Governor's Message
Dear Brothers and Sisters of Delta District #16
The year is already quickly passing and the holiday season is upon us. I have had the pleasure of having several Meetings with our AHEPA District Lodge Officers and commend them all for their excellent work and dedication. Please communicate with me or with any of the Lodge officers if you have any questions pertaining to the District. Visiting several chapters has been very rewarding and plans are being developed to visit additional chapters. I thank the wonderful brothers of Dallas and Ft. Worth for their outstanding hospitality shown to me upon my recent visit. I will be visiting the Tulsa AHEPA Chapter soon and hope to visit other chapters in the coming months.
As we all move forward toward the end of the 2024 year, let’s make sure all dues for 2024 have been collected and sent in to Headquarters and the District Treasurer before December.
Photographs and articles about your chapter events and activities should be sent to the District newsletter SKEPSOU editor, Christian Chicles (email Christian@eastcoastdm.com). It is very beneficial and important for our growth and communications to share the news of the activities within your chapter and city. I look forward to seeing more articles in our SKEPSOU about the many activities throughout District #16.
Be sure to SAVE THE DATE for our very special Delta District #16 Convention joint with District #17, to be held June 26 – 29, 2024 in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico. More details about the hotel and events will be coming soon.
Please reach out to me at my contact information below, should you have any questions or comments.
Lance Wm von Uhde III
AHEPA District Governor
Delta District #16
(504) 621-6692
lwuhdeiii@gmail.com
Welcome to 2024!
It is an honor to be elected as your District Governor for a second term. Thanks to you, WE have made our presence known throughout the Daughters of Penelope that WE are alive and well in District #16. I was blessed to have a wonderful group of women serving on the District Lodge – Lt. Governor Dori Smallwood, Treasurer Cathy Paraschos, and Advisor Elizabeth Horiates. I expect this year to be even better with the addition of Jeannette Papadopoulos as District Secretary.
The Daughters of Penelope Delta District #16 Lodge had a busy year as we were asked by the Grand Lodge to host the Western Conference. As things turned out, Delta District #16 would be the site for sisters from Districts 17, 20, 21, and 22 to join us for a day of sisterhood. What an honor and yet what a task to take on. The Sisters of Delta District #16 enthusiastically responded to my call for help. We came together and poured out our Texas Hospitality. It was a memorable event with those coming from out of state leaving with a bit of Texas in their hearts.
Three months later, the AHEPA and Daughters District Lodges hosted the District Convention held in The Woodlands, Texas. I am pleased to say that the Daughters District Lodge played an integral part in the decision-making for this event. Thanks to this collaboration, the result was an impressive event as recounted by all those that attended. I hope this relationship continues this year as new opportunities arise for us to work together for the betterment of our respective organizations.
In theta pi.
Paulette Pastor
District Governor
Delta District #16
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