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You are invited to
A Stellar Celebration! at the Fifty-Fifth Annual Conference
District Nine, Altrusa International Inc.
April 29 through May 1, 2011
Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre
5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75240
This packet should answer all your questions and help you plan
your trip to Dallas. Included is information regarding:
● International Representative ● Friday Fun Night
● ASTRA ● Conference Hotel
● Service Project ● Conference Checklist
● Silent Auction ● Club Display
● Vendor Fair ● Program Ads
● Memorial Form ● Registration Form
We hope to see you in Dallas for this grand celebration!
Questions can be directed to Conference Chairs
Carolyn Chambers (972-679-4211) or Nina Cox (817-996-6586),
or e-mail [email protected].
International Representative
Carolyn Rash
Carolyn became a member of Altrusa International Inc. of Dallas in 1985 and
has held numerous positions of leadership. At the local level, she served as
President (1989-90), First Vice President/Program Coordinator, Second Vice
President, Recording Secretary, Director, Chairman of Altrusa Information and
International Relations, Historian, Parliamentarian, and Newsletter Editor. At the District level, Carolyn is
currently serving on the Edith DeBusk President’s Award Committee. She served as Governor in 2005-2007.
Prior to that, Carolyn served as Governor-Elect, Second and First Vice Governor, Director, Secretary, News
of Mighty Ninth Editor, New Club Building Chairman, Communications Committee Chairman, Membership
Development Chairman, Program Coordinator, Strategic Planning Coordinator, Web Coordinator, and
Finance Committee member.
Carolyn is currently serving as Director on the Altrusa International Inc. Board of Directors. She was the
Leadership Development Chair for the 2007-2009 Biennium. As such, she presented the Leadership
Workshop at the Convention in Orlando, wrote articles for the International Altrusan, Club President’s
Mailings and District Leadership Newsletter. In addition, she trained the Governors-Elect in August 2008.
Previously, she led a workshop at the Convention in Albuquerque on Cluster Clubs and how they work in
the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. She coordinated the service project for the 2001 Convention held in
Dallas. She was the International Membership Development Chair for the 2003-2005 biennium. In that
capacity, she conducted the Membership Development workshop at the 2003 Convention in Pittsburgh.
She helped with the Leadership Development workshop at the Puerto Rico Convention. She served as
the Governors’ Council Chair for the 2005-2007 Biennium.
After graduating with a BSBA degree in Marketing from the University of Arkansas, Carolyn started her
career as an assistant buyer at Sanger-Harris in Dallas, Texas, where she worked for two years. She began
her 37-year career at JCPenney in the Fashion Distribution unit in Arlington, Texas. When the unit closed,
the new Dallas Systems department, later known as Information Technology, was just starting. Carolyn
was a member of the first Dallas Systems training class. She worked in Financial Systems, Credit Systems,
Custom Decorating Systems, Distribution Systems, Information Technology Human Relations Department
and Direct Systems. While in the IT department, she revised the curriculum and conducted several
training classes for newly hired computer science majors. She was instrumental in creating the initial
characteristics for all positions within IT. She currently is an IT Senior Manager working in Direct Systems.
Carolyn has received three SPIRIT Awards (Superior Performance Is Recognized in Individuals and Teams)
and has been a member of two IT “Teams of the Quarter.” She was a recipient of the James Cash
Penney Award in 2007 and again in 2009 for her community volunteer work. She started a branch of the
company choir in the Park Central Office, which merged with the Home Office choir with the closure of
the Park Central Office, and continues to act as the choir historian.
Carolyn was born in Nebraska. She also lived briefly in Texas and Kansas before moving with her family to
Fayetteville, Arkansas, when she was eight. She and her husband, Jack, have been married 39 years.
Her hobbies include Altrusa, reading, crossword puzzles, sports, and smelling the roses that her husband
grows for her and, of course, volunteering. She has developed several “CRash Courses” for those who
don’t have time to attend full-day sessions. These courses are one to two hour sessions and include Team
Building, Communications, Meetings and Presentations, Change Management and Stress Management.
She has presented these courses at Altrusa events, at JCPenney and her husband’s company.
Sarah Weddington
Professor, Attorney, Speaker & Author
Sarah Weddington has lived a life of leadership and
now shares her expertise and insights with others. A nationally known attorney and spokesperson on
leadership and public issues, her experience and
charisma make her a highly sought-after speaker on the development of leadership skills. She is
particularly well known for her work on issues
affecting women in her many roles as attorney, legislator, Presidential advisor, professor, and expert
called upon by the national media.
She is a proven leader in government at the national and state levels. From 1978 to 1981, she served as
Assistant to President Jimmy Carter, directing the
Administration’s work on women’s issues and leadership outreach. As General Counsel of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture in 1977 and the first
woman to ever hold that position, she supervised more than 200 lawyers. From 1983-1985, Dr.
Weddington was the first woman Director of the
Texas Office of State-Federal Relations. Elected in
1973 and serving three terms, she was the first woman from Austin in the 150-member Texas House
of Representatives.
A founding member of the Foundation for Women's
Resources, she has been integral in all its activities,
including the Leadership Texas and Leadership
America programs and the creation of The Women’s Museum, which opened September 29, 2000, in
Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Weddington has received numerous leadership
honors and awards. Most recently, in August 2008,
Dr. Weddington received the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award from the American
Bar Association's Commission on Women in the
Profession. That same year, Dr. Weddington
received the 2008 Compass Award from the Women's Leadership Exchange. Dr. Weddington also
received the "Knowledge is Power" Award from
Texas Women Lawyers in 2007. In 2006, she
received the International ATHENA Award. In 2001, she was presented the Speaking Out for Justice
Award by the American Association of University
Women. In 2000, Texas Lawyer named her as “one of
the Most Influential Lawyers of the 20th century.”
In 1999, she was honored as a “Texas Woman of the
Century” by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Texas, and featured for her “Courage to Challenge”
in Women of Courage: Inspiring Stories from the
Women Who Lived Them by Katherine Martin. In 1998, she received Leadership America’s
Hummingbird award for contributions toward the
advancement of women’s leadership and McMurry
University’s Trailblazer award for “setting a path for others to follow as servant leaders.” In 1996, she
received the 1996 Colby Award for Public Service
from Sigma Kappa Sorority and was profiled in The Fifty Most Influential Women in American Law by
Dawn Bradley Berry. In 1995, she was inducted into
the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the National Leadership Honor Society. She received the 1993
Woman of Distinction award at the National
Conference for College Women Student Leaders. In
1990, the National Association for Campus Activities named her "Best College Lecturer”. TIME named her
one of the “Outstanding Young American Leaders.”
Ladies Home Journal presented her with its Woman of the Future award. She was selected as one of the
ten “Outstanding Women in America.” Esquire
recognized her in 1984 as an “American Under 40
Making Things Happen.” She has been featured in Working Women, People, and the Washington Post,
and has been a guest on The Today Show, Good
Morning America, CBS Morning News, and CNN.
Dr. Weddington holds honorary doctorates from
McMurry University, Hamilton College, Austin College, Southwestern University, and Nova
Southeastern University. She received her J.D. degree
from The University of Texas School of Law in 1967
and is a Distinguished Alumna of McMurry University. From 1981-1990, Dr. Weddington was a
Distinguished Lecturer at Texas Woman’s University
and an Adjunct Professor in the History and Government Dept. in 1993. She is an Adjunct
Professor at The University of Texas in Austin,
where she is shaping a new generation of leaders in her classes "Gender-Based Discrimination” and
“Leadership in America." She also writes and travels
extensively, speaking on the development of
leadership skills, and is currently working on her next book on the topic of leadership and self-renewal.
FRIDAY’S FUN NIGHT will find us “Dancing with the
Stars” as the Catdaddies of Dallas entertain
us. Formed in 1998, the Catdaddies have
evolved from a garage band into—as they
put it—a better garage band. They cover
everything from the Beatles to the Rolling
Stones to some of the more eclectic acts of
the ’60 and ’early 70s—the kind of music
that makes you want to boogie! So bring
your boogie shoes and join us Friday night
for a memorable time of dancing, fun, and
merriment to boot.
To Club Presidents
If your ASTRA members are interested in
participating in District Conference, we
would like to invite them to join us on
Saturday afternoon to help count, sort,
and box items collected through the
Conference Service Project benefiting
Attitudes & AttireTM. We would also
welcome them to attend any of the
scheduled afternoon
workshops.
Conference Hotel
We have a great venue for Conference—at
a rate so low you’ll want to stay a few extra
days to enjoy everything Dallas has to offer!
The Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre is a Four
Diamond, full-service luxury hotel located
just a stone’s throw from the Galleria, and its
free shuttle service will take you anywhere
within a 3-mile radius. Come stay for only
$99 a night for Conference (April 29 through
May 1) and enjoy the same low rates from
April 26 through May 4. Guest rooms feature
luxury bedding, Crabtree and Evelyn
amenities, generous closet space, a work
desk, new Cuisinart coffee maker, hair dryer,
iron/ironing board, and alarm clock with
MP3 compatibility. Accessible rooms also
feature roll-in shower and raised toilet, lower
or adjustable closet rod, and portable
shower chairs. The hotel is 100 percent
smoke-free and has round-the-clock
housekeeping. There’s even a walking track!
HILTON DALLAS LINCOLN CENTRE
Use this special website created just for
our event to make your reservations:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/pers
onalized/DFWLTHH-ATR-
20110429/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
CONFERENCE SERVICE PROJECT TO BENEFIT ATTITUDES & ATTIRETM
This year’s service project is an
accessories drive for
Attitudes & AttireTM, a
nonprofit agency
dedicated to serving
women who are
striving to succeed. The
women using this agency are typically single
mothers with very little personal or financial
support. Many are receiving public assistance
while others are in the category of the working
poor. They are diverse in age, education,
ethnicity, and goals. These women, due to a
variety of issues including abuse, generational
poverty, addiction, and physical disabilities, are
now seeking tools to raise self-esteem, promote
ethics, and build confidence necessary to
succeed in the workplace.
Want to know how can you participate? Start
by organizing a collection drive for accessories—
gently used, sharp, stylish jewelry, handbags,
and scarves along with new pantyhose (any size
or skin tone). The items we collect will be used
for client dressings, where each client receives
one suit, a coordinating blouse, a scarf, a
handbag, jewelry, and pantyhose on their initial
visit after attending a job workshop. After 30
days, the ladies are invited to select a second
outfit, and when she has been employed full-
time for 60 days, a third outfit is provided. So
clean out your closet, your drawers, and jewelry
chest, and bring your gently used accessories to
Dallas.
All donations must be
appropriate for the
workplace as well as
cleaned and free of odors.
Let’s see how many boxes
we can fill with jewelry,
handbags, scarves, and new
pantyhose for these deserving
women at Attitudes & AttireTM.
2011 Conference Checklist ……….
What you need to do to get ready for the 2011 District Nine Conference
Mark April 29—May 1, 2011, on your calendar.
Register using the registration form in this packet or go online to the District website.
Make your hotel reservations at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre. (Use the hotel
website listed on page 4 to make your reservation online.)
Start gathering your gently used jewelry, handbags, scarves, and new pantyhose to
donate to Attitudes & AttireTM.
Dust off your boogie shoes for Friday Night’s Fun Night with the Catdaddies.
Be prepared to laugh, cry, learn, be inspired, and make memories.
A StellarCelebration!
Fifty-Fifth Annual Conference District Nine, Altrusa International Inc.
April 29 through May 1, 2011
Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Dallas, Texas
SILENT AUCTION SUBMISSION FORM
Each club is asked to contribute at least one item to the District Conference Silent Auction
(minimum value: $25.00). All proceeds from the auction will benefit the
Altrusa International Foundation.
Please bring your auction items to the Exhibit Room anytime after 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29. To
ensure that we have room for your items and can prepare a proper bid sheet, please complete
this form for each auction item and submit. DEADLINE: Friday, April 14.
Altrusa International of ________________________________________ wishes to reserve a space for the following auction item:
Auction Item Contact Name____________________________________________________
Daytime Phone______________________ E-mail Address______________________________________
Please send this completed form to: Antonia Buban E-mail: [email protected] Deadline: Friday, April 14, 2011 Fax: 800-830-3190 Phone: 817-247-8133
Please print clearly for proper bid sheet completion.
Auction item: _________________________________________________________
Value of item: $____________________
Comments or special instructions:________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
For Use by the Club Display Committee
Date Received___________ Confirmed____________ Table Assignment #_____________
A Stellar Celebration!
Fifty-Fifth Annual Conference District Nine, Altrusa International Inc.
April 29 through May 1, 2011
Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Dallas, Texas
CLUB DISPLAY RESERVATION FORM
Reserve a 3-foot table for your Club’s Display at District Conference
Don’t Delay—Send TODAY!
Show us the memoirs of your “Stellar Service” in your community. Get creative and share the
amazing difference your club has made in your community this past year! Our goal is to have a
display from every club in attendance at Conference this year. Reserve your space today!
DEADLINE: Friday, April 14.
Altrusa International of ________________________________________
wishes to reserve a space for our club’s display at Conference:
Club Displays may be taken to the Exhibit Room any time after 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29, and must be removed by noon on Sunday, May 1.
Please send this completed form to: Dorothy Nowlin E-mail: [email protected] Deadline: Friday, April 14, 2011 Fax: 972/649-6536 (call first) Phone: 214/726-5682
Please print clearly
Club Display Contact Name______________________________________________
Daytime Phone_________________________________________________________
E-mail Address_________________________________________________________
For Use by the Club Display Committee
Date Received___________ Confirmed____________ Table Assignment #_____________
Fifty-Fifth Annual Conference
District Nine, Altrusa International Inc.
VENDOR FAIR
APRIL 29 – May 1, 2011
The following page contains important information regarding the Vendor Fair. Please read over carefully.
We are pleased to consider your application for a vendor table at the Fifty-Fifth Annual District Nine Conference of Altrusa.
Hotel: Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre
5410 LBJ Freeway Dallas, Texas 75240
972-934-8400
Atrium II
Each vendor registration covers a 6 ft table, tablecloth, two chairs and skirts. No electricity available. Open for set-
up on Friday at 12noon, on Saturday at 8am and on Sunday at 8am. Times for vendor fair are Friday from 1pm - 10pm, Saturday from 9am - 5pm (excluding times for business sessions) and Sunday from 9am-1pm. There will
be no security and no locks on the doors, so Vendors will be responsible for their own property at all times.
Rules and Regulations:
1. Each vendor must provide a gift/giveaway worth a minimum of $100.00 to the attendees of the event. This can be in the form of services, gift cards, door prizes or products.
2. Meals are not included. 3. Altrusa reserves the right to refuse a vendor. 4. Altrusa members are given first right to be vendors. 5. Table assignments are done on the day of the event. 6. All vendors will receive a business card ad in the conference program with vendor supplying the artwork
prior to April 8, 2011. Otherwise a business listing will be provided if application is receved prior to the program going to print.
7. All registrations are non-refundable. 8. Please make checks payable to: DISTRICT NINE CONFERENCE FUND
The District Conference is expected to have over 200 attendees, but not all will attend the vendor fair. Please make sure you
bring plenty of stock if you will be handing out materials. This Conference is for the express purpose of education of Altrusa
members. Please do not attempt to solicit other vendors.
Contact Information: (Please print)
Vendor/Organization: Contact Name:
Work/Cell Phone: E-mail: Please provide a cell number that we can reach you on during the event.
Pricing: Altrusa Member: $150 Non-Member $250
MAIL FORM WITH CHECK TO:
Altrusa International, Inc. of Downtown Dallas, P.O. Box 600218, Dallas, Texas 75360
Any questions, please call Nina F. Cox at 800-565-4901or email to [email protected]
Fifty-Fifth Annual Conference
District Nine, Altrusa International Inc.
PROGRAM ADS
APRIL 29 – May 1, 2011
The following page contains important information regarding the Program Ads. Please read over carefully.
We are pleased to consider your application for a program ad for the Fifty-Fifth Annual District Nine Conference of Altrusa.
Hotel: Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre
5410 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75240
972-934-8400
Atrium II
1. The District Conference is expected to have over 200 attendees.
2. Altrusa reserves the right to refuse an advertisement.
3. Altrusa members are given first right to be advertisers.
4. Deadline for submission of application, payment and appropriate graphics is April 8, 2011. 5. Please make checks payable to: DISTRICT NINE CONFERENCE FUND
Contact Information: (Please print)
Vendor/Organization: Contact Name:
Work/Cell Phone: E-mail:
MAIL FORM WITH CHECK TO:
Altrusa International, Inc. of Downtown Dallas, P.O. Box 600218, Dallas, Texas 75360
Any questions, please call Kathaleen Bauer at (214) 212-0828 or email to [email protected]
FULL PAGE AD $500 □ ACCEPT
HALF PAGE AD $300 □ ACCEPT
QUARTER PAGE AD $100 □ ACCEPT
BUSINESS CARD AD $50 □ ACCEPT
Program page size is 8 ½” x 11”
Memorial Form
Submit to:
Frances Dalbey
P.O. Box 8771
Greenville, Texas 75404
Name of Club: Altrusa International Inc. of _________________________________________
Name of deceased member ______________________________________________________
Age ____________________ Photo is included Yes No
Member of Altrusa since ______________________
Contributions to Altrusa and this Club include:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Person submitting this form:
Name _______________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________
Telephone ___________________________________________________
E-mail _______________________________________________________
Name of member to participate in Memorial Service at Conference __________________
Name ____________________________________________________________________
Altrusa International Inc. of _________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________
E-mail __________________________________ Daytime Phone____________________
CHOOSE ONE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PACKAGE. Check the box of your choice:
Postmarked BEFORE March 25
Postmarked AFTER March 25; received before April 8
Received after April 8 or at the door
FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. Includes meals (Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and dinner), all Conference workshops and sessions, and Conference registration materials and handouts.
$140 $150 $160
PARTIAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. Includes TWO meals, Conference workshops and sessions, and Conference registration materials and handouts for SATURDAY ONLY.
$120 $130 $140
PARTIAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. Includes ONE meal, Conference workshops and sessions, and Conference registration materials and handouts for SATURDAY ONLY.
$90 $100 $110
SATURDAY AWARDS LUNCHEON ONLY. No sessions or workshops. $40 $45 $50
GOVERNOR’S BANQUET ONLY. No sessions or workshops. Number of tickets _____
$40 (each)
$45 (each)
$50 (each)
No refunds will be given after April 22, 2011. TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: ________
Checks ONLY. Make checks payable to DISTRICT NINE CONFERENCE FUND.
Altrusa International Inc. of Downtown Dallas invites you to
A Stellar Celebration! Fifty-Fifth Annual Conference
District Nine, Altrusa International Inc. April 29 through May 1, 2011 . Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Dallas, Texas
REGISTRATION FORM (Please print legibly! Your registration will be confirmed via e-mail.)
CREDENTIALS. Check all that apply.
□ International Representative
□ Past International President
□ Past District Governor
□ District Officer
□ District Committee Chair
□ District Committee Member
□ Club President
□ Affiliate Member
□ Delegate □ Alternate
□ First Timer
□ Charter Member
□ Guest
Perfect Attendance ribbons (based
on 2009-2010 Club year) will be
available at the check-in table.
SPECIAL DIETARY
REQUIREMENTS. □ I prefer a vegetarian
meal option.
□ I prefer a gluten-free
meal option.
□ I prefer a __________________
meal option.
□ I have no special meal
requirements.
CONFERENCE HOTEL. Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre
5410 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75240
Please specify Altrusa International
District Nine Conference to secure
the conference room rate of $99
per night (available April 26
through May 4).
Mail Registration Form and Check to:
Altrusa International Inc. of Downtown Dallas,
P.O. Box 600218, Dallas, TX 75360
Questions? Contact Conference Co-Chairs Carolyn Chambers (972-679-4211) or
Nina Cox (817-996-6586), or e-mail [email protected].
