CHAPTER MEETINGS AND EVENTS 2022-2023 |
Eta Mu has a year filled with exciting events for members and guests. For complete details visit the Members Only Area.
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FallIn September Eta Mu will host an Open House for Prospective Members. Our Fall programs begin with the Kick-Off in September. In October, the Area XVII Fall Conference will be held at the San Joaquin County Agricultural Center in Stockton.
In November. Eta Mu will hold a program about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. |
WinterIn December, members will celebrate the season by attending The Nutcracker at the Gallo Theater followed by a no-host dinner.
January will be a Soup dinner and members will make Jared Boxes for a local hospital. The DKB CA virtual Leadership on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be on January 21 and featured Dr. Belle Wheelan. February's meeting is a cooking class by member Debbie Mar. Members will learn how to prepare Chinese dishes. |
Spring In March members will celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America at Mary Lou Dieterich and Chrysler School and have a Potato Fest and Buknco meeting for St. Patrick's Day.
In April Eta Mu members will learn about gardening from a master Gardner. They will also participate in Love Modesto. In May, members will attend the California State Convention in Burlingame. The year will end with a "Garden Party" in June. |
For detailed information about each event go to the calendar of events and click on the month of the event.
2021-2022 CHAPTER EVENTS
March Meeting and Good Eating
Eta Mu's March meeting combined an annual event, the Potato Fest, with a fun-filled Bunco night. Gkuests were Wendy Pryschuk, as a potential member. Vicki Bauman, who was nominated by Janice Freeman for the Area XVII Public Service Award. After two years of Covid restrictions and concerns limiting attendance at Zoom and in-person chapter meetings, it was wonderful to have more than twenty women present. We enjoyed getting caught up on what everyone has been doing as we ate our stuffed baked potatoes.
新年快乐 and 恭喜发财
or Happy New Year and Happiness and Prosperity!
Thanks again to the culinary marvel who is Eta Mu’s own Debbie Mar, our February meeting was a delicious celebration of the Chinese Year of the Tiger. Amidst the brilliant gold and red decorations, Debbie prepared a Chinese dinner for us with her trusty Instapot. The main course was a complex poached treatment of chicken that won’t be found in most Asian restaurants due to the multiple and time-consuming steps involved. She also served rice, broccolini, and hand-made egg rolls with two lovely sauces.
In addition to being a teacher, Debbie is well traveled working with teachers across the world. for this meeting, Debbie provided a fascinating introduction to Montenegro. She had just returned a few days earlier from a short-term mission trip to Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital city. For those of you unfamiliar with Montenegro’s location, it is directly across the Adriatic Sea east of Italy. Her slide show was full of stunning scenery and charming architecture, often dating to medieval times. I’m sure many of us have added Montenegro to our bucket list of places to visit after hearing about her trip!
JUNE GARDEN PARTY
Eta Mu’s end of the year meeting June Garden Party was Saturday, June 5. 2021. It was a business meeting and luncheon. The Garden Party celebrated a fantastic year of member ingenuity during a time of uncertainty. Joyce Brooks hosted our chapter meeting in a lovely garden setting. Eta Mu received several DKG California honors during the 2020-2021 biennium: Youth at Risk/Community Service award, Five Star Plus Honor Chapter, and Order of the Rose. Both Heather Nonaca and Debbie Mar were honored with chapter service awards. It was a great way to end the year’s activities getting reacquainted with members who we did not see during the yearlong pandemic.
Chapter awards were announced and ideas for the upcoming year shared. Go to the Member News page to see the chapter awards recipients.
Chapter awards were announced and ideas for the upcoming year shared. Go to the Member News page to see the chapter awards recipients.
BUILDING A " LITTLE FREE LIBRARY'
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Eta Mu's April outdoor gathering took place at Theresa Foote’s home, where Eta Mu members sanded and painted the Little Free Library that Theresa built for us. The purpose of a Little Free Library is to have a free book exchange in an easily accessible location. There is even a Little Free Library at the South Pole!
Denise Carlson-Nieto submitted the required paperwork to her school district, Stanislaus Union, for permission to locate the Little Free Library on the Agnes Baptist Elementary School grounds.
Eta Mu members donated 97 K - 6 books to the little library, and the school’s librarian plans to stock it with books as well. Book donations from members will be an ongoing part of this sharing community project. Member Denise Carlson-Nieto is pictured with Agnes Baptist Principal Kade Peterson and Librarian Cindy Beynon at the installation of the Little Free Library.
For Minutes for Business Meetings go the the Meeting and Member News Page.