Issue Two Spring 2014

Far Western Region 67th Far Western Regional Conference

April 24th – 27th, 2014

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.

FWR Conference Update

Attending a regional conference is usually a great way to connect with friends you have not seen in a while, meet new sorors, expand your knowledge of the sorority and be inspired for the coming year.

The FWR Board is excited about this year’s conference and we are sure each attending soror will have a great time.

If you are still thinking about attending, be sure to call the Palace Station Hotel (1-800-634-3101) by midnight April 10th to receive the convention rate on your reservation.

The code for the FWR Conference is PCIFWRC. Be sure to ask for a room in the tower.

If circumstance will not allow you to attend the FWR Conference this year, we still need your help. Please send the names and contact information for women you know who live in the Las Vegas area. A small public luncheon has been planned for Saturday, April 26 and we would love to introduce Iota to your friends and make them our friends. Please send names and contact information to Myrtle Smith mysmyth@aol.com

Dates to Remember

April 2014

Business Month

Founder’s Day

June 1, 2014

“Inspiring Through Action”

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Lola’s Girls Stepping Up

Soror Delphine Metcalf-Foster, a U.S. Army veteran, was elected National 3rd Junior Vice Commander of the 1.2 million-member DAV at the organization's 2013 National Convention in Orlando, Florida in August 2013. She is the first African-American female to be in the National Line of officers in its 92 years of existence.

Iota women are accomplished leaders in their communities and have much to be proud of. “Lola’s Girls Stepping Up” has been created to allow our great sisterhood to learn about and

celebrate the milestones and achievements that take place in the lives of our sorors, our Men of Iota, our Pelati and our children

Soror Metcalf-Foster is a life member of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 21, Vallejo, CA, where she currently serves as Adjutant. She has served in nearly all elected and appointed offices, including Department of California Commander in 2004-2005, has been a member of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Advisory

Committee on Women Veterans since 2011. DAV Volunteers in California donate hours to veterans at all VA hospitals and many non-VA facilities throughout the state. Through a variety of local programs the DAV reaches into their communities, seeking new ways to help disabled veterans and their families.

The successful woman remembers yesterday with pride,

lives today with enthusiasm, and looks to tomorrow with confidence.

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67thFar Western Regional Conference

Schedule and Events

Thursday-April 24th

(Attire: Iota Colors)

4:00 – 7:00 Registration

3:00 Board Meeting

6:00 Presidents Workshop

and Reception

7:00 Committee Meetings/ Dinner on Your Own

Friday-April 25th

(Attire: Iota Colors)

8:00 – 10:00 Registration

Committee Meetings

10:00 Conference Workshops

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Opening Ceremony and First Business Session

5:00 National President’s Forum

6:00 Dinner on Your Own

Happy Anniversary This month Alpha Omicron Chapter celebrated their 74th Anniversary. The chapter was organized April 1, 1940 in Denver, Colorado.

Bellverie Ross, B. Louise Dave, Bernice Hatter, and Faye McDowell remain loyal to the ideals of Iota Phi Lambda

Saturday -April 26th

(Attire: All White)

8:30 Second Business Session

Memorial Service

Conference Picture

12:30 Lunch and Awards Ceremony

3:00 Third Business Session

Installation of Officers

7:00 Dinner on your own

Sunday-April 27th

(Attire: All White)

8:00 Prayer Breakfast

9:00 Fourth Business Session

11:00 Departures

Retirement is a time For feeling glad to be alive,

A time when friendships blossom and enthusiasms

thrive.

A chance to do the special things you always wished you

could.

Retirement is a special time For knowing...life is good.

Congratulations

Emerald Princess

Johnnie Anthony-Loyd

And

Shirley Edmondson

Well done…

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Strategic Marketing

Working together, sorors in the FWR will create an integrated marketing communications plan that will have the potential for developing powerful, focused, and targeted appeals to impact our target audiences, build our brand and lead to increased membership.

Goals:

�Empower Members

�Increase Participation in National Programs

�Grow Membership

Conference Workshops

You’ve Been Elected President – Now What?

Delegates who are serving as president or vice president of their chapter and other interested sorors are invited to participate in a President’s Workshop with the National President and the Far Western Regional Director.

Sorors will have the opportunity to brainstorm ideas that transform chapter meeting to more effective, engaging and inspiring interactions.

I Will do More

I will do more than belong – I will participate. I will do more than care – I will help.

I will do more than believe – I will practice. I will do more than be fair – I will be kind.

I will do more than forgive – I will forget. I will do more than dream – I will work.

I will do more than teach – I will inspire. I will do more than earn – I will enrich.

I will do more than give – I will serve. I will do moren tha live I will grow.

I will do mare than be friendly – I will be a friend.

Event Planning

The vast majority of community organizations in the world are relatively small. These organizations do their work without the fanfare of news stories and large donations bequeathed to larger and better known national and international organizations. But…these smaller groups are just as important as the larger groups because their mission is critically important in the communities they serve.

Building mechanisms for effective event planning takes time and patience, but it can (and should) be done. This workshop will bring new insights to event planning that will help your chapter build new relationships and networks.