Women Helping Women Reach for the Stars
Program Ideas
1. Chapter A hosted an outside Nature Walk with 2 other Chapters. The walk was in a local park with a bird expert. This can be done while maintaining COVID protocols. Trail mix individually packaged and bottled water were served as refreshments.
2. Chapter AH decided to set a theme for their programs this year. Their theme for this year is “Alabama”. Some the programs to be presented are AL Holocaust Commission, AL Unique Small Museums, AL Legends, Lore and Mysteries, AL Authors and AL Foods.
3. Chapter Y Shares a Fun and Easy Craft Project - Button pins.
Debra Cunningham brought her extensive button collection and members had a great time making button pins. Some of Chapter Y's creations are in the photo below. Everyone selected buttons they liked and using hot glue and pin attachments and plenty of conversation and laughs created their pins.
4. Susan Santoli, PSP, Ch H, shares a Cottey program. Download here.
5. Chapter Y is sharing a program by Janice Charlesworth about a moderator of the 'Let's Talk' show who interviews two P.E.O. members. Download here.
6. Susan Santoli shared a program on the history of Cottey College. Download here.
7. Chapter X is sharing news about their latest sister's talent program. Our program included the sharing of interests and talents. We learned so much about our sisters that we hadn’t known before. Among them were: musical talents by Madge Tidwell , poetry and photography by Wendy Cleveland, sharing of handmade Christening dresses by Martha Dumas, gorgeous knitted items by Margaret Hill (see photo), quilting by Phyllis Stanaland (see photo), cooking and gardening. Many thanks to Susan Housel, Vice-President and Program Chair for this great meeting.
8. Chapter V is sharing a new ELF program. Download it here.
9. Straight from International, Can You Hear Me Now?, Susan Santoli's workshop presented in October 2005 in Vancouver, BC. Staying connected with the P.E.O. Sisterhood-- Do you ever feel like you need a little help when trying to stay connected with P.E.O. on the local, state, and international levels? Star-u-lar Communication Systems offers an unlimited calling area and great calling plans along with suggestions on improving your P.E.O. communication at all levels. Open Staying Connected File. If you want to use the PowerPoint slide show to go with it download Can You Hear Me Now file. (Be patient the PowerPoint file is over 8 meg.)
10. Enjoy a lively interview with Suela Pearson Penfield, one of the seven founders of P.E.O written by Nancy Sites Findley of Chapter AB, Alabama. The program contains lots of interesting information about the founders. This program gives a few historical details of Chapter AB, Alabama which could easily be changed to fit your chapter. Open Suela Program
11. Try this idea for a chapter program. Ask the question: “What is the best thing a P.E.O. has done for you?” Chapter Y tried this and the perspectives of each member made for a fun and sisterly bonding program. It was wonderful to hear examples of loving support and good things about each other. We even had a guest for this program…what better way to show the ‘sisterly’ side of our organization! (This topic came from the Sep/Oct 2004 P.E.O Record.)
12. Color Our Founders Beautiful is a program giving a color to each founder. A colored candle may be lit for each founder. Poetry is integrated into to description of each founder and her personality. Open Color Our Founders Beautiful program
13. This program was originally given by Peggy Lovin to the Tuscaloosa Reciprocity Group. It gives information about our founders as well as relating P.E.O. to the 21st century. The questionnaire gives your chapter or Reciprocity Group a chance to get to know a little more about each other in a fun way. Open Founder's Program