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NARC Awards Judging
February 27, 2010
9:00am - 5:00pm
Xi Omega Center
4411 – 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

SHARE
February 27, 2010
9:00am
Saint Marks United Methodist Church
Hanover, MD
Little Miss Ivy Girls Practice
February 27, 2010
11:00am - 1:00pm
Odenton Police Station
Odenton, MD



S.H.A.R.E
January 23, 2010
Saint Marks United Methodist Church
Glen Burnie, MD
Metropolitan Founder's Day
January 24, 2010
BWI Marriott



Programs

The National Program theme for 2006-2010 is "THE HEART OF E.S.P.: AN EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE PROGRAM." For more information about the National Program, please visit the International AKA Website by clicking here for more details - 2006- 2010 Program

The Omicron Gamma Omega chapter promotes programs and services which are congruent to the International Platforms of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The five Platforms included in the National Program and implemented by the members of Omicron Gamma Omega are:


Platform I

Omicron Gamma Omega will strive to create economic expertise, success in business and power networking opportunities for the non-traditional entrepreneur. Strategies and activities planned for Platform I initiatives will be implemented through the following committees and chairpersons.

Non-Traditional Women-owned Business Entrepreneurs - TBD
Economic Workshop/Forum - Yolanda Pinckney
Networking with Local Businesses - Yolanda Pinckney

 

Platform II

Through education, synergy and partnerships, Omicron Gamma Omega will develop and disseminate the economic keys to success. The goals of this committee are to increase economic literacy of youth and adults; provide youth with an economic head start; provide opportunities for the community to gain knowledge necessary to become entrepreneurs; and to impart to the youth benefits of a college education. The following committees and chairpersons will implement through the goals of the sorority.

Mental & Fiscal Literacy Program -Tracey Spain
Scholarship - Lyntisha Corneille
HBCU Tour - Jennifer Harris
Mentoring Youth - Mary Clayton (Partnership)

Platform III

The goal of Platform III is to provide activities that enable, support and provide access that enable and promote the growth of the black family. The committee will devise strategies for assisting young males in overcoming the formidable challenges to their educational development and well-being and provide activities to enable and promote the growth of the black family, which will strengthen the commmunity through building a strong family foundation.

Project H.O.P.E. - Farrasha Jones and Alice Williams
S.H.A.R.E. - Francesca Brooks
Food Bank - Delores Smith
Elder Care - Thelma Brown-Wallace
Ivy Girls - Yolanda Pinckney
Black Family Forum – Dorothy Scott-Wright and Margaret Flamer

Platform V

Members are asked to commit to developing ongoing and lasting healthy lifestyles. The Platform V committee will address teh many health issues and crises that face the Black community, develop social support networks and raise public awareness. Strategies and activities scheduled to accomplish the goals of being empowered emotionally and physically as follows are:

Cardiovascular Walk - Tomorrow Brown
Race for the Cure - Jackie Thornton
Health Education Awareness - TBD