KD Annual Fund

Many of you have probably received an email or a letter recently about the Kappa Delta annual fund. Some of you may have even responded already, but for those of you thinking about what to do here's some info.

The annual fund supports the KD Foundation. What does the Foundation do? Tons!

Your donations to the Kappa Delta Foundation make possible:

•Kappa Delta Scholarships. The foundation awards over $110,000 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships to Kappa Delta sisters each year.

•Leadership Conferences. With at least four national and regional leadership seminars each year, the Kappa Delta Foundation offers members a host of opportunities to learn leadership and interpersonal skills that help them become their best in college and beyond.

•KiDs Grants. Each year, the foundation awards $25,000 in KiDs Grants to Kappa Delta alumnae chapters to provide financial support for prevention-oriented social action programs in the local community.

•Collegiate Community Service Awards. The Kappa Delta Foundation provides a monetary contribution to local nonprofit organizations in honor of those Kappa Delta collegians who are recognized for their outstanding involvement in the community.

•Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Interns. In honor of one of its most notable alumnae, the foundation provides funding for three Kappa Delta interns for the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s Art and Leadership Program for Girls.

•Prevent Child Abuse America. Since adopting Prevent Child Abuse America as a national philanthropy in 1972, Kappa Delta members have raised over $7.1 million to make a difference in the lives of children at risk in communities across the country.

•Girl Scout of the USA. Not only do collegians and alumnae across the country serve as mentors, volunteers, and troop leaders for Girl Scouts, but the Kappa Delta Foundation contributes $10,000 in scholarships each year to the Girl Scout Gold Award Young Women of Distinction.

•Orthopaedic Research Awards. Donations to the foundation enable Kappa Delta to endow three prestigious orthopaedic research awards totaling $60,000 annually and $1.3 million to date.

•Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Virginia. Since adopting the hospital as its first national philanthropy in 1921, Kappa Delta has provided over $2.2 million, enabling the hospital to purchase much-needed equipment and supplies.

Join me in suporting the KD Foundation with a gift that is significant to you. Show your commitment today, visit http://www.kappadelta.org/makefoundationdonation to donate.