Personal Contributions to P.E.O.
Reminder! In order to qualify for a charitable donation in the United States, personal contributions from P.E.O. members, family and friends should be made payable directly to the P.E.O. projects or P.E.O. Foundation, not to a local chapter. P.E.O. chapters are classified by the IRS as tax exempt, meaning they do not have to pay income tax on chapter earnings; however, donations received by chapters are not qualified as charitable contributions.
Only the International Chapter projects, P.E.O. Foundation and certain state chapter projects qualify with the IRS as charitable entities. Tax deductible contributions can be mailed directly to the P.E.O. Executive Office or Cottey College. Acknowledgements and proper tax documentation will be sent to donors to substantiate that a qualified charitable donation was received by P.E.O.
Membership Resources
Honor Roll
The listing of our members celebrating 50, 60, 70, 75 and 80 years in P.E.O. is now only on the website. Think about having the tech person in your chapter print out the Honor Roll and sharing it with members in the chapter who might be celebrating milestone birthdays in P.E.O. Then check under Membership 
for special celebration ideas.
Online Toolbox under Membership 
International Chapter’s Membership Team has developed a comprehensive online toolbox to help you grow and strengthen your chapter’s membership.
Contents include counsel for membership materials, resource documents, programming ideas, membership forms, SCMA Pilot Programs and new membership initiatives. New documents are added frequently and can be downloaded, printed or viewed directly from your personal computer.
This toolbox is located on the P.E.O. website on the membership page. Look for the .
Notice of Member Moving
The local chapter corresponding secretary uses the Notice of Member Moving form to report the name and address of a member moving to another city. The form is to be sent to the state organizer, and may also be sent to the area Reciprocity and/or to the presidents of local chapters in the city. When a member is moving to a chapter in Alaska, Hawaii or to a foreign country, send the form to the P.E.O. Executive Office.
The chapter receiving the form should complete and return the bottom section of the form to the sender. It is important that a P.E.O. moving to a different location be contacted as soon as possible by a local chapter. Let your P.E.O. contact be the member’s first welcome to a new community.
A member moving or contemplating a move may check the Directory of Presidents to contact a chapter president in her new area. She may also contact the local reciprocity.
Contact information for s/p/d organizers and local chapter presidents may be found in the Directory of Presidents section of the website. Reciprocity contact information is available on the website under REFERENCE LISTINGS (formerly CARE)/Reciprocity.
Emblem Ordering
It is important for the corresponding secretary to get an initiate’s information reported on the Change in Membership (CIM) form to the Membership Department immediately after initiation. The order for the initiate’s emblem, submitted by your chapter’s treasurer, will not be processed by the executive office until the CIM form has been received.
Reprinting from The P.E.O. Record
Material published in The P.E.O. Record does not carry a copyright. Articles are chosen to help you understand the policies of P.E.O., to keep you up to date on the projects, to give you inspiration, and to provide humor. You are encouraged to copy any articles or parts of them from the magazine for new members or for use at a chapter meeting. If an article is reprinted, please give credit to The P.E.O. Record.
2011 International Convention
The 2011 Convention of International Chapter will be held September 29 through October 1 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Amendment, registration and tour information will be included in the March-April 2011 issue of The P.E.O. Record. Continue to watch the members’ side of the P.E.O. website for more information.
