Projects
Literacy Unity Projects
Washington State Organization Delta Kappa Gamma
2019-2021 Biennium
Contact: Susan Fritts, President of DKG WA State at sdfritts@comcast.net
Our goal is to put a book in every child’s hands, make reading more accessible, and support our communities with literacy projects
Suggestions to give the gift of Reading:
Be sure to write an article to your local newspaper to let the public know of your accomplishments and rewards to increase literacy within your community.
Washington State Organization Delta Kappa Gamma
2019-2021 Biennium
Contact: Susan Fritts, President of DKG WA State at sdfritts@comcast.net
Our goal is to put a book in every child’s hands, make reading more accessible, and support our communities with literacy projects
- Document your chapter project via photos, description, process or timeline
- Display your Literacy Project at the April 2020 State Convention, Olympia or send photos to President for a power point presentation
Suggestions to give the gift of Reading:
- “Cradle Catchers”: Provide every new mother in the hospital with a small bag filled with a book, bookmarks, library card to a local library, and a pamphlet describing effects of early reading to babies incl. DKG information
- “Loads of Laundry-Loads of Books”: Provide a bookshelf/basket filled with books for children at your local laundromat. Attach a card indicating your contact chapter and DKG WA Organization plus the benefits of reading
- Shelters or Retirement Homes: Locate nearby shelters and/or retirement homes in your community and provide books for children and adults from your chapter
- “Reading Leaders”: contact your local elementary/junior high or middle school to volunteer time to: 1. listen to children read, 2. form a literature circle of 4 to 5 children to discuss a book for 3 to 4 weeks, 3. volunteer to read to children during their story time. If you are teaching, reach out to members in your chapter with ways to encourage reading and help you out! Teaching is all encompassing and you have the gift of experienced educators within your chapters.
- Literacy Project of your choice: This may be an existing project where you can add books or research about reading to your child
Be sure to write an article to your local newspaper to let the public know of your accomplishments and rewards to increase literacy within your community.
2017 - 2019 Projects
Click on the purse
for Information on Purpose-Filled Purse™ Project
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This video shows how to make a tied fleece blanket. Other videos on You-Tube show blankets put together by other means, such as cutting a slit in each fringe and pulling ends through the slit.
In general, you need two 1.5-yard pieces of fleece with right sides out. Cut off selvages. Cut a 3.5 - 4 inch square out of the four corners of the two pieces. Cut 1 - 1.5 inch wide fringe around the edge of the fleece to the depth of the cut out squares. Painter's tape can help keep the fringe uniform. Then tie the two pieces together at each piece of fringe.
Suggestions:
- Smaller blanket sizes for younger children (45 x 60) & larger for teens (60-66 x 90) - fold completed blankets into thirds- fringed edges to center-roll up and tie with a ribbon and the heart tag in the center of the roll. Label the size of finished blanket on back of the heart tag so the shelter knows if it is appropriate size for the child. Send Sherri pictures for ppt... See a YouTube video from the founder of this project to learn more about what goes into each purse. Sherri Wagemann's goal is for each chapter to bring a Purpose-Filled Purse to Spring Convention.
Click on the Powerpoint item below to see the purses chapters have been putting together for this project.
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Updated 11-17-21