30th Annual Austin ISD African American Heritage Celebration

Spirit of Giving Award
Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. - Delta Beta Chapter (Austin, TX)
Organized in 1923, Phi Delta Kappa was created, “to foster a spirit of sisterhood among teachers and to promote the highest ideals of the teaching
profession.” The Delta Beta Chapter continues to address cogent educational issues through a myriad of programs developed to improve education
while offering structured opportunities to students for leadership development. For the past four years; the collective membership of Delta Beta as
provided hundreds of books and toys for the benefit of students at Pecan Springs Elementary School. The Delta Beta hand out the reading books to
students, and provide classrooms with sets of library books and mentoring. The campus administrator states, “The committed women of Delta Beta
help our students build a desire to read.”
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