Using the NEW News of Mighty Ninth

If you didn't receive the first issue of News of Mighty Ninth for this biennium, please let me know ASAP.

Look! In your inbox! It's a pamphlet! It's a newsletter! NO ... It's a MAGAZINE! That's right, the News of Mighty Ninth, commonly referred to as our District Service Bulletin, took on a new format for the 2013-2015 biennium, and the first issue is out now. Jan Skinner of the Richardson Club is our editor, and she's done a terrific job with coordinating content and making all that news into real information you can use immediately within your Club.


The magazine will be presented in two distinct parts. The first part will be our feature stories, all about a central topic. If you'll take a look at this issue, you'll see that we've announced that this is the SERVICE issue: All the feature stories will relate to taking our service to the next level. (The fall issue will be the COMMUNICATIONS issue, so if you have a good question or topic for that issue, let Jan know!)

This issue's SERVICE articles include:

• Literacy Month 101: Success in September begins now
• Make A Difference Day: How will your Club be making a difference?
• There's No Reason NOT to Submit Award Entries
• 10 No-Cost Service Projects to Implement Now
• Free Money: Making Grants Work for You
• Service on the District Level: What the District Program Team Can Do for Your Club

In most issues (this one is an exception because we have a substantial Conference Wrap-Up in the middle), we will follow the features section with our regular District Nine news. In each issue, you will find short updates from our District Nine committees, a membership report card, a list of new members and their sponsors, and articles from our program team and from our members.

This issue's District News articles include:

• Dallas Club's Project Receives $6,000 Disaster Relief Grant
• Convention Preview: Altrusans on the Move
• Saying Goodbye to Past Governor Fran McDonald
• Member Retention
• The One New Club Initiative
• What Kind of Leader Are You?
• Starting an ASTRA Club Is Easy
• Service Spotlight on several of our clubs (send in yours!)

The District Nine magazine is yours to use any way you wish. Take some time to read through the articles and increase your Altrusa knowledge. Print out a copy or two and lend it to a prospective member, or mail it to a former Altrusan who might consider coming back. Work with your Club to submit articles for the next issue. Adapt one of the articles as an Accent for your next meeting. There are lots of ways to use it!