HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Alpha Gamma Dellta PS Alumnae Club DayWhereas, Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity that promotes
academic excellence, philanthropy, leadership, and personal development in a spirit of
loving sisterhood, challenging its members to positively impact their communities; and
Whereas, for 25 years Alpha Gamma Delta Palm Springs Alumnae Club members
have benefitted the desert community, as ushers at The McCallum Theatre, teachers or
trail clearers at the Santa Rose National Monument, food sorters at FIND Food Bank,
volunteers at Palm Desert Library, helpers in church ministries, yearly donators to Shelter
From the Storm, reading instructors in schools, academic angels members raising
scholarship funds for COD students, volunteers at the Living Desert, an officer on the
College of the Desert Board, ambassadors of Cal State University Palm Desert, and
supporters of Marines in service of our country; and
Whereas, Alpha Gamma Delta member Sally Simmonds is President of the Board
of Directors of Hidden Harvest, which provides food for seniors. Karen Gonzales is
immediate Past President of Coachella Valley Panhellenic Association, which annually
provides college scholarships for graduating senior high school girls throughout the
valley; and
Whereas, Alpha Gamma Delta's major national philanthropy is fighting hunger
through support of Feeding America and Meals on Wheels. The Alumnae Club, through
yearly service work at FIND Food Bank, connected with the Alpha Gamma Delta
Foundation, who provided a $4,500 grant to FIND in 2018 and 2019; and
Whereas, the Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club members are proud to be a part
of their community and honor their Co -Founders, Peggy Buenzli, former Province
Director, and Phyllis Thomas, first President. The first meeting of the Alumnae Club was
held on October 8, 1994 in Palm Desert and the Current President is Dr. Joyce Terrill of
La Quinta; and
Whereas, the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Alpha Gamma Delta Palm Springs
Alumnae Club will take place at a luncheon on April 13, 2019, at Desert Willow Golf Resort
in Palm Desert.
Now, Therefore I, Susan Marie Weber, Mayor of the City of Palm Desert,
California, Along With the Entire City Council, Do Hereby Proclaim Thursday, March 28,
2019, as
Alpha Gamma Delta Palm Springs Alumnae Club Day
in the City of Palm Desert in recognition of their 25th Anniversary, thanking them for their
selfless service to our community.