Convention of International Chapter
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA,
September 29 - October 1
Missouri is the “Show Me” State, for sure! Our Missouri sisters proved that! They showed 3,600 sisters, BILs and friends what being a hostess state is all about. It’s about friendly faces, great tours, an easy-going hospitality and caring “customer” service. It’s about great music (think the Gateway City Big Band, the Air Force Woodwind Quintet, as well as the talented P.E.O.s who provided such gorgeous vocal presentations and wonderful pianists and flutists). It’s about young people serving as our color guard, proudly carrying the flags of Canada, the United States and the State of Missouri. It’s even about a willing, patient, huge Clydesdale horse posing for photos outside the Center!
And to top it all off, they ended convention with a program by Bill Lennon and his group, straight from Branson, Missouri, providing a great evening of entertainment that resonated with all ages in the audience!
Kudos to Judy Verdine, the planning committee and the many, many volunteers who showed all of us a wonderful time in St. Louis. THANK YOU!
Anne Pettygrove
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Meet the President—Susan Reese Sellers
Read the profile of our new President, published
in The P.E.O. Record.
Amendments Results
Click here to learn how the delegation voted on the
proposed amendments in St. Louis – link to the amendments
Finance Workshop at Convention
Click here to download information from the Convention
Finance Workshop.
See Alice Bird Babb at Convention
Click here to view Lynn Rymarz portray Alice Bird Babb
at the 2011 Convention of International Chapter.
The Spotlight Collection:
Click here to see short (2-3 minutes each ) presentations
spotlighting each of the International philanthropies and
Cottey College. Perfect for Chapter Programs!
These were shown during the business meetings, and
were produced by Jack Tow in collaboration with the
project and Cottey trustees and personnel.
The opening night of convention features what has historically been termed “Projects Night”. This is the segment of the evening that highlights recipients of P.E.O.’s five educational assistance philanthropies (often referred to as our “projects”) as well as a student selected from the Cottey student body.
On this page, you can meet each speaker “One on One” in an informal interview. Then, enjoy her actual presentation to the audience on projects night. You’ll be impressed by them and proud of them!
It’s always interesting to follow our recipients as they complete their education and move into their careers. Watch “The Climb” to see where education has taken some of our past recipients.
Cottey College
Meet Shereese Fagan, 2011 Projects Night Cottey College speaker
Listen to Shereese Fagan's speech at Projects Night, Thursday,
September 29, 2011
P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund
Meet Elizabeth Musteen Allison, 2011 Projects Night ELF speaker
Listen to Elizabeth Musteen Allison's speech at Projects Night, Thursday,
September 29, 2011
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund
Meet Ji Yang, 2011 Projects Night IPS speaker
Listen to Ji Yang's piano solo at Projects Night, Thursday,
September 29, 2011
P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education
Meet Darci Niva, 2011 Projects Night PCE speaker
Listen to Darci Niva's speech at Projects Night, Thursday,
September 29, 2011.
P.E.O. Scholar Awards
Meet Shwayta Kukreti, 2011 Projects Night PSA speaker
Listen to Shwayta Kukreti's speech at Projects Night, Thursday,
September 29, 2011
P.E.O. STAR Scholarship
Meet Catherine Etteman, 2011 Projects Night STAR speaker
Listen to Catherine Etteman's speech at Projects Night, Thursday,
September 29, 2011
“The Climb”—a “Then and Now” presentation shown on Projects Night, highlighting some former recipients of our philanthropic educational assistance programs (our “projects”)!
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