Happy Wonderful Wednesday
Everyone!
Busy,
Busy, Busy is what my life seems to be... Every evening, I am on my laptop
trying to figure out District Visitations. I hope to get to every District this
year. It will be a challenge this is for
sure.
It has been
a sad week for a fellow workmate, Janette, due to the death of her mother. I
was looking at the write up in the local East Texas online newspaper regarding
Janette’s mother. Reba Rivers was a trailblazer as she was the first woman to
work at the Tyler, Texas Pipe Foundry, where she was in charge! After her
retirement, Ms. Rivers developed the Rivers Hill Rentals, home rentals, in her
community of Omen; and, she was the first woman to purchase property on a
County Road. Apparently, this trailblazing purchase made an impact in her
community. That County Road changed to Reba Rivers Road. Ms. Rivers was a
leader. I know her family is very proud of the legacy she has left in their
family and their community. This made me think about the leaders as trailblazers
we have in ESA, in Texas and worldwide. We all lead in different ways in our
chapters, district, state, and international levels. When we lead in ESA, we
leave a legacy for others. When we lead in ESA, we touch others in our life and
our community. When we lead in ESA, we honor the traditions as we move into the
future. Just some thoughts…
Last week
I explained what I understand about my weekly Blog/Email. I asked Royce Walker,
Social Media Chairman, to provide us information on our FaceBook (FB) page. Here
is what she has to say to all of us:
“Social
media is part of the information society in which we live. Businesses, individuals and organizations now
use this media to share information, build a fan base, encourage participation
in events, change behavior, and publicize organizations and their work.
In the
2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmark Report, nonprofits said their top three goals
of using social media were growing their base, engaging members and growing
fundraising.
This year
a social media chair has been added as an appointed officer to the Texas State
Council Board. The members will see an increase use of social media this year
as an outreach of the organization. In June, a FaceBook (FB) account was
created for the state. It is not for the
purpose of replacing other methods of communication such as the TESAN, but the
goal is to enhance the communication and recognition of our organization.
In the
future, other aspects of social media will be explored for usage in our organization.
The FB
account is Texas State Council Epsilon Sigma Alpha International. It can be
accessed through FB or there is a direct link on the organization's
website. If you do not have a FB
account, create one. Go to FB and
"Like" it. You can make
comments, send me info and pictures to post. Announce an upcoming event,
publicize an achievement. Be a part of
our social media, do not be left behind in our journey into social media.”
Thank you
so much Royce. This answered some questions for me as well and reinforced the “whys”
to having an important social media avenue for the Texas State Council!
Now, for our IAWL trivia from last week... When George
was joyously running through the center of Bedford Falls, he passes by the
Bijou Theater. What film was playing? And a bonus, who starred in the film?
Then in my Thursday update, I added another bonus
question – there is a dialog line in the film, stated from the Priest to Mother
Superior. Can you give me that line?
Many of you guessed correctly – “The Bells of St. Mary’s”, which was
released in theaters in December 1944. The actors were Bing Crosby and Ingrid
Bergman. Interestingly, the wealthy gentleman St. Mary’s was trying to acquire
the property next door was played by the same actor who played Clarence ASII in
IAWL! The famous line from the Priest to
Mother Superior was, “Dial O for O’Malley.” Bing Crosby reprised his Academy
Award role of Father Chuck O’Malley from the original movie released a year
earlier, “Going My Way”, co-starring Barry Fitzgerald. Lastly, the cutest part
of “The Bells of St. Mary’s”, in my opinion was Nativity Pageant, performed by
Kindergarteners, was the kids singing “Happy Birthday” when Baby Jesus was
gently placed in the manger. Gosh, I know way too much about some old movies. When
one is the daughter of a Theater (Drama) and Art double major, one watches old
movies many times over!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to the following sisters
for the next week:
Cheryl Evans – August 22 of Epsilon Pi, District 5
Louise Lary – August 22 of Epsilon Pi, District 5
Gayla O’Neal – August 22 of Sigma Iota, District 6
Charlotte Foreman – August 23 of Lambda Alpha,
District 8
Helen Burbank – August 24 of Sigma Iota, District 6
Leora Aaron – August 26 of Alpha Tau, District 6
Frances Jones – August 26 of Alpha Beta, District 10
Julie Fenton – August 27 of Sigma Phi, District 4
Karen Locke – August 27 of Lambda Alpha, District 8, one
of our Past Texas State Council President, and currently on the Nominating
Committee
If you desire to get the blog postings sooner than
later, please let me know by email at sueannesa@yahoo.com and I will add you to
a mailing group list I have set up.
Remember,
ESA's . . . A Wonderful Life!
Love and
hugs to all Every Day Angels,
sue ann
(aka –
susieQ)
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