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.
October 31-Nov 1: DBE Eastern District Meeting. Help required with guests, refreshments and the meeting to be held at St. Pauls, S. Pitt Street.
Nov 5th: Bonfire Night at Kelly McCarthy’s from 6.30pm
December 6th: Scottish Walk, Alexandria, VA
February 2026:
Visit to the Senior Care Facility, Little Sisters of the Poor Washington DC, Jeanne Jugan Residence, 4200 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017; and
Galantine’s Wine Tasting Event. Details tba.
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: The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley.
We can meet in person in the library dining room at Elaine’s in Old Town. If you would like to be a part of the book club please let us know and we can work on a date this fall that works best for all! Click Here to Sign Up
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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