DG Directions

Go into the world

and do well. But

more importantly,

go into the world

and DO GOOD.

- Minor Meyers

In This Issue

A Letter from the In-

coming President

A letter from the

Outgoing President

Chapter Chatter

Chapter meeting in-

formation

Sisterhood Activities

Programming Calen-

dar

A Letter from the President Hello Sisters of Cleveland East Delta Gamma!

If you are new to our group, WELCOME! If you are a bit “rusty”,

come back and join us for a year that will hopefully engage, enter-

tain and educate! Our programming focus for this year “DG in CLE”

will take us in many wonderful directions.

Delta Gamma’s second annual “Do Good” Week begins September

13th. We are encouraging all sisters to do a good deed in our local

community, whether it’s “paying it forward” at a coffee shop, deliv-

ering baked goods to your local police or fire department, picking up

trash in a local park or delivering flowers to an elderly neighbor.

This small effort is a great way to connect back to Delta Gamma’s

“Do Good” mission. You can continue to participate in our DG “Do

Good” Week by attending our first meeting on Thursday, September

17th at the new home of Charlene Ferko. We will gather at 6:00PM

to share a potluck dinner and an evening of sisterhood. Bring a

greeting card to our meeting that might be appropriate to mail to a

veteran at our local VA Hospital, simply a card of cheer or apprecia-

tion for their military service. Let’s start our new year remembering

our mission to

“Do Good!” by honoring others who have served us and their coun-

try.

I look forward to seeing you all on the 17th! I can’t wait to hear all

the efforts of Cleveland East to “Do Good!”

ITB,

Shelley Sedlacek

August 2015 The Newsletter of the Cleveland East Alumnae Chapter of Delta Gamma

A Night

at the

Races

In April

2015, the

Cleveland

East Chap-

ter held our

“Night at

the Races”

Fundraiser

to benefit

the Cleve-

land Sight

Center.

The event

raised near-

ly $10,000

for the pro-

grams of

the Sight

Center at

Highbrook

Lodge.

Through an

anonymous

matching

donation,

this means

Delta Gam-

ma Cleve-

land East’s

contribution

had a DOU-

BLED im-

pact!

From the Outgoing President

Dear Delta Gamma Sisters, In February, I got on a plane with my 3-year-old on our way to Florida for a week with my parents. My husband would be flying down a few days later so I was on my own with her. As we lugged our carry-on luggage through the plane, I looked at the numbers and realized that we were in the last row. Oh, boy! The flight attendant saw us coming and asked the woman in the aisle seat to get up for us and guess who it was? Elaine Voyer! I felt relieved because you never know who you’re going to be next to and how they will react to sitting with a 3-year-old. We were thrilled to see each other and the flight attendant said, “What a small world! How do you know each other?” And Elaine said “We’re sisters!” in a tone to imply that the flight attendant should have known that two women about 50 years apart in age would be sisters. I feel blessed to be able to have a moment like this. And I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to lead our group for the last two years be-coming so connected to our sisterhood. I know that this experience has set me up for more wonderful DG moments. We started out this year cele-brating Elaine’s big birthday and we end the year praying for her to get well. Please keep her in your prayers and have a fun and peaceful sum-mer. ITB, Sally

The Night at the Races Planning Committee with our donation check.

2015-2017 Chapter Officers

President: Shelley Sedlacek

1st VP - Programming: Chamois Williams

Director of Dinner and Dinner Chairs:

Charlene Ferko

2nd - VP Membership: Kathleen Dean

Director of Sisterhood: Susan Harnden

Director of Young Alums: Kendall Hoover

Treasurer: Allison Spinos

Recording Secretary: Emily Macko-Poznako

Corresponding Secretary: Jen Parkinson

Public Relations: Allison Prelosky

Webmaster (Social Media): Amy Dolzine

Founder’s Day Chairs: Cristen Kane and Jennifer Souers-Chevraux

Foundation Chair/Fundraising Chair: Kaiti Zolton

Awards/Scholarship: Cynthia Collyard and Antha Poleondakis

Foundation/CSC Liaison: Kaiti Zolton

Sponsorship Chair: Tiffany Ritz

Panhellenic Delegate: Leslie Cooke

Collumnae Chair: Stephanie Filar

Fraternity Education/Archivist:

Elise Allen Frankenfield

Rituals: Lindsay Silverstein

Yearbook Chair/ Alumnae Assistant

Administrator: Sarah Krejci

Parliamentarian: Sally Struk

2015-2017 Board Members at our Summer Retreat

Chapter Meetings

Welcome Delta Gamma Sisters to another wonderful year! We look forward to seeing all

of YOU at an upcoming meeting and also getting to know all of our new members!

Reservations to all chapter meetings are made in one of two ways. The first way is

through your caller and the second is electronically through evite. Please note I need ALL

reservations the Sunday prior to the meeting.

If for any reason you have to cancel your reservation for the meeting, please contact me

as soon as possible. I will do my best to adjust the reservation with caterer. However, it

is a long standing policy that if you respond "yes" to dinner and do not cancel, you will be

charged $10 for the meal cost. This fee can be remitted to the treasurer after the meet-

ing. If you still want to come to the meeting but do not want dinner- that is perfectly fi-

ne. Just let me know in your reservation response and I will not include you in the dinner

count.

The wine club seems appears to be working for everyone who likes a glass of wine at the

meeting. There is no cost...just bring a bottle of wine to the first meeting (or the next

meeting you attend) and we will put a sticker on your name badge indicating you are part

of the club.

Charlene Ferko

Director of Dinner and Dinner Chairs 216-408-6725

Alumnae members at Leslie Cooke’s House to celebrate the Theta Beta

Alumnae members at our May meeting

Chapter Chatter

Congratulations to Katie Burger’s daughter, Kristin, on her marriage to Mike Russo on July 11th. We wish them all the best as they start their married life together! Our condolences to Lois Wolfenden on the loss of her hus-band on March 31st at their home in Arizona. Congratulations to Ryan Burns as she welcomed a new baby! Congratulations to Lindsay Silverstein on the Smart Business Magazine Progressive Women Awardee in April. We wish Elaine Voyer a speedy recovery as she recuperates from a fall and illness in May. She will be in a rehab/nursing facility at Breckenridge, where she currently resides. Congratulations to Elizabeth Lehfeldt as Cleveland State Uni-versity named her dean of the new Mandel Honors College.

Sisterhood Susan Harnden

What a great year of activity on tap! DG in CLE will offer lots of opportunities to explore

the city! Can’t make our monthly chapter meetings? Don’t distress—we’ve cooked up some

other options for you!

Hannah’s Around-the-City Happy Hour

Join us for Happy Hour! No explanation needed—just come right after work!

September 9th--Felice at 12502 Larchmere Blvd in Cleveland. HH deals from 5-6:30.

Think positive for patio weather!

November 12th--Kenko at 11312 Euclid Avenue in University Circle area.

No HH deals, but excellent sushi!

Downtown DG Lunch Bunch

You don’t have to work downtown to join us for lunch in one of these iconic spots. Lunch

is at 12:30pm, reservations required (so there’s a seat at the table for you!). Email re-

minders will be sent.

October 1st—Flannery’s Irish Pub at 323 Prospect (at corner of E 4th Street)

Street or valet parking.

December 3rd-- Blue Point Grille at 700 W. St Clair Avenue (at corner of E 6th Street)

Street parking.

Saturday Sisters

East heads West! Join us on October 10th for a trek to the West Side Market followed by

lunch at Great Lakes Brewery. What’s more CLE than that?! We will meet up in front of

Market Garden Brewery (right next to the Market) at 10 am…then shop…then

lunch! Tip: bring a cooler if you plan to purchase perishables! Just want to join us for

lunch? Meet us at GLB at noon! West Side Market is located at 1979 W. 25th Street in

Cleveland; Great Lakes Brewery is at 2516 Market Avenue. . . just across the street.

Movie Mondays

Join us on the first Monday of each month to catch a flick with your sisters. Cleveland Cin-

emas have half price tickets each Monday! Such a deal! Mark your calendars for 10/5,

11/2 and 12/7 and plan to connect for the early evening show. Details will be posted on

the Delta Gamma Cleveland East Alumnae Facebook page each month. On FB, but not a

member of our group? Join it! Not on FB? Please contact Sue Harnden at sqharn-

den@aol.com or 216.496.4510 to get on the notification list and she’ll send you an email.

We’ll be sure to play movie critic after the show!

Where to next?!

If you have suggestions for happy hour or lunch locations, or a great Saturday Sister adven-

ture, please contact Sue or Kendall! (kendall.hoover@gmail.com or 630.915.2832).

Go Browns and Go West Shore!

Join our West Shore DG sisters to watch the

Browns beat the Bengals at their fall fundraiser

on November 5th. Game time is 8:25 pm but

the party starts when you get there! Food and

drink are on your dime....all tips go to support

Delta Gamma Foundation and Cleveland Sight

Center. Location: Around the Corner Saloon &

Café at 18616 Detroit Avenue in Lake-

wood. This is a fun event; join the fun while

supporting a good cause if you can.

PLACE STAMP HERE

Join your Delta Gamma sisters for another exciting year of programs featuring all things Cleveland. Our “DG in CLE” theme will highlight Cleveland culture, arts, and history. This fall and winter, immerse yourself in our city’s greatest happenings, explore places you’ve never been too, and meet locals who will share the great things they do in Cleveland.

“We’ve got world-class experiences without the world-class ego.”

This year we will rotate our meetings between Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. with social time, and dinner will begin around 6:30 p.m. Due to the nature of some of these events, we ask sisters to please bring $10 with them for dinner cost, or we will be trying out a new place to eat and hope that every-one joins (see note below regarding the Art Museum tour). Please cancel by the Sunday prior if you are unable to attend, otherwise you are responsible for your $10 dinner fee. Contact Charlene Ferko (216-408-6725, chefchar@mac.com) for any cancellations. Detailed Evites will divulge all of our activities and will be sent out via email 7-10 days prior to the event, so mark your calendars and get ready for an urban adventure with your sisters!

For questions regarding Programming, please contact Chamois Williams at williamscrc@gmail.com, 440-669-0279.

* The Museum Of Art requires pre-payment for the Monet to Matisse Special Exhibit. Tickets may be purchased at our meetings in September, October and November or mail your $15.00 reservation by Nov. 18th to: Chamois Williams 1577 W29th Street #404 Cleveland, OH 44113 Look forward to our Spring Programming in our next newsletter!

Program Date Place What are we doing?

DG Cleveland East Alumnae

Potluck

Thursday September

17 6 p.m.

Home of Charlene

Ferko 997 Goldenrod Trail Aurora, OH 44202

Bring your favorite dish to share at our annu-al Potluck, and bring a bottle of wine if

you’d like to join the wine club. We will be sharing “Do Good” week moments

(Sept. 13-19) and reuniting. Visit deltagamma.org for Do Good Week ideas!

Cooking with Carla Snyder, Heinen’s Chef

and author

Tuesday October 20

6 p.m.

Home of Lynn Saltz

24150 Woodside Lane

Beachwood, OH 44122

Carla Snyder has spent the past 30 years in the food world as a caterer, artisan baker,

cooking school teacher, food writer and author. Carla will show us how to prepare appetizers and sweet treats as we gear-up

for the holidays to come. She will be bringing her newest book for purchase!

Cleveland Trivia Night and Book

Swap

Wednesday November

18 6 p.m.

Home of Kathleen Dean

2903 Eaton Rd. Shaker Hts, OH

44122

Catch up on your Cleveland history and happenings and have fun with a game of

trivia! We will also be swapping our favorite books for some winter reading. Please bring

a book to share with sisters, and suggest some good reads!

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

Wednesday December 9 5:30 p.m.

Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Tour

Cleveland Museum

of Art 11150 East Blvd. Cleveland, OH

44106

Examine the role of gardens in the paintings of Claude Monet and his contemporaries

during this special exhibition tour*. Join us for dinner in the newly renovated

atrium and café for dinner with your sisters.

Underground Railroad

History with Joan

Southgate

January

2016

details coming soon

The Alumni Center Case Western Re-serve University

11310 Juniper Rd. Cleveland, OH

44106

Joan Southgate walked the 250 mile underground railroad trail at age 73 (from

the Ohio River to her Cleveland home). She then continued another 250+ miles to Ontar-

io where Harriet Tubman completed her trip.

A CWRU alumna, Joan will be speaking to us about her experience at the Alumni House on

campus. Theta Betas are welcome to join.