News! All Questers can now receive a colored version of the Quester Quarterly delivered directly to your email! Just let JoAnn at Headquarters know by emailing your name and email address to:
questers210@questers1944.org
questers210@questers1944.org
2020 FOUNDER'S AWARD TOPIC:
"Colorado: Mining, Architecture, Opera, Sugar Beet Farming"
Entries should be sent to International Headquarters, postmarked by March 1, if sent via USPS, or received by 11:50 p.m. EST on March 1, if emailed. Entries that are sent hard copy (via mail) should be addressed to: Founder's Award Entry, The Questers, 210 Quince Street, Philadelphia, PA 10107-5534. Electronic copies (.pdf format) should be submitted to the office administrator at questers210@questers1944.org. The Office Administrator will review each entry, remove all indications of the author's identity, and give each entry a code before sending it to the Founder's Award Committee Chairman for review by the Reading Committee.
Founder's Award papers are prepared following the same guidelines as study papers. The winner of Founder’s Award is selected by an anonymous committee; the chairman is appointed by the International President. The papers are read and scored, and winners are announced at the International Convention luncheon. Besides the framed certificate and engraved silver plate, the author's name and the title of the winning study paper is entered (in calligraphy) in a leather-bound book at Headquarters for all visitors to see.
Complete rules are available on the Members > Resources > Founder's Award tab or by contacting the office administrator, JoAnn Longo, at questers210@questers1944.org or by phone at 215-923-5183.
STATE NEWSLETTERS
The current issue of State/Province Newsletters are posted under the Members tab > Newsletter > State Newsletters.
All Newspaper editors should send us a .pdf copy of your latest newsletter, so it can be posted for other Questers to read.
News! You can now get your State/Provincial Newsletter, and any of the other State/Provincial Newsletters, delivered directly to you via email by just asking for them! Let JoAnn at Headquarters know by emailing your name and email address to: questers210@questers1944.org.
MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
Under the Members tab, Questers have access to the directory of International Officers, information on governance (policies and bylaws), newsletters (links to Quester Quarterly and state newsletters), and program resources (study papers available for download, information on submitting a Founder's Award paper, Quester's program library, PowerPoint presentations and publicity tools). Under the Chapters page, Questers have access to a chapter handbook, chapter job descriptions, a program handbook and a chapter program yearbook (available to download and to use as an example). The Marketplace page includes information on Questers jewelry and stationery items. The information on the FAQ tab is added to regularly.
Remember- access to the Members tab requires the password, Clue- Think "Founder".
CHAPTERS FORMED IN 2018-2019!
#1517 Walnut Creek Clive, IA Chartered in 03/19/18
#1518 Helz-A-Poppin Buckeye, AZ Chartered in 03/21/18
#1519 J Schoolcraft Sherman New Hartford, NY Chartered in 03/21/2019
#1520 No We Ata Nowatat, OK Chatertered in 04/22/2019
2019 FOUNDER'S AWARD WINNERS- Congratulations!
The 2019 Founder's Award topic was "Those Magnificent Hotels and Railroads That Built Them." Three Founder's Award papers were recognized at the 2019 International Convention in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
First Place Winner: "Canada's Magnificent Hotels Built by the Canadian Pacific Railway" by Carol Tinkey, Chautauqua Circuit #889, Iowa.
Second Place Winner: "Canada's Magnificent Hotels and the Railways That Built Them," by Karen Brichford, Sand Hill #79, Michigan.
Third Place Winner: "Those Magnificent Hotels And The Railroads That Built Them," by Natalie M. Macy, Como #81, Pennsylvania.
The award-winning papers are available for download at Members > Resources > Founder's Award.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE:
May 1-3, 2020 May 14-16, 2021
Omni Interlocken Resort Best Western Ramkota
Broomfield, Colorado Rapid City, South Dakota
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
JoAnn Longo 215-923-5183 questers210@questers1944.org