Santa Barbara AHEPA Chapter 243

Welcome to the Daughters of Penelope E-Newsletter
CELEBRATING FOUNDER'S DAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE!!!!

The Daughters of Penelope is an international women's organization dedicated to the promotion of Hellenism, education, philanthropy, civic responsibility and family and individual excellence. Today, the Daughters of Penelope is a leader in philanthropic, educational and cultural activities with nearly 10,000 members in local chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Greece. Our web site is www.ahepa.org/dop.

Founder's Day Events are planned throughout our Domain.
Enjoy the Festivities and the Celebrations!!!!

U.S. ELECTION RESULTS
We are pleased to report that in the U.S. House of Representatives the following Greek-American incumbents and members of the HELLENIC CAUCUS were re-elected on Nov 4 to their position. Congratulations to these members:
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Caucus Co-Chair
Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
John Sarbanes (D-MD)
Zack Space (D-OH)
Niki Tsongas (D-MA)

Greek-American Challenger Dina Titus (D-NV) was elected to a House Seat in Nevada, defeating incumbent Jon Porter. Founder/Co-Chair of the Hellenic Caucus, Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) won reelection easily. The Hellenic Caucus had 141 members this year.
VICTIM'S RIGHTS CAUCUS

Founder and Co-Chair Ted Poe (R-TX) won reelection. His co-chair, Jim Costa (D-CA) also won reelection. This Caucus currently has 43 members. Members must resign for each Caucus in the new Session.

WOMEN IN CONGRESS
The number of women has now increased slightly in the U.S. Congress. The November 4 elections brought the total to 94, of women in Congress. There will now be 17 women Senators and a record high 77 women Representatives. The number of women Governors remains at 8.
CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
After the new Congress takes office in January, it will be a great opportunity for our chapter members in the U.S. to contact the local offices of their Senators and Representative and invite them to speak at a meeting, luncheon, tea or other event in your local area. They want to meet with their constituents and will want to meet our chapter members to talk about the working of our government and important issues facing the new Congress. They can explain how our members can become more involved in our government and political processes. Now is a great time to plan a Spring Chapter Program for Civic Responsibility.