Video Tour - P.E.O. Heritage Museum

Discover P.E.O. history during this tour of the Heritage Museum located at the P.E.O. Executive Office in Des Moines, Iowa.

Click here to watch the 14-minute video.

Convention – Connections Café Conversation

Conversation Topic: Connecting & Engaging with Younger Members

Maybe reframe definition of “young woman” to one who is 10 years younger than you.

For younger members, try to do inexpensive socials that are no cost or low cost.

Avoids lots of planning and RSVPs.

Ideas for Socials:

Go to a coffee shop, with P.E.O. Sisters and their friends.

Find local farmers’ market and invite folks to meet there.

Go on a hike -- meet in the parking lot.

Bridge, movie, and lunch groups (open to all, including guests, of course).

Get to know chapters in your area ... tap into other chapters' socials ... visit them.

Wine tasting.

Flash Socials:

Have a happy hour at a bar every 5th Monday. Invite guests to meet there.

Have a 4th Wednesday lunch. No RSVP -- just meet at restaurant!

Fifth Friday lunches, birthday lunch/coffees once a month, impromptu get togethers.  

 

Creative meeting times

-   Our chapter is half day and half evening

-   We meet half a year in evenings and half a year on Saturday mornings.

-   One chapter meets Saturday afternoons in the winter (Calgary…cold winters).

-   One chapter meets during the summer; Saturday morning meetings in winter.

-   The easy way to try other meeting times is just do a 'trial' period with a vote, then if it works change the bylaws the next year.

-   We are primarily an evening chapter but have incorporated Saturday morning meetings.

-   One chapter has three different meeting times. Early morning for those that get to work between 9 & 10, mid-day for stay-at-home moms and older women and finally early evening for working women who get away around 5. Every meeting has different members present but they are all active!

Make sure your meetings are an hour or less.

My chapter motto is “Come as you are; come when you can.”

We have modified in person meetings with small individually wrapped snacks as opposed to full spread of “goodies.” We have NO dress code except it is important to at least dress respectfully.

Our motto is come as you are. On Saturday mornings that could be PJs, yoga pants, and shorts in the summer.  We even had a Pajama party at one meeting! 

Women you could invite for a social:

Scholarship candidates for last 10 years.

Mothers of STAR candidates.

Candidates for scholarships who might need an ELF loan for grad school.

Candidates’ mothers—especially STAR Nominees.

We match a new member with a mentor so there's always someone she can call on. Easier to keep the connection through the rougher times, and then the new members are more likely to come back.

A group of 4 sisters who mentors our newest member. We call ourselves her posse!

One chapter puts sisters’ employers and their professions in their yearbooks (great for connecting and networking for future jobs).

Today's Blog Post - At Int'l. Convention

This convention has its own blog! Click here to read today's blog post about the "Daisy Dash!" The featured pictures are so much fun to see!

Daisy Dash 2021 -- Convention attendees who signed up for the 3rd biannual Daisy Dash received a special T-shirt and were invited to walk, run, bike or sashay away the Zoom fatigue any time during the week!

Convention's Community Service Event

 

Convention began with this wonderful event, which highlighted ways to give back to Sisters' communities, with everyone knitting or crocheting hats, mittens or scarves for those in need.

Welcome Video - Convention of Int'l. Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood

Click here to view the 8-minute welcome video! It provides the overview of what to expect during the convention this week. It is marvelous!

We celebrate record attendance at this first-ever VIRTUAL international convention!

1,880 voting members are registered.

And a total of 7,750 people are registered to participate in it!

Recipe for Jan Smith's Pumpkin Energy Bars!

I’ve received permission from Jan to share this with our chapter. ️ jill hyde

Dear Sisters,

As promised, here is the recipe I was talking about at the beginning of our zoom meeting. They’re fabulous! 

 

Many of us are suffering through this pandemic, or other life events, and this is a wonderful treat.

 

Nothing can take away the pain of the personal issues some of our sisters are suffering right now. Energy bars can help in a miniscule way.  

️ jill hyde

Jan’s Pumpkin Energy Bites

Ingredients:

· 1 ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
· ¼ cup ground flaxseed
· 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
· 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
· ½ teaspoon ground ginger
· ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
· 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
· Pinch of sea salt
· ½ cup creamy almond butter
· ¼ cup pumpkin
· ¼ cup honey
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· ¼ cup mini chocolate chips


Instructions:

· Use stand mixer with paddle blade, or you can do it all by hand with rubber scraper or spoon.
· In a bowl, add oats, flaxseed, chia seeds, cinnamon, ginger nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Mix until combined.
· Add almond butter, pumpkin, honey, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
· Stir in chocolate chips.
· Roll into bite size balls or use silicone trays. Freeze.
· This single recipe should make 36-38 balls or cubes in the silicone trays.
· Keeps a week in the refrigerator if you choose, or longer in freezer.


Nutrition: Calories: 50kcal, Protein: 2g, Carbohydrates~ 6g

Special Pans to make them and then freeze them in: Jill ordered them from Amazon: The Mity Rain 2 Pack 40-Cavity Square Silicone Candy Mold for about $16.00 with shipping.

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P.S. Thank you, Jill, for dropping some of these by the parsonage for me to enjoy this week of the virtual Convention of International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood! They are great right out of the freezer. They will fortify me throughout this week of Zooming!

2021-2022 Quarterly Connections Groups

We thank Marylee Zurick, our Social Hyjinks Captain, for organizing our small groups for the coming year! 

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