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3. Collect items from members:
• fleece blankets for hospitals or police stations;
• bags for children’s hospitals: crayons, coloring books, sketch books;
• stuffed animals to shelters.
4. Support/adopt a school or classroom based on collected wish lists.

Legislation
EEC encourages DKG members to be
active in promoting legislation on educational
issues on the local, state, provincial, and
federal levels. To enable DKG members the
opportunity to network with others regarding
educational issues in their country, each
DKG member is a member of a forum unit
determined by her region or area. Because
of the Society’s international makeup, four
different forums are available for members,
each with time at conventions/conferences
to discuss problems and concerns as well as
conduct small-group discussions.
One common element among the different
forums is the use of guest speakers who
address current issues. However, the focus
areas vary greatly from region to region.
Here is a look at the four different forums and
how they are structured.
• US Forum: Supports non-partisan federal legislation in the interest of education and women
educators. An additional resource is the US Forum Connection, a newsletter that informs DKG
members of current legislative issues and business associated with the US Forum. Find this
newsletter on the DKG website under the US Forum link.
• Canadian Forum: Works to study and promote awareness of educational issues on the local,
regional, and interprovincial level. An educational project is supported in each biennium.
• Latin American Forum: Provides an assembly for an open discussion on topics of common
concern, all in Spanish.
• European Forum: Provides an opportunity to discuss issues of educational importance and to find
a way to turn goals into action. The forum allows members to share their expertise in educational
hot topics. The forum publishes an online newsletter: Euforia. A link is available on the DKG
forum page, under European Forum, Publication.
Opportunities for state organizations and chapters working to promote legislative efforts can include:
• providing a Legislative Day at the state or provincial capital;
• inviting speakers (such as a school board member, legislator, or representative from the League of
Women Voters) to attend a DKG meeting;
• attending local candidate forums to educate oneself about issues and candidates;
• having a member report on current issues at each chapter meeting;
• including legislative updates in newsletters;
• honoring legislators who support educators (conferences and conventions are ideal settings);

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