King's Daughters Organization
Serving Seniors Since 1893

Events

74th Luncheon and Style Show

“Back Together Again”

October 10, 2022

Crown Plaza Hotel

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Oct
10
10:30 AM10:30

74th Annual Luncheon & Style Show

Mark your calendar! The 74th Annual Luncheon & Style Show is set for October 10, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Springfield.

This multi-layered event raises funds for KDO to provide grants to organizations committed to the support and well-being of the elderly in our community.

It features a run-way parade of models wearing stylish apparel and fashionable accessories presented by local boutiques and retailers. The models are members and friends of Kings Daughters Organization. Lunch is served throughout the show and classic cocktails are available at a cash bar. 

A unique “White Elephant” shopping experience opens the event. It is possible to find a bargain or highly sought-out items donated by Kings Daughters members and friends. The gently used and new items for sale include jewelry, purses, home décor, kitchen utensils, cookware, dinner ware, linens, and holiday décor. Home-made bakery goods are for sale as well.

In addition to shopping, there is an opportunity to bid on silent auction items donated by generous individuals and companies from the community. There is also a “Split-the-Pot” raffle. 

More details will be coming soon. In the meantime, mark October 10 on your calendar! 

Planning is just beginning…. Join in the FUN!

The Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held October 10, 2022. This fundraiser, founded by Progress Circle is an organization-wide effort with Progress Circle serving as the Chair. 

Success depends on all Circles and their members participating and attending. Please pledge participation by contacting the Chair. 

Sponsors and generous donors are critical to the success of this event. A Sponsor Committee will soon be formed. In the meantime, committed Sponsors can contact the Chair.

Annual Luncheon and Style Show Chair:  Kathy Mihelich

 email:  kmihelich5@aol.com Phone or text:  815-416-8794

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Collection Coffee for the 74th Annual Luncheon & Style Show
Aug
17
8:30 AM08:30

Collection Coffee for the 74th Annual Luncheon & Style Show

A Collection Coffee will be held at the Sangamo Club on August 17 beginning at 8:30 am. Items for donation will be accepted, and sponsorship tickets will be available for pick up. Remaining single tickets for the luncheon will go on sale at this time.

Gently used items for the shopping experience are being collected now from KDO members and friends through August 17, 2022. Also, items for the Silent Auction and Basket Raffle are being sought. Please email diszcz@hotmail.com to donate.

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Sep
13
11:00 AM11:00

KDO Wining & Dining Bus Tour

On Friday, September 13 🚌JRJ Travels*Bus is picking us up in front of the old Sears Automotive Center, 104 White Oaks Mall, facing Veterans Pkwy. Bus starts loading at 11:00am and leaves at 11:15am. The cost of bus is $30/person, **food and drinks are extra.**

~ First stop, noon is West of Wise Winery for $1/tasting🍾

~ Second stop at 1:15 pm Hands of Fate for a brew tasting and/or lunch at Dr. Ugs Café. Check out website -     https://handoffatebrewing.beer/ (Great beer, wine and full bar & link to Dr. Ugs Café menu)🍺

~ Next stop at 3 pm Danenberger Winery for tasting & snacks 🍾

🚌  Bus leaves for return trip back to Springfield at 4:30pm

Send your $30 check to Sue Shevlin - 5408 Old Savannah Trail -    Springfield, IL 62711.  Contact me if you have any questions at sue_shevlin@comcast.net or (217) 494-7738 for your reservations.             

( Checks payable to KDO)

🍷Come out and wine with your KDO Friends🤣

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Oct
22
10:30 AM10:30

Annual KDO Luncheon & Style Show

Join us for the

72nd Annual Kings Daughter's Organization Luncheon & Style Show

founded by Progress Circle

at The Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL.  

10:30 Doors open for Marketplace
12:00 Luncheon and Style Show

Silent Auction, Raffle Prizes, Lunch, Fabulous Fashions on the runway!

All proceeds of this event will be to help serve our mission of serving the seniors of Sangamon County.

For more information on the event, please click here.

 

For tickets, please call: Marsha Shomidie 494-4633
For more information on Sponsorships, please contact: Laura Carmody 725-0405
For a full listing for sponsorship opportunities, please click here.

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Oct
6
8:30 AM08:30

Memory Conference: Living in the Moment

On Thursday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, October 6,  in honor of the King’s Daughters Organization’s 125th Anniversary, they will join SIU Medicine's Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders and the Neuroscience Institute to bring national speaker, Dr. Beth Nolan PhD, to town. These free presentations are designed for family, friends and hands-on care staff to improve skills to help Care Givers become Care Partners.

These topics will help all to learn about the “positive approach to care” method, created by leading dementia educator Teepa Snow.  Her method recognizes individuals changing abilities as they progress through the disease and it emphasizes the value of connection.

Thursday, October 4,  Refreshments 5:30 p.m., Speaker 6-8 p.m., Dr. Beth Nolan will present  "Understanding Dementia: A Positive Approach Using What We Know.

Saturday, October 6,  Refreshments 8:30 a.m., Speaker 9:00 a.m.- noon, Dr. Beth Nolan will present "Living in the Moment”.

Come to one or both sessions at no cost. Register for the October 4 and 6 sessions by calling Vono Medical Supplies at 217-744-0040. Please specify which session or sessions you will attend

For an article published in Senior News with more information on this seminar as well as other programs for others living with or caring for people with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, please click here

 

Dr. Beth Nolan

Beth A. D. Nolan, Ph.D. works for Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC), Director of Certifications, a training and advocacy organization offering techniques used by professionals and families working or living with dementia or other brain changes. Dr. Nolan received her Ph.D. in applied gerontology from the University of Kansas, holds master’s degrees in Human Development and Applied Behavior Analysis, and completed her post-doctoral training in geriatric psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. She is formerly an Assistant Professor of Public Health and the Senior Associate Director for the Evaluation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health. For 20 years, she worked with a variety of human services agencies to translate and implement evidence-based programs for behavioral health, criminal justice, medicine, and senior living.  Dr. Nolan now serves as a Lead Mentor Trainer and Coach, and directs research at PAC, working improve skills to move care givers to become care partners.

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Oct
5
8:30 AM08:30

Memory Conference for Professionals: Enhancing Communication of People Living with Dementia

Link to the brochure, outline and the registration page for the Friday, October 4th session for professionals.  http://www.siumed.edu/neuro/alz/events/memory-conference-professionals-enhancing-communication-people-living-dementia.html

Description

Health care professionals are invited to join SIU Medicine's Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders' Annual Memory Conference, generously supported by the King's Daughters Organization.

View the conference brochure.

Reduced registration fee; CME credits available.

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Oct
4
5:30 PM17:30

Memory Conference: Understanding Dementia

On Thursday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, October 6,  in honor of the King’s Daughters Organization’s 125th Anniversary, they will join SIU Medicine's Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders and the Neuroscience Institute to bring national speaker, Dr. Beth Nolan PhD, to town. These free presentations are designed for family, friends and hands-on care staff to improve skills to help Care Givers become Care Partners.

These topics will help all to learn about the “positive approach to care” method, created by leading dementia educator Teepa Snow.  Her method recognizes individuals changing abilities as they progress through the disease and it emphasizes the value of connection.

Thursday, October 4,  Refreshments 5:30 p.m., Speaker 6-8 p.m., Dr. Beth Nolan will present  "Understanding Dementia: A Positive Approach Using What We Know.

Saturday, October 6,  Refreshments 8:30 a.m., Speaker 9:00 a.m.- noon, Dr. Beth Nolan will present "Living in the Moment”.

Come to one or both sessions at no cost. Register for the October 4 and 6 sessions by calling Vono Medical Supplies at 217-744-0040. Please specify which session or sessions you will attend.

For an article published in Senior News with more information on this seminar as well as other programs for others living with or caring for people with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, please click here

Dr. Beth Nolan

Beth A. D. Nolan, Ph.D. works for Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC), Director of Certifications, a training and advocacy organization offering techniques used by professionals and families working or living with dementia or other brain changes. Dr. Nolan received her Ph.D. in applied gerontology from the University of Kansas, holds master’s degrees in Human Development and Applied Behavior Analysis, and completed her post-doctoral training in geriatric psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA. She is formerly an Assistant Professor of Public Health and the Senior Associate Director for the Evaluation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health. For 20 years, she worked with a variety of human services agencies to translate and implement evidence-based programs for behavioral health, criminal justice, medicine, and senior living.  Dr. Nolan now serves as a Lead Mentor Trainer and Coach, and directs research at PAC, working improve skills to move care givers to become care partners.

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Aug
29
6:30 PM18:30

Effective Communication Strategies

Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the ability to use words is lost, families need new ways to connect. Join us to explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease.

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Jul
17
6:00 PM18:00

Ice Cream Social

NEW DATE!!!

2018 is a year of celebration for The King's Daughters Organization(KDO) and the celebration continues on July 17th, at an old fashioned an Ice Cream Social.

KDO is providing vanilla and chocolate ice cream, cookies and water to the first 300 guests, or as supplies last. Come eat ice cream and cookies at Douglas Park while listening to the sounds of the Springfield Municipal Band.

Join us for refreshments starting at Shelter #3 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm. The band starts at 7:30pm. There is limited permanent seating or bring chairs or blankets for picnic style seating while watching the band.

“We are proud to share this fun event with the community, and we appreciate the support of sponsors Ameren, Sam’s Club, Schnuck’s on Iles and Walmart”, says Laura Carmody, the event chairperson for KDO. “We hope to see you on Tuesday for some summer fun with ice cream, cookies and live music”.

 

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Jun
6
10:00 AM10:00

SIU Minds in Motion

Theme: Farmer's Market

SIU Medicine’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders is conducting their new Minds in Motion program designed to improve or maintain participants cognitive, physical and emotional health.  SIU Medicine Center trained staff, supported by volunteers, offer multi-sensory themed programs, a healthy lunch and tai-chi practice the first and third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 2941 S. Koke Mill Road, Springfield, IL.   

Minds in Motion is supported by a grant from King’s Daughters Organization.

If you are interested, in participating or volunteering,  please contact Susan Helm at 217-502-3992 or susan.helm@comcast.net

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May
11
10:30 AM10:30

KDO Golf Outing

Come Join us for a fun filled afternoon at the Rail Golf Course.  Proceeds from this event will benefit seniors of Sangamon County.

Agenda:

  • Registration 10:30 - 12:30
  • Lunch: 11:00 - 12:00
  • GOLF!
  • Dinner and Silent Auction

Teams will be comprised of four individuals at a cost of $125 per person.  Registration fees include your green and cart fees, lunch and dinner.

Sponsorships are also available from $100 to $2,500.

If interested in joining us or sponsorships please contact Kim Cochran at Kcochran4050@yahoo.com

The Rail Golf Course
1400 S Club House Dr, Springfield, IL 62707

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Mar
13
12:00 PM12:00

American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post

Malinda Craig of Margaret Garfield Circle will be presenting at the Sangamo Club

One of the most dazzling and sybaritic women in 20th century America was also a native of Springfield, IL.  I am referring to Marjorie Merriweather Post, the sole heir to the General Foods fortune.  She was born on March 15, 1887 at 541 Black Ave, in a home owned by her grandparents, Charles Rollin and Carrie Post.  In 1893, her family home was purchased by the King’s Daughter’s Organization and operated by them as a home for aging women who were unable to care for themselves. Marjorie’s father, C. W. Post, contributed funds to help King’s Daughter’s establish an endowment fund to support the charitable function as a memorial to his mother, Carrie Post.  Over the years of its operation, Marjorie also made contributions, including a contribution to help make possible the addition to the home in 1921.

Sangamo Club at 227 E. Adams St, Springfield, IL 2701. Lunch is $22 and reservations can be made by calling 217 544-1793.

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Mar
3
11:00 AM11:00

Your Service * Your Health * Our Focus

Presented by the Alzheimer's Association

Join us for a free education program on memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease for veterans, their families and their friends

Did you know that veterans are at an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease? Join us to learn more about memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and why early detection is the best way to increase the quality of life for those diagnosed and their families.

Call today and join us for this valuable education program!

Please register by phone or online
217-726-5184  or alz.org/illinois

Location: American Legion Post 32
1120 E. Sangamon
Springfield, IL 62702

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