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MAY—JUNE The Colorful 0908 8 P.E.O. Woman 18 A LOOK at THE U.K. P.E.O. GROUP 32 THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN P.E.O. Philanthropic Educational Organization OFFICERS OF INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER President Barbara Andes STUDY AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE 1243 Miramar Dr., Fullerton, CA 92831-2038 Chairman, Barbara James, 708 E Anchor Way, Post Falls, ID 83854 First Vice President Elizabeth E. Garrels Vice Chairman, Carol M. Thomason, 4320 N 28th Way, Phoenix, AZ 85016 2257 235th St., Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-8582 Kay Duffield, 1919 Syringa Dr., Missoula, MT 59803 Mary Stroh, 4721 Woodwind Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23455-4770 Second Vice President Susan Reese Sellers Barbara Rosi, 39W600 Oak Shadows Ln., Saint Charles, IL 60175-6983 12014 Flintstone Dr., Houston, TX 77070-2715 Elizabeth McFarland, 3924 Los Robles Dr., Plano, TX 75074-3831 Organizer Maria T. Baseggio HISTORY COMMITTEE OF ONE 173 Canterbury Ln., Blue Bell, PA 19422-1278 Wilma Leonard Turner, 1308 Highland Dr., Rolla, MO 65401 Recording Secretary Beth Ledbetter NOMINATING COMMITTEE 910 Tucker Hollow Rd. W, Fall Branch, TN 37656-3622 Chairman, Mary S. Hanley, 471 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, NJ 08840 Administrative Staff Judy French, 7059 W Christian Dr., New Palestine, IN 46163-9114 Chief Executive Officer Anne Pettygrove Sue Gates, 1305 S Main, Aberdeen, SD 57401 [email protected] Elise Weed, 1317 NW 150th Ter., Edmond, OK 73013 Director of Finance/Treasurer Kathy A. Soppe Nancy Yamamoto, 2687 Norwood Pl., Carson City, NV 89703 [email protected] Director of Communications/Historian Joyce C. Perkins Special Committee for Membership Advancement [email protected] Elizabeth E. Garrels, 2257 125th St., Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-8582 The adminstrative staff has offices at the P.E.O. Executive Office. Jane Attaway, P.O. Box 151, Oblong, IL 62449-0151 Judy Haar, 11254 Valhalla Ln., Burlington, IA 52601-2465 Special Appointment Pamela Kregg, 5721 S 173rd Ave., Omaha, NE 68135-2800 Parliamentarian, Mary Short, PRP, Ellen Knox, 826 Water’s Edge, Abilene, TX 79602-5244 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312 Carolyn Gilstrap, 1650 E 12500 S, Draper, UT 84020-9160 Special Committee to Develop the Sixth International Chapter Projects Educational Philanthropic Project P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund Marilyn Mancini, 15271 Four Winds Loop, Northport, AL 35475-3325 Chairman, Suzanne Reynolds, 7008 Clemson Dr., Alexandria, VA 22307 Patricia Anderson, 1903 Petit Bois, Jackson, MS 39211-6708 Vice Chairman, Kathleen Bennett, 134 Augusta Dr., Lincroft, NJ Ann Davidson, 664 E Cooke Rd., Columbus, OH 43214-2822 07738-1202 Susan Howard, 2020 NW 21st St., Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1614 Mary Staahl, 901 14th Ave. S, Fargo, ND 58103-4113 Marty Starling, 1736 Princeton Dr., State College, PA 16803-3261 Deborah Skinner , 418 E Elizabeth, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-2823 Ad Hoc Committee to Streamline the Work Joan Kirk , 3431 Kirkwood Ave., Osage, IA 50461-8568 of State Chapters Cottey College Susan Reese Sellers, 12014 Flintstone Dr., Houston, TX 77070-2715 President, Judy Robinson Rogers, Ph.D., 1000 West Austin Blvd., Cathy Allen, 1420 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Rogers, AR 72756-0618 Nevada, MO 64772 Theresa Aitchison, 627 N Fairoaks Dr., New Castle, IN 47362-1645 Chairman, John D. Grider, 1328 Bybee St., Bowling Green, KY 42104 Nancy Hoffhines, 3782 Alameda Dr., Ontario, OR 97914-8838 Vice Chairman, Karen Browne, 605 Orchard Dr., McDaniel Heights, Barbara Legge, 12974 Prairiewood Dr., Aberdeen, SD 57401-8104 Wilmington, DE 19803 Libby Stucky, 7121 Eastridge Dr., Apex, NC 27539-9745 Donna Shavlik (public member), 850 Bradley Ln., Estes Park, CO 80517 Ad Hoc Committee to Streamline the Work Julie Wilson, 9470 SW Royal Woodland Dr., Beaverton, OR 97005 of Local Chapters Donald Cunningham, 24988 Highway 179, Boonville, MO 65233 Maria T. Baseggio Susan Santoli, 10615 Salt Aire Rd. E, Theodore, AL 36582-7460 , 173 Canterbury Ln., Blue Bell, PA 19422-1278 Wendy Cockerline Nancy Gwinn, 7206 Lenhart Dr., Chevy Chase, MD 20815-3117 , 2 Almond Cres, Brandon, MB R7B 0Z7 Mary Anne Cotton Kathleen Wysong, P.O. Box 2465, Round Rock, TX 78680 , 4028 Kenmore W, Berkley, MI 48072-3506 Casady Herding Janet Brown, 2505 Lake Shore Dr., Orlando, FL 32803-1315 , 9034 Division St., Juneau, AK 99801-8869 Marie Neeson Chauncey E. Brummer, 3840 N Gulley Rd., Fayetteville, AR 72703 , 102 N Governor Way, East Fallowfield, Coatesville, PA 19320-4364 Sandra Webster, 277 Sassafras Rd., Newport, VA 24128-4087 P.E.O. INTERNATIONAL PEACE SCHOLARSHIP FUND To Reach P.E.O. Chairman, Ann E. Conway, 26 Dreahook Rd., Whitehouse Station, Mail P.E.O. Executive Office, 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312-2899 NJ 08889 Phone 515-255-3153 Susan Baker, 1961 Howland-Wilson Rd. NE, Warren, OH 44484 Fax 515-255-3820 Barbara Hoffman, 13254 170th Ave., Anamosa, IA 52205-7409 Web peointernational.org (Go to Members Login, enter username and password, then click Contact Us.) P.E.O. PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION To Reach Cottey College Chairman, Sandy Booth, 4138 Homestead Rd. S, Salem, OR 97302 Mail 1000 W Austin Blvd., Nevada, Missouri 64772-2790 Cathy Moss, 309 Waterford Way, Kemah, TX 77565 Phone 417-667-8181 Mary Ann Langston , 3017 Butter Churn Ln., Matthews, NC 28105-9379 Fax 417-667-8103 P.E.O. SCHOLAR AWARDS Email [email protected] Chairman, Susan Lombard, 51 Patricia Dr., Dalton, MA 01226 Web cottey.edu Diane Todd, 3326 Stoneybrook Dr., Champaign, IL 61822 Virginia Petersen, 16 Cedarwood Dr., Morgantown, WV 26505-3629 To Reach The P.E. O. Record or submit material: P.E.O. FOUNDATION Becky Frazier, Editor Chairman, Jayne Pritko, 232 Rosebud St., Boerne, TX 78006 Mail 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50312 Toots Green, 1019 Canyon Rd., Alamogordo, NM 88310 Phone 515-255-3153 Patricia Brolin-Ribi, P.O. Box 305, Sun Valley, ID 83353-0305 Fax 515-279-3554 Email [email protected] FINANCE COMMITTEE Chairman, Diane Johnson, 3504 S Spencer Blvd., Sioux Falls, SD 57103-4653 Kathryn Herkelmann, 5572 N Adams Way, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 Nancy Martin, 1111 Army Navy Dr. #801, Arlington, VA 22202-2032 in this issue The P.E.O. Record May-June Vol. 121, No. 3 IN EVERY ISSUE 2 President’s Message Together We Can by Barbara Andes 4 Your Letters 5 On the Record by Anne Pettygrove 6 Award Winning Ideas 10 PCE: Grant Recipient Shares Her Gift of Music by Mary Ann Langston COVER 11 P.E.O.s in the Spotlight 13 ELF: Together We Can...Have a Global Impact by Emily Heck and Suzanne Reynolds 16 PSA: In Recognition of Success to Significance by Diane Todd 6 18 32 22 The Question SpecIAL FeatuRES 22 Green Tip 6 Award Winning Ideas Feature by Janet Taber 23 A Message from the Cottey President 8 On the Cover: The Colorful P.E.O. Woman by Judy R. Rogers, Ph.D. by Abbie Willits 24 Sister to Sister by Sheree Clark 9 Slate of Officers for Election 34 Authors to the Executive Board of International Chapter, 2009-2011 36 Planned Giving Options: Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets by Jayne Pritko 14 Evolution of P.E.O. Emblem Continues by Anne Pettygrove 39 IPS: The Power of Sharing by Ann Conway 18 P.E.O. Group Thrives Across the Pond 40 New Chapters by Mindi Carter 42 Centennial Chapters 26 Gallery of Presidents Mary Wiley Alabama 43 Chapter Items for Sale Mathilda Hatfield Hulett Arkansas 48 A P.E.O. You Should Know Susan Baker Delaware Interview with Suzanne Shaler Marcia Murphy DeMoss Louisiana Gretchen Roe Maryland 49 To the Point Nancy Hill Massachusetts Judy Rawls Rech Mississippi Northeast District Karla P. Driscoll Jane Stephens Tennessee The P.E.O. Record (ISSN 0746-5130) is published bimonthly by the P.E.O. Judy Borger West Virginia Sisterhood, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312-2899. Periodical class postage 31 Additional Info About Convention paid at Des Moines, Iowa, and at all additional mailing offices. Subscription price is by Anne Pettygrove $5.00 per year. Single copies are $1.00. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The P.E.O. Record, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312-2899. 32 The Role of Religion in P.E.O. Printed in USA. by Fran Becque Canada Publications Mail Agreement No. 40586518. 37 Young Initiate Grateful for P.E.O. Love Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to IMEX, and Support by Joyce E. Rhodes [Emily Grinnell] P.O. Box 4332, Station Rd., Toronto, ON M5W 3J4. 50 Thank You Submission of material to The P.E.O. Record is your consent to the right to edit and publish it either all or in part in the magazine or on the website. The content matter may or may not reflect the opinions of the Sisterhood. Complete submission guidelines appear in the July-August issue and on the “Members Only” section of P.E.O.’s official website, peointernational.org.The P.E.O. Record welcomes members’ submissions to the address on the inside front cover. 1 The P.E.O. Record May–June 2009 President’s Message TOGETHER WE CAN... THOUSANDS OF P.E.O. SISTERS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2007 the ID number in place of NOEL-LEVITZ SURVEY and gave their frank opinions on the enrollment number. The several areas of strengths and weaknesses in our organiza- ID number will enable an tion. The most important conclusion of the report was efficient move from chap- that P.E.O. must “…increase emphasis on activities ter to chapter with a basic, that foster friendship and philanthropy, and decrease simple electronic report to emphasis on P.E.O. regulations and requirements.” the Membership Depart- Acceptance of the report by the executive board has been ment.