District Meeting Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 District Meetings.  It was wonderful to see so many of you come out and enjoy the presentations and be with members of other clubs. I loved seeing all the “BEE” themed decorations and Fellowship baskets. Speaking of Fellowship, Founder Region Fellowship did well on their fundraising drawings and many members were excited to see all the new bee themed items that Fellowship had for sale. Thirteen names were drawn for new fellows or a level up. Congratulations to all the winners as we support Fellowship’s grants to help women in the final phase of their doctoral degrees.

For our presentations, Governor Vicki shared the “Global Impact” of our organization at the international, federation, region, club and member level to remind members that together, we are making a difference locally and around the world. She shared an SIA video on the 50th anniversary of the Live Your Dream Awards which included member Maida Herbst from SI/Sonoma Valley. If you missed it, you can check it out on YouTube (or watch below).

Our Pillar Chairs shared important information related to Fundraising, Membership, Programs, and Public Awareness and how your clubs can access SIA’s resources to be successful. The Directors talked about the importance of storytelling and we had a lot of member participation sharing many stories.  The District V Meeting included a workshop on Diversity & Inclusion presented by SIA Executive Director & CEO Michelle Burnett (pictured below). We hope to have her workshop posted on the Founder Region website sometime in November.

The presentations are all posted on the "District Meeting" page for you to share with members who did not attend.

Thank you to all the District Directors, the Fellowship Board, Pillar Chairs, presenters, and host clubs who made the 2022 District Meetings a success.