Please mark your calendar for the following upcoming events. If you are interested in hosting a Chapter meeting it would be greatly appreciated. We have some fundraising ideas but we need to organize as a chapter to discuss.
February 2026
Sunday 1st — Business Meeting, Registration/Dues & Bowling. Kearsley’s place.
Friday 13th — Galantine’s Wines of the Commonwealth Tasting Event. Details tba.
Saturday 21st — Visit to Senior Care Facility, Little Sisters of the Poor Washington DC, Jeanne Jugan Residence, 4200 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017; and
March 2026
Saturday 7th — Meals on Wheels, Alexandria
April 2026
Sunday 26th—St. George’s Day Elephant & Castle Pub, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C.
May 2026
May 3-5, 2026: DBE National Conference (Branson, MO)
Registration Details To Follow
Book Club
Return of DBE Book Club (2pm to 4pm) TBA
Cynthia has chosen our next book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. We will meet January 25, location TBD. There may be a movie add-on in February.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
- DBE will award four $500 scholarships annually. Recipients can be from any of the four DBE geographic Districts (Eastern, Western, Midwest, and Southern)
WHO MAY APPLY
- Female students, 18 years of age or older, who are residents of the USA with Commonwealth of Nations ancestry.
- Applicants must be a student at an accredited two or four-year college or university.
- Applicants must have a college 3.0 GPA or better (students in the second semester of the Freshman year are eligible to apply.)
- Applicants cannot be a State, Chapter, or Member-at-Large member of DBE.
HOW TO APPLY
- Download your application here.
https://www.dbenational.org/scholarship
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