- Rose Tributes brought in a total of $24,000 in $5 increments. This is a record-breaking accomplishment!

- Scholarships were awarded to 39 women for the upcoming academic year. Click here for a list of all recipients.

- Click here for a list of the newly allocated arthritis grants.

- The Barbara Daugs Hunt award was presented to Mary Batman Converse, Phi Kappa. A friend sums it up like this: "When I think of her, words like 'lifetime commitment to AOII' come to mind." Mary has served AOII since becoming a member in 1962 and has been a friend of the Foundation's since its inception.

- The first place SHEAF Awards for Excellence in Fundraising were presented to Iota Sigma and to Toledo Area Alumnae. Iota Sigma held their 20th Annual Run for the Roses to Strike Out Arthritis! this year. The Toledo Area Alumnae held a successful Baskets 'N Brunch event. Basket items were donated by area companies and auctioned off to luncheon attendees. Click here for a list of citation chapters.

- The Chapter Challenge winner was Chi Omicron. They had the highest percentage of alumnae members donating $30 to the Foundation in honor of its 30th Anniversary.

- Click here for a list of chapters that were given awards for holding a Strike Out Arthritis! event. There were 63 chapters that participated.

- Cheryl Bogedain won the Pearls of Wisdom contest. She was given a fresh water cultured pearl necklace, donated by d'Forsythe, for entering the Foundation's trivia contest.

- Thirty chapters were acknowledged with a Sisters Developing Leaders Together 100% participation award.

- Click here for a list of the educational programming that will be funded for AOII members this year by the Foundation.