The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta Fall Winter 2011 : Page 40

Foundation Alpha Xi Delta …inspiring women to realize their potential. THANK YOU for investing in young women’s lives. Gifts to Alpha Xi Delta Foundation supported a variety of programs in 2010-2011: • Leadership Coaches visited 80 chapters, facilitated 500 individual coaching sessions, 75 Executive Committee ses-sions, 6 StrengthsQuest™ presentations, 6 All Greek or Area Wide presentations and worked with our Coastal Carolina colony on leadership development and team building. • The Workout conferences helped 233 of our collegiate Sisters develop life skills while learning to help their chapters realize their recruitment potential. • Scholarships and continuing education grants were awarded to 38 collegiate and alumnae Sisters to pursue their education-al goals and advance their professional skills. •Academic achievement awards recognized 98 collegiate Sisters achieving the highest GPA in their chapter. • Heart Fund Grants provided 2 Sisters with emergency financial assistance when their lives were touched by natural disasters. • The Foundation furthered Alpha Xi Delta’s national philan-thropic partnership with Autism Speaks and 3 chapters received grants to grow their Step It Up events. There’s so much more we can do! The 2011-2012 Loyalty Fund campaign is underway, and you are able to help continue this impact with your own special gift. Make your Loyalty Fund gift online at www.alphaxidelta.org or by phone at 317.872.3500. Together we will make a difference! www.alphaxidelta.org 40

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Alpha Xi Delta Foundation …inspiring women to realize their potential. THANK YOUfor investing in young women’s lives. Gifts to Alpha Xi Delta Foundation supported a variety of programs in 2010-2011: • Leadership Coaches visited 80 chapters, facilitated 500 individual coaching sessions, 75 Executive Committee sessions, 6 StrengthsQuest™ presentations, 6 All Greek or Area Wide presentations and worked with our Coastal Carolina colony on leadership development and team building. • The Workout conferences helped 233 of our collegiate Sisters develop life skills while learning to help their chapters realize their recruitment potential. • Scholarships and continuing education grants were awarded to 38 collegiate and alumnae Sisters to pursue their educational goals and advance their professional skills. • Academic achievement awards recognized 98 collegiate Sisters achieving the highest GPA in their chapter. • Heart Fund Grants provided 2 Sisters with emergency financial assistance when their lives were touched by natural disasters. • The Foundation furthered Alpha Xi Delta’s national philanthropic partnership with Autism Speaks and 3 chapters received grants to grow their Step It Up events. There’s so much more we can do! The 2011-2012 Loyalty Fund campaign is underway, and you are able to help continue this impact with your own special gift. Make your Loyalty Fund gift online at www.alphaxidelta.org or by phone at 317.872.3500. Together we will make a difference! Society of 1893 Mary Ellen Mates, Northwestern ’36, was very proud to be an Alpha Xi Delta, and exemplified lifetime membership. Following graduation, she became active in the Chicago North Shore Alumnae Association, holding various offices, chairing fundraisers and representing the Association at Alpha Xi Delta’s 1949 National Convention. During these years, she also served on the housing corporation board for Alpha Theta Chapter. In the eighties, as a retired office manager, she put her skills to work in the Pinellas County Alumnae Association quickly becoming president, representing Pinellas County at Alpha Xi Delta’s 1988 National Convention, coordinating events and participating in the Clearwater Alumnae Panhellenic. For her many years of devoted service, Alpha Xi Delta recognized Mary Ellen with the Edna Epperson Brinkman Award in 1994. Bonnie Jefferis, Defiance ’79, remembers how Mary Ellen grabbed life aggressively. She recalls the year Mary Ellen traveled to Pasadena with her dear friend, Virginia Clausen, Florida ’85, when Northwestern advanced to the Rose Bowl. A fierce Wildcat fan, Mary Ellen knew she couldn’t miss the experience and made the trip from Florida to California, even when game tickets were unavailable. In her usual gregarious style, Mary Ellen quickly made friends with the Northwestern fan sitting next to her at the Rose Bowl Parade. As luck would have it, he had extra tickets to the game and offered them to Mary Ellen so she and Virginia could realize their bold dream of seeing the Wildcats play in the Rose Bowl. Mary Ellen was a fierce fan of Alpha Xi Delta, too. She provided for Alpha Xi Delta in her estate plans, naming the Foundation the beneficiary of 5 percent her trust. A portion of her generous gift is supporting current educational priorities such as the Fraternity’s Leadership Coach Program while the balance is being invested to grow and provide for the future. You, too, can support our future by including the Foundation in your will or revocable living trust. Ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to one of those documents: “I give, devise and bequeath (written amount, percentage of estate or description of property) to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation with principal offices located at 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, to be used for the purposes designated by the Trustees of the Foundation.” Alumnae and friends who inform us they have provided for Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in their estate plans are enrolled in our Society of 1893. Contact Kendra Lewis, Director of Development, at 317.872.3500 or klewis@alphaxidelta.org with questions or for more information. Mary Burt Nash Society Alpha Xi Delta Foundation “I give to the Foundation because of all the support Alpha Xi Delta gave me both as a collegiate and as a local and regional alumnae volunteer. I have a law firm in Orlando, and I don't know (if) I would have achieved all that I have professionally or personally without the support and skills I learned from my collegiate days as an Alpha Xi Delta. I joined the Mary Burt Nash Society because a friend told me about the Society at this year’s Convention. When she said it was only $83 per month, and I could set (payments) up monthly, I realized it wasn't unaffordable after all. I couldn't think of a better way to spend $83 per month than supporting Alpha Xi Delta and her efforts to help women reach their potential.” — Kate Martin, Florida ’94 Scholarship Recipients Nicole Korn, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh ’09 Allison James Green Scholarship Goals: To become an English as a Second Language teacher. My goal is to see all my students succeed. Nicole accepted her scholarship from Allison Green, who endowed the scholarship, this biennium at the 2011 National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. “I cannot say how honored I am to have won a scholarship from Allison. However, I must thank Allison for more than just easing my financial burden. She also funded my trip to National Convention. For this experience and her generosity, I will be forever grateful. I was so happy to be able to meet Allison at Convention and thank her face to face.” “I can honestly say Alpha Xi Delta has helped me to realize my potential. I got an amazing college experience. Through Alpha Xi Delta, I have gained confidence, leadership experience and time and organizational management skills that will help me succeed in my career as a teacher.” Michelle Spencer, Florida Atlantic ’02 Alpha Epsilon Scholarship Michelle is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University pursuing law degree at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in New York. Goals: To work for a respected family law firm, in a setting which is positive and allows me to expand my legal interests. “I will now have the resources to study and focus on achieving my goals. That peace of mind is priceless. I am able to reflect upon the values I have gained in these past years, and I am so gracious to have been selected for this gift. Alpha Xi Delta has taught me that SOMEHOW things will work out if I work to my potential and have faith in myself. I feel so fortunate to have Alpha Xi Delta in my life.” Kelly Emery, University of Mount Union ’09 Baker-Blish Scholarship Goals: To become a dentist and practice in Northeast Ohio. “I am so thankful for this scholarship. It will be so helpful during my senior year and allow me to concentrate on applying to dental school and graduating. Alpha Xi Delta has allowed me to blossom into the woman I am today. My experiences in Alpha Xi have made me a better leader, Sister and person.”

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