It is just so hard to believe that convention is next week. Wow, time does fly – I truly believe that! Next week, I will have some thoughts to share about this last sorority year and more. As we speak, I am working on preparations for convention…. typing, printing, assembling, basically just getting it done. I will be sending out my blog early next week as many may not see Wednesday’s installment before leaving for convention. Look for it either Sunday or Monday.
I am very sad, as my Corresponding Secretary Joyce Smith will be unable to attend Convention. Her back surgery last year was a great success; however, she now is suffering from a pinched nerve that is creating pain in her hips and down the legs. She is in therapy and taking multiple meds. She is as sad as I am. This will probably be the first convention that she has missed since joining ESA some 30 years ago! Joyce was telling me today that she has received many cards from both within Texas and throughout the US! I want to thank you sending your love! Isn’t that what the gift of friendship is all about? As I quoted a few weeks ago from Marci… “the exchanges of the heart that happen between friends create memories that last a lifetime, and those memories become treasures that warm us on the coldest of days”… She knows we love her and that warms her heart and her memories.
A couple of others will also be unable to attend, our TESAN Editor Sarah Fox and our Outstanding Youth Chairman Karen Luckenbach. We will miss both of them as well.
Speaking of convention, remember to send in your registration for an Angel-filled weekend of Texas ESA, education, service, and association. We will have it all there for you! So send in that form and check to be a part of a WONDERFUL convention! District II has been working hard planning, preparing, and putting it all together to make our weekend pretty darn spectacular.
At Convention, Friday afternoon, we will have a special donation to The Bridge Over Troubled Waters of Houston that supports Domestic Crisis. This is their website, “thebridgeovertroubledwaters.org”. Last week, I explained their mission in last week’s posting. But I want to include the types of donations The Bridge needs.
• Toiletries & especially feminine products, and
• Gift cards to Walmart, Target, etc.
In addition, for this convention year, for Service Awards and Pallas Athene Recognition, we are going to use a form to capture all of that information and keep us organized. Please use the form available on the Texas ESA Website OR send an email to or contact our Corresponding Secretary, Joyce Smith. She will be able to provide you the form and any information you may need to help us celebrate with you! In addition, we want to celebrate! Because Joyce will be unable to attend convention, our Jr. Past President Valerie Dickens will be collecting the service pins!!!
Recipes are coming in…. Thank you so much…. I hope what I am planning will work out next year. Please remember to bring or even send your recipes to me before, during, or just after convention. You are welcome to email, mail, or hand them to me personally. I am planning to begin working on my duties as Jr. Past President/Disaster Fund Chairman right after convention. It will include a special project. Your recipes will play a crucial part in my project. So keep them coming!
This was last week’s IAWL Trivia Question: Uncle Billy had a pet. What is the pet and the name of the pet? The answer was… a Edgar Allen Poe clue… The poem… The Raven. However, the raven’s name was not “nevermore”, but Jimmy. Trying to make a funny!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to the following sisters (and brothers) for the coming weeks, through the end of May’s Convention!
Debbie Weiss – May 9 of Epsilon Iota, District 11
Sharon Campbell – May 10 of Zeta Tau, District 2 and PPAC member
Elaine Brundrett – May 13 of Zeta Epsilon, District 3
Jenni May-Dennis – May 16 of Kappa Kappa, District 4 and
Darla Petty – May 16 of Epsilon Pi, District 5!
This will be the last installment of birthday wishes! It has been a pleasure and a joy to wish many, many sisters the happiest of birthdays through this sorority year! Thank you for allowing me to share this recognition…
Remember, ESA's . . . A Wonderful Life!
Love and hugs to all Every Day Angels,
sue ann
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