Daughters of the British Empire in Tennessee
Not Ourselves but the Cause.....
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Southern District Organisers Meeting 2010
The Southern District Meeting for 2010 was held in Greenville South Carolina at the Holiday Inn Express.
Ten members from the Centre Court Chapter travelled down on Friday the 22nd October for the meeting.
Joan took her van and Diane, Hilary, Judy, Gill and Janet travelled down with her. Later that afternoon Sandra set off with Lorna, Mel and Terry.
They all arrived safely despite heavy slow traffic and met up for some chat and a drink in the Holiday Inn.
The meeting took place on Saturday morning. There was a lot of good discussion regarding the enrollment of new members, the recruitment of members under the age of forty, and the Internet generally including the use of Facebook on our Websites.
A very informative overview was given to the delegates about a special team that has been set up to look into the problem of attracting younger members to the DBE.
The National President, Vicky Downy who attended the meeting, explained the role of the new National Board regarding the development of the new National Website and the proposed links to each State's own Website.
A brief overview of Prince Edward's private visit to Greenville, in connection with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme and the role that the DBE in Greeenville played in the visit, was enjoyed by everyone at the meeting.
The meeting concluded for the day to allow members to have lunch and visit downtown Greenville.
In the evening, members of the Southern District enjoyed a visit to the Warehouse Theatre to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Several members of the DBE including South Carolina chapters dressed in character and really enjoyed participating in what was an excellent performance.
An wonderful buffet was provided by the Greenville Chapters.
On the Sunday the Centre Court ladies enjoyed a lazy start to their day and then went shopping at the local Mall before heading back to Knoxville after a wonderful weekend.
The Centre Court Chapter of the DBE in Tennessee would like to express their thanks to Vicky Downy the DBE National President, Trish Carter the Southern District Organiser and all the members of the DBE in South Carolina for their wonderful hospitality!
