 The Well Lived Life by Gladys McGarey (7:00 in person meeting at the home of Susan Wadkins. Participants are asked to bring a sweet or savory snack. Please RSVP. Susan’s phone, email, and address are in the latest directory.)
*May 26 The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian
*We have not made book selections beyond May so suggestions are welcome
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COMMITTEE REPORTING:
Society Business (Finance, Rules, Research)- Joan Gazdic
*Our Proposed Updated Chapter Rules were approved at the meeting on March 10. They are available on our chapter website (without color coding).
Membership – Madelynn Brossard
*Please bring your next year’s dues check to the May banquet. It is $84, made out to Delta Kappa Gamma. If you won’t be attending the banquet, please mail your dues check to Linda Stolt, 1912 Quaker Hollow Ln., Streamwood, IL 60107.
Educational Excellence-Scholarship -Denise Pawelczyk
*A BIG welcome to the newest members of our mentoring community! Marcy Dubinsky has volunteered to join our mentoring team, and Glenda Klein-Mali is stepping back into the role of a mentor.
*Applications for the Gamma Gamma Recruitment Grant and Nancy J. Harmon Memorial Scholarship are due April 6th. The EE Committee’s Recruitment Grant and Scholarship Application Selection Committee will be meeting shortly after that. (It’s always exciting to see who we will welcome next into our fold of future educators..!)
*Applications and supporting materials for the Gamma Gamma Scholarship and Love of Learning Stipend are due April 1st. Recipients will be selected at our May banquet.
Programs– Kris Beaudette/Marcy Dubinsky
*Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Paint Night at Pinot’s Palette
We will gather at this fun art studio, paint a beautiful picture, and have fun! Pinot’s Palette is in the Arboretum of South Barrington. Please contact Marcy Dubinsky to sign up so that we can give head count to the studio. WALK-INS ARE WELCOME! If you decide at the last minute that you can come, please come! We are allowed to bring in snacks, desserts, and non-alcoholic beverages. NO Adult beverages can be brought in. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages can be purchased on-site.
Cost estimate: $40-$45 per person. We will ask for a commitment in advance.
4:30-4:45: Arrive 5:00-6:30 Class is in session
Location: Pinot’s Palette, 100 W. Higgins Rd., Suite H, South Barrington (To find the studio, find the movie theater at the South Barrington Arboretum, face the movie theater, and Pinot’s Palette is on your left.There is ample parking to the left and to the front of Pinot’s Palette.
*Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Gamma Gamma Annual Spring Celebration of Membership
Please see your email for the invitation and RSVP information.
*June 16-18, 2026 – DKG ILSO Creative Arts Retreat in Bloomington, IL
Watch the DKG ILSO Newscaster for information
Communication, Deb Hopp
*If you have any changes in your information, please send it to Pat Rielly. These are the things you may need to update: any changes in address, phone number, cell phone number, email address, home address, where you work, your position at your job, and name change.
*If you have not filled out the media permission form, please go to the dkgil.com website and fill out the form.
Service and Special Projects– Cindy Sheely
*Our next fundraising event is in May. At our May banquet, we will be collecting checks (made out to Kenneth Young Center) or cash for the Kenneth Young Center in Elk Grove. We have supported them for years and they are always very grateful for our support.
CARE TEAM NEWS:
Please contact Glenda Klein-Mali and/or Rose Marie Mincey if you have any news for the Care Team. We also love to hear your good news and celebrations! Let us know what you would like shared with your Gamma Gamma sisters.
Many of our chapter sisters have health issues or other situations they are dealing with which prevent them from coming to meetings. If you haven’t heard from a Gamma Gamma sister in a while, please take a moment to call or email her. We can all do our part to check on our members and support them when they need us most.
To all our Gamma Gamma sisters, don’t forget to let us know if you need our support-
The Care Team
OPPORTUNITIES:
*To our Gamma Gamma members who are in need of Professional Development credits (PDs), check out the “What’s Happening in DKG Illinois the Week of…” that is forwarded from Bev Johns! There has been, and will continue to be, opportunities to acquire PD credits by Zooming in on some of the programs listed.
ROSE MARIE’S NOTES:
*I look forward to seeing you at the banquet in May. I think it is our loveliest event of the year.
WEBSITES TO REMEMBER:
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Gamma Gamma chapter: http://www.gammagamma75.org
Illinois State Organization: http://www.deltakappagamma.org/IL
International: http://www.dkg.org
Zoom links for DKG-ISO programs: http://www.ilsozoom.weebly.com (Note: this is a change.)
http://www.YouTube.com. Subscribe to this channel: Delta Kappa Gamma, Illinois, Key Women Educators. Many/most of the slide shows from Zoom programs are saved to this channel. The Zoom sessions are not recorded, but the slides that the presenters used are all saved here, for your convenient viewing.
Facebook Pages to visit:
DKG-Gamma Gamma Chapter
DKG-Illinois Key Women Educators
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
DKG-ILSOWIACAR- This is the Facebook page for the Illinois State Organization Women in the Arts Creative Arts Retreat (virtual.)
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