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!

Eat Ice Cream: Help Cure Leukemia & Lymphoma

The Beta Eta Collegians will walk with their team in Light the Night on Veteran's Day.

As a fundraiser, they will be wearing banana suits, sundae suits and serving ice cream (and taking tips) on THURSDAY, November 4th, at the Brusters on 1709 W Tharpe St, Tallahassee

PLEASE, stop by between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to buy some ice cream and help support Light the Night.

Yummmm: Bruster's Flavors!

http://www.brusters.com/flavors.asp

My Alpha Chi Sweetheart is YOU

When past-president and current chapter

advisor of Gamma Iota Ashley, married

ATΩ alumnus Will, 21 AXΩ sisters sang

The Sweetheart Song at their reception!

Sisters represented three different chapters - Beta Eta, Gamma Iota and Theta Lambda; five past presidents of the chapter were included in the group; and the alumnae ranged in age from 22 to 60!

They provided souvenir song sheets in the colors of the wedding (yes - subtle and lovely red & green!) for those who serenaded.

More Sisters in the News

Dining in the Dark offers demo of what life is like for blind
By Ashton Wilkins • Democrat Writer • Published: October 25. 2010 2:00AM

Toni King started out as a client at the Lighthouse of the Big Bend, a nonprofit dedicated to guiding people through vision loss. She is now an independent living specialist and former member of the organization's Board of Directors.

On Sunday, she helped those who could see to experience life for an hour as someone who is visually impaired at the sixth annual Paula Bailey Dining in the Dark event. The event is named for Bailey, a former client and board member who became blind and deaf in 1999 after an attack of meningitis. Bailey passed away in April 2005. The organization's Inspirational Community Member award also is named after her. Norine Lebitzke [Beta Eta], president of the board of directors for Lighthouse of the Big Bend and Paula Bailey nominee, won the award.
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http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20101025/NEWS01/10250310/Dining-in-the-Dark-offers-demo-of-what-life-is-like-for-blind

Norine's other accomplishments and contributions

• Nursing and Masters of Education professor at Florida State University
• Book Author: http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer?pagename=stories_nlabitzke
• Induction into the Water Skiing Hall of Fame: http://www.schnitzskis.com/tournaments/halloffame.html