DKG-International Socity For Key Woman Educatiors, NJ State Organization, 2025 NJEA Convention, Atlantic City, Oct.6-7

Welcome. We're from Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Key Women Educators. We're welcoming from the state of New Jersey. I'm Kathy Fortunato, state president, and we have... I'm Diane Roberts. I am the first vice president for New Jersey, and I'm in charge of program planning and supporting early educators. And we have lots of programs for teachers, whether you're a teacher in a brick-and-mortar regular school or whether you're a teacher of something that might be a bit different, like a cookie decorating instructor or a yoga instructor, paraprofessionals, nurses, all those ladies. If you teach something and you get paid for it, you are eligible to be a part of our society. And we are all key women educators, supporting women, supporting education, empowering women. We get together for community outreaches. We get together for legislative issues. We have many different committees. We have social gatherings. And we have 16 different chapters in New Jersey. And in April, we have a state convention where all of us converge and meet together. And we have award ceremonies. We have induction ceremonies. And the important part is we support one another. And we have many things that our society is in charge of. We have leadership training. We have financial assistance. We have workshops. We have travel things. We have discounts on certain educational things. We're publishing. We have magazines that you can publish in. And we have recognition. We receive some of our awards when we do certain things. And we advocate for all things for women and education. And we do support Girls, which is a program in Africa that helps to train girls and give them things for education that they can someday also earn their own living. And we also offer scholarships for women. And we also offer professional stipends. And we have leadership development, which is important of all professional careers. So there's lots of opportunities in our organization. And we welcome you to go to DKGNJ.org. That's our state website to find out more about us. Thank you.