Gifts for Alpha Chi Omega Bakers

With thanks to Iota Iota alumnae chapter (Seattle) and Lexi of Dishin with Edna, here are some gift ideas for the Alpha Chi Omega bakers in your life.

Cookie Cutters:

copper lyre cookie cutter from Aunt Holly Cookie Cutters $16

Greek letter tin cookie cutters from cheapcookiecutters.com $14.99 for the set

Individual cutters from BakeGreek $4.99 each or $94.99 for the whole Greek alphabet

Cookie Molds

One of four lyre mold designs available from Springerle Joy $26-39 each

Embellishments:

Star decorations from King Arthur Flour $4.95 for 8

White sugar pearls from King Arthur Flour $3.95

Do you know of other items we should include? Please let us know! Comments welcome and encouraged!

Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Run - Save the Date

Save the date for the Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Run, which will be held on Saturday, May 21st 2011.

Steve, a senior writer for the Tallahassee Democrat and Pi Kappa Alpha alumnus, died in November 2009. His wife Alpha Chi Omega Karen (Beta Eta, FSU) and his friends at the paper have joined together to honor his memory with a scholarship in his name at FSU. It will help deserving students studying sports journalism.

The run will be held on campus the weekend of the FSU-Clemson (Steve's alma mater) baseball series. Please mark your calendars and plan to run, walk or volunteer at the event!

Stay tuned for more information here or you can join the scholarship's Facebook group here.

Donations can be made at any time by sending a check to

Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund
Florida State University Foundation
2010 Levy Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2739

Turkey Trot - Run, Volunteer, Make a Difference for DVA

What could be more meaningful on Thanksgiving than incorporating family and helping others?

Fulfill that urge by running or walking in the 35th Annual Turkey Trot. Want to help "behind the scences"? They need volunteers also.

From the Gulf Winds Track Club website:
Since 2001 the main beneficiary of Turkey Trot proceeds has been the Refuge House. More than $70,000 has been raised for the Refuge House since that time. The mission of Refuge House is to provide direct services to battered women, their children and sexual assault survivors, as well as to work to eliminate the conditions in society that allow such violence to continue.

Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2010

Turkey Gobbler 1 Mile Run/Walk - 8:00 a.m.

5K, 10K and 15K - 8:30 a.m.

November 21, 2010

Music Fest – 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. at Chez Pierre

A Musical Short Cut to the Starting Line Register and Pick up Packets

Another Sister is a "Woman to Watch"!

What a treat to open the Tallahassee Woman magazine and see our own

Jenny (Beta Lambda) listed on the Women to Watch page

Get Your JINGLE On

The Junior League's annual Jingle Jubilee will be held November 18-20th.


Many Alpha Chis around the nation contribute their time and talent to JL and our sisters in Tallahassee are no exception. When perusing this advertisement from the Tallahassee Magazine we saw Christine (Beta Eta)!

We will be attending Jingle Jubilee as an ETE activity on Nov 18th! Can't wait for the fun!

Smartie Sister

This is a little belated, but a very heart-felt congratulations to Lauren (Beta Eta) for winning TWO scholarships!

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/os/news/CPAScholarshipsAwarded.html

http://www.ficpa.org/content/files/docs/Member/FCT/2010/JanFeb.pdf

Well Done!