The place where you don't have to be anyone else but YOURSELF.
Welcome to the Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter! If you just graduated from college, moved to the area or have been away from Alpha Gamma Delta and are looking to get involved again, the Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter might be for you. We welcome sisters from Maryland and Washington D.C. and provide support to the Zeta Delta Chapter at Towson University.
In 2010, the Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter was recognized as a 5-star and Jewel Chapter and earned the Alumnae Chapter Achievement Award. It is our goal to continue to achieve such high standards and provide a place that is welcoming to all Alpha Gams.
Our group is diverse. We are teachers, lawyers, healthcare professionals, stay-at-home moms, computer geeks, graduate students and much more. We volunteer, belong to book clubs, work out and are active in our church communities. We are mothers, daughters, aunts, best friends. But above all, we are sisters!
Check out our website and plan to join us at an upcoming event. You will be welcomed with open arms and you might just find that place you are looking to call home.
On Sunday, September 25th Potomac Alumnae Chapter members Jennifer Wiser Beall and Victoria Lynn Barron completed the YMCA of Frederick's ladies' only triathlon. On Saturday, October 15th PAC members Jennifer Wiser Beall , Sherry Zangueneh and Victoria Lynn Barron ran the Baltimore half marathon.
KC Hastings has become a grandmother and Jacque Hastings has become an aunt! KC's daughter (and Jacque's sister ), Kim, had a beautiful baby girl on October 7th; her name is Macie Beatrice Knuppel.
On Sunday, October 16th Natalie McEwen married Matthew McLaughlin. Natalie celebrated with several Alpha Gams including Terri Johnson, Nicole Brown, Tara Newman, Jenilee Jay and Jeannette Rivera. Everyone was so excited to be photographed with the new Mrs. McLaughlin!
Katy Taylor wed Anthony Collura on October 29th in her home state of Ohio. They will reside in Columbia, MD after the wedding. She looks forward to meeting the members of Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter.
Rebecca Baron has started graduate school. She is getting a Masters degree in special education with a concentration in autism, and ABA certification.
Melissa Hinds and her fiance, Dor, have set the date for their wedding September 22, 2012. Their wedding will take place at the Linganore Winery near Frederick, MD. They have lived in Israel for the last year, but returned to Baltimore on November 6th.
NEWS
Jamie Rider got engaged to her fiance, Chris, on June 3rd. They are in the process of planning their wedding, which will be held on July 27th, 2012. Also, in July she was promoted to the position of Special Events Program Director at the Casey Cares Foundation.
On the morning of June 25th, Alesha Russell Rosen married Andrew Rosen. Several Alpha Gams were in attendance.
In September, Kim Gandy Frum started a new job at the Maryland State Comptrollers office as a Media Specialist and Public Information Officer. She is also training for her 4th marathon at Disney World in January 2012.
Mandy Witmer Albright married A.J. Albright on September 10th in Baltimore. Several Alpha Gams attended.
Karen Peters Ulmer presented "Advanced Tracheostomy Mangement" at the SOHN 35th Anniversary Congress and Nursing Symposium in San Francisco, CA September 13th.
Ashley Brooks got engaged to her fiance, David, on September 14th while in Myrtle Beach, SC. It was a romantic moon- lit proposal.
Kathy Eccard Mellott was nominated and listed as Best of 2011 in Hearing Healthcare Professionals in Hearing Magazine, September 2011.
EVENTS
Girl's Night Out
Date: January 28th
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Bra-La-La, 8180 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Fulton, MD 20759
Followed by: Happy Hour at Looney's Pub
GBAPA Scholarship Luncheon
Date: March 31, 2012
Time: Noon
Location: Hunt Valley Marriott
Cost: $41 per person
Zeta Delta Initiation and Feast of Roses
Date: April 1, 2012
JDRF Walk
Date: April 21, 2012
IRD 2012
Date: April 28, 2012
Hosted By Potomac Alumnae Chapter
Senior Rededication and Officer Installation
Date: May 6, 2012
Left- IRD
Right- Alumnae at Zeta Delta Initiation, Towson University
Bottom Left- GBAPA Scholarship Luncheon
Bottom Right- Shop For A Cause
PHILANTHROPY
We're getting ready for our 2nd Annual Shop 4 A Cause! Check back for more information soon!
There are many ways that you can ―contribute to the world‘s work‖ in your daily life. One simple way is to save the can tabs from cans of soda—. Terri Johnson is collecting the can tabs for Ronald McDonald House.
You can also find a new life for your old cell phones AND their chargers by collecting them for Turn Around, the domestic violence sexual assault crisis counseling center in Towson. To donate to either of these causes, please contact Terri Johnson at raven8007_yahoo.com .
The SEED School of Maryland is a college prep public boarding school located in Southwest Baltimore. SEED serves underprivileged students from across the state with the mission of providing them with a quality education in a safe and enriching environment.
We are currently looking for individuals who are caring, fun, and can be a positive role model for our students. If that sounds like you please consider joining our mentoring program! Mentors are asked to commit to a minimum of one hour every other week for the entire school year. Our emphasis is on social emotional development, so no academic expertise is necessary.
Mentors can come Monday - Friday from 7AM - 8 AM, 12PM -1PM, or Monday-Thursday 4- 7:45. We pick a day and time that works with their schedule and then they come the same day and time each week or every other week. What mentors do with the kids is totally dependent on what their shared interests are. A number of them do crafts together, some just hang out and talk, some play games, others choose sports activities. Sometimes they might help with a school project too.
For More Information Contact Liz Wulbrecht
elizabeth_seedschoolmd.org (410) 843-9477 x309
The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington Resale Shop in
Kensington is currently seeking new volunteers. Volunteer duties may include:
Answering phones
Sorting and pricing donations
Cashier
Light cleaning and setting up store displays
Greeting and assisting customers
The Resale Shop is open Monday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., and Tuesday - Saturday 10a.m. - 5 p.m. If interested in becoming a volunteer, please call Barbara at (301) 942-4707. For more information about the resale shops, please visit www.youreyes.org. The shop is located on Antique Row in Kensington--3716Howard Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895.
President: Jennifer Przydzial
Vice President: Alison Gardner
Treasurer: Jenilee Jay
Secretary: Kara Capandonis
Permanent Secretary: Terri Johnson
IRD Chair: Jamie Rider
Philanthropy Chair: Vacant
Website Coordinator: Stephanie Will
Panhellenic Representative: Megan Haupt
Make sure you get the Chesapeake Chatter!
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Twitter - chesapeakeagd
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CAC email - chesapeakeagd_gmail.com
Zeta Delta Chapter - www.agdzd.org
Support Fees
Your support fee provides the budget to maintain diverse and exciting programs for our alumnae chapter. The support fee funds activities throughout the year. Contact Jenilee Jay at jj_guardchick_hotmail.com to learn how you can pay your $30 support fee.
If you are planning to go through recruitment this fall at a university/college that has an Alpha Gamma Delta chapter, please note that we do not write recommendations letters for women we do not know personally.
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