E D U C A T I O N A L
P H I L A N T H R O P I C
THE NEW HORIZONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
2007 New Horizons Scholars - click here for more photos.
NEW HORIZONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The New Horizons Scholarship Program is an opportunity for the membership to become informed and enriched about the work of the Order. This program is held at Chautauqua, New York during the summer. Participants stay in our beautiful Scholarship Houses.
Expenses, except travel, are included in the scholarship. The sponsoring Branch sometimes contributes to the transportation expense.
All members are eligible except those who have attended New Horizons in the past. Life Members of Central Council are also exempt from attending.
The program, bringing together members from many Branches, leads to participants sharing information about the good work of The King's Daughters and Sons within the United States and Canada and the work of the Order reaching out Around The World. Leadership is provided by the International President, the New Horizons Committee members, and experts in the focus field and Bible Study.
During 2008, the dates
for the New Horizons Program are August 23rd to August 28th. The focus
is Membership Extension and the two new projects
adopted by the Order: Autism and Literacy. The theme is "Caring for
all God's Children Through Service In His Name". Let us be encouraged
to pray
and work for our Order. An application form is available online, click
here, and/or available from your Branch President.
THE DECLINE OF SOCIAL STRUCTURES
For
anyone interested in learning about the decline of social structures such
as church, political parties, etc., Bowling Alone by Robert D.
Putnam is the book to read. In a sequel Putnam has written Better Together
in which he gives examples of how people across North America are inventing
new forms of social activism. For everyone concerned about membership
in the Order, both books are "must reads". Both are available
at Amazon.com.
Chautauqua Open Weeks - Summer 2008
Our Order has three houses with rooms available for a reasonable donation. A Gate Fee is charged by Chautauqua Institution that covers charges for programs availaable. Applications are available by contacting our Chautauqua Program Chairman, Betty Myers, at (816) 358-5223 or e-mail pianoBJM@aol.com. For more information on the cost and description of accommodation, see the Spring issue of The Silver Cross.
The weeks available
and the focus theme for each week are as follows:
WEEK 5 - JULY 20 - 26: American Foreign Policy: Leadership and Dialogue
(this is a short week-- 6 days - Sunday to Saturday)
WEEK 7 - AUGUST 2 - 9: Faith in Public Life
WEEK 8 - AUGUST 9 - 16: What's for Dinner?: Food and Politics in the 21st
Century
WEEK 9 - AUGUST 16 - 23: Darwin and Linnaeu: Their Impact on Our View
of Nature.
See map with KDS Circles in the US and Canada here.
Chautauqua
Scholarship
Program
Information
on the Program and how to apply.
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R I T E R
The Executive Board of the Order is looking for a member who is willing
to compose and submit articles about The King's Daughters and Sons to
various Christian magazines. If you have a background in writing and would
be interested in applying for this volunteer position, please contact
the
International President,
Frances Sellew.
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E B S I T E
C O O R D I N A T O R
The Executive Board
of the Order is looking for a member who is knowledgeable about the Order
and is willing to work with the webmaster to regularly update the Order's
website. The person would not be involved in the web design. If you are
interested in applying for this volunteer position, please contact the
International
President, Frances Sellew.
