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P.E.O. Sisterhood represented at State
Convention, continues to provide local financial
awards for education |
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June 2, 2016 |
The 101st Convention of the Idaho State Chapter
of the P.E.O. Sisterhood met in Boise, Idaho on
May 20-22, 2016. Judith A. Weatherbie, a member
of Chapter CI in Twin Falls, served as presiding
officer, following seven years of executive
board service. New State Officers for 2016-2017
installed at the convention were President Jane
Ingram, Chapter BU, Boise; Vice-President Helen
Iverson-Metzger, Chapter D, Twin Falls;
Organizer Barbara Jensen, Chapter BO, Nampa;
Treasurer Teresa Baillie, Chapter M, Kellogg;
and Secretary Phyllis Howard, Chapter BG, Idaho
Falls.
Chapter AP in Bonners Ferry, Idaho
was represented at the convention by Dianna
Zills and Dottie Gray. Chapter AP was founded in
1937 and currently has 37 members. Officers for
Chapter AP 2016-2017 are President Dottie Gray;
Vice President Debra Perry; Recording Secretary
Bobbie Bowen; Corresponding Secretary Nancy
Clatworthy; Treasurer Therese Helmer; Chaplain
Annie Sundstrom; and Guard Ada Gardiner.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a philanthropic
educational organization in which women
celebrate the advancement of women. P.E.O
strives to motivate women to achieve their
highest aspirations by providing educational
opportunities through scholarships, grants,
awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College,
an independent liberal arts and sciences college
for women in Nevada, MO. Bonners Ferry graduate,
Katy Studer, attended and graduated from Cottey,
served her country in the military, and
completed her education at the University of
Idaho.
Bonners Ferry’s most recent recipients of the
P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education Grants
include Charlene Lyle, Alyssa Pinkerton, Trish
Robbins, and Danielle Pintler. Chapter AP also
provides a local scholarship to a Bonners Ferry
High School graduating senior woman each year.
In recent years, Mackenzie Mendenhall, Kylie
Byers, and Amy Maggi have received this
scholarship. This year’s recipient is yet to be
determined. Grant, loan and award recipients, as
well as Cottey College students, need not be
members of P.E.O.
Founded in 1869, P.E.O. has nearly 6,000
chapters internationally and nearly 250,000
members worldwide. In Idaho there are 89
chapters with 3,646 members. Between March 1,
2015 and February 29, 2016, Idaho Chapter
members contributed over $186,000 to celebrate
the advancement of women through education.
P.E.O. has given nearly $283 million in
financial assistance to almost 99,000 recipients
through these projects. As a result, P.E.O is
clearly making a difference in the lives of
women all over the world.
Further information about P.E.O. and its
scholarship programs is available on the website
peointernational.org. |
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