Heart of Giving

Commercial Exploitation of Children Forum

National Black Business Month celebrates 31 ways in 31 days!

Commit to Healthier Living by Joining the American Cancer Society’s Choose You Movement!               

                  

Choose You was created by the American Cancer Society to encourage women to put their own health first in the fight against cancer. It challenges women to make healthier choices, and supports them in their commitment to eat right, get active, quit smoking and get regular health checks.

 

Sign up we'll send you a FREE Choose You flower pin! - the symbol of women’s cancer prevention. Wear it as a proud reminder of your new health commitment, and to encourage friends and family to support you.

 

 

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) has joined Choose You by partnering with the American Cancer Society to challenge AKA members to make their health a priority in 2011. You can sign up for the program through a special registration page at ChooseYou.com/AKA or by clicking the “Choose You” link on cancer.org/aka1908, to register by your AKA region.

 

Visit us at ChooseYou.com/AKA to get started today!

 

Platinum & Pearls Celebrating Phi Phi Omega 10th Anniversary

 

  

 

Financial Empowerment Series

 

The Phi  Phi  Omega  Chapter  of  Alpha  Kappa  Alpha Sorority will host a Financial Empowerment and Economic Security forum on Wealth Building, Estate Planning and Financial Goals for Retirement on February 26, 2011, 12:30 to 2 pm at the Milton Center, 86 School Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30009. The forum will be headlined by Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor, Nasha Angela Knowles.  Boasting 10 years of experience in financial planning, Nasha helps clients review and understand their entire financial picture and build a long-term plan designed to meet their individual dreams and goals.  The  workshop  is  focused  on  educating  and  empowering  women  and  businesses  with  financial  strategies.  Statistically speaking, women live longer than men, and have a longer investment horizon which brings with it unique challenges and opportunities, adding that additional factors - including women making less than men, going in and out of the workforce to have children, and having smaller social security benefits - result in bigger long-term financial needs for women with smaller resources.

 

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

 

For additional information, please contact: Carolyn Henderson, publicity@phiphiomega.com

 

 

Holiday Breakfast

 

 

 

 

Domestic Violence Survivor Speak-Out

 

 

PADV invites you to its ninth annual Domestic Violence Survivor Speak-Out to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Survivors will share their personal stories of abuse, shame and victory at the speak-out. At the end of the program, PADV will honor those who were killed due to domestic violence with an immensely powerful, personalized “Remember My Name” ceremony.

October 28, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Gwinnett Historic Courthouse 185 West Crogan Street Lawrenceville, GA 30046

 

Please RSVP at 404.870.9603 

Visit our website for more information.

 

 

 

Uniting Emotionally, Spiritually, and Physically: Solidarity Walk 2010

 

 

Please join us as we walk in solidarity to increase our awareness of the effects of diabetes on the African American Community.  Click here to download and print the registration form.

 

Date:  Saturday, June 26, 2010

Time:  Registration begins at 10:00am

Walk begins at 11:00am

Starting Location:  The Forum
Corner of Hwy 141 and Junes Bridge

Ending Location:  Jones Bridge Park

4901 E. Jones Bridge Road

Norcross, Georgia 30092

Please Bring a Donation of rice, dry beans, and/or canned meat to be donated to a local area foodbank

 

Economic Survey of Black America

 

 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and TheLoop21.com, a digital space committed to leading the debate on black economic progress, are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind survey of African-American consumers and workers. Through our collaboration, you can help determine the future direction of economic policy affecting your ability to earn, save, and provide every single day.

Vote in the Economic Survey of Black America and Register with TheLoop21 for your chance to win beginning April 9. The survey will only take few minutes and you can win prizes!

Realizing your “Economic Keys to Success.” The AKA vision for an Extraordinary Service Program (ESP) recognizes the critical need for economic security and so should you.

Tell your family and friends. Everyone can and should participate to create a blueprint for black economic progress in the 21st Century.

Go to TheLoop21.com for more information.

 

2010 Census: Phi Phi Omega Gets the Word Out!

 

Ison Springs Science Night

On Thursday, March 25th, twelve sorors of Phi Phi Omega participated in Ison Springs Elementary School’s Science Night.   Sorors purchased and assembled dry ingredients used to make homemade toothpaste.  Materials were assembled at the homes of Sorors Renita Wynn and Ora Douglass prior to the community service activity.    Students were able to measure and mix wet ingredients. Toothpaste recipe cards were provided to each student along with a toothbrush and tips for healthy brushing. Materials to make the toothpaste were packaged and distributed on the day of the event at Ison Springs. Multiple tables were set up between two floors for K through 5th graders and their parents for Science Night.   Soror volunteers worked at the chapter experiment station in addition to assisting teachers with the set up and take down of other experiment stations. Some of the other experiments included making a kaleidoscope, making a magnet with paperclips, watching the affects of hot & cold water on a balloon pulled over a glass bottle, and matching the different moon phases to the inside of oreo cookies.

 

 

Adopt a Highway Sign Installation

 

On March 3rd, members of PPO witnessed the installation of our Adopt-A-Highway sign. Soro rs Sandra Kenon, Ora Douglass, Fern Scott, Marvis Butler, Charmagne Helton and Rosilyn Taylor  were present for the installation. The signs are located on Morrison Parkway on each side of the road within the mile. Soror Fern began working with the City of Alpharetta Public Works department in December 2009 to acquire the PPO sign. The c ommitment  for PPO is to clean the roadside mile four times a year.  Thank you Soror Fern for your diligence and hard work - you are a rare pearl and we are grateful to have you in our chapter.

      

 

 

 

What is the Census and Why YOU Should Care

 

What is the U.S. Census?
The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years. Everyone is counted, and any personal data you provide is protected under federal law and is not shared with other organizations.

Why should I answer the Census?
The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for:
Hospitals
Job training centers
Schools
Senior centers
Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
Emergency services

The data collected by the census also help determine the number of seats your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.

How does it work?
In March 2010, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the United States and Puerto Rico. When you receive yours, just answer the 10 short questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you don't mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions from the form.

The majority of the country will receive English–only materials. Households in areas with high concentrations of Spanish-speaking residents may receive a bilingual (English/Spanish) form.

"We can't move forward until you mail it back!"

 

Black History Month at Ison Springs Elementary

 

Soror Ora Douglass designed a poster for Black History Month and shared it during Prime Time at the Elementary School. The poster was also on display at the school for two weeks during black history month.  The children were extremely impressed with Shani Davis, men’s speed skating gold medalist, especially when they learned that he began skating at the age of two.

 

 

Phi Phi Omega's Haiti Relief Innitiative

 

More than 30 Phi Phi Omega sorors participated in the Haiti Relief effort. Participation came through donations of time and supplies as well as providing support to the Program committee to implement the activity. We are proud to report donations of the following to Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC):

Medical Supplies

6 adult medical walkers

4 sets of adult crutches

2 adult wheelchairs

72 boxes of abdominal pads

4,000 gauze sponges for dressing changes

3 large bins of additional medical supplies; including Band-Aids, protective skin barriers, urinary catheters, and syringes

 

Pain Medications

88 boxes of children's pain reliever in liquid and drops; these included Tylenol and Motrin

1,996  tablets of adult strength Tylenol, Motrin and Advil

Mr. Vinson of FODAC confirmed receipt of the donations by Phi Phi Omega; our donations have been loaded onto one of their 53 footer trucks for transport to Charleston.  The donations will be taken to Haiti by ship.

 

Service to all Mankind... Regardless of the Weather

 

On Saturday, February 6^th the oath "Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds" not only applied to the United States Postal Service but could have also been the oath of Phi Phi Omega’s  “Go Adopt A Highway Team”. Team members Sorors Ora Douglas, Mary Ann Rosemond, Vanessa Henley, Candace Johnson, Adrienne Logan, and Marvis Butler met at the Alpharetta Federal Express location to kickoff Phi Phi Omega’s Adopt A Highway initiative by picking up debris on Westside Parkway at Haynes Bridge in weather that started out as rain and quickly turned to sleet, and snow flurries.

The Go Adopt A Highway project organized by Soror Fern Scott enlists citizen volunteers to help remove litter from state roadsides. The program will provide Phi Phi Omega recognition with signage that acknowledges the chapter for its environmental awareness while promoting civic responsibility and pride. ‘The volunteers of the Adopt-A-Highway program serve as visible reminders to the public that we are all stewards of the land.’ 

A sight to be seen were the six Sorors dressed in pink and green attire with black and neon yellow reflective safety vests armed with black garbage bags caravanning in SUVs, while picking up trash, snapping pictures, and running across the highway in the inclimate weather.  The activity highlight was seeing Soror Ora picking up trash in “high fashion” sporting a mink hat and Ugg boots!

 

2010 Metro Atlanta Founders' Day

 

The 2010 Metro Atlanta Founders’ Day celebration was held Saturday, Jan. 30^th at the Cobb Galleria Centre.  The theme of this year’s event was “Exquisite Sorors Persevering Through the Years” recognizing the 102^nd year of the sorority’s existence. The theatrical production featured the sorority’s history, dating from its founding to the present. Three of Phi Phi Omega’s own, Sorors Theresia Sims Carrington, Sylvia Thomas, and Alice Wyatt showed off their acting skills in the dramatic arts by bringing various aspects of the history of the sorority to life.  Sorors took us back to various periods in time such as 1918-1920’s when Soror Phyllis Waters, at the 3^rd Boule in Cleveland, OH presented her design of our coat of arms; to the 1940 and 1950’s when Sorors attended the 1st South Atlantic Regional Conference, held in Columbus, GA, as well as the 1970’s depicting Sorors shopping during Boule!  The Service to All Mankind and the Undergraduate Book Awards were presented by Sorors Monika Bailey and Theresia Sims Carrington. Also, President Sandra Kenon participated in the recitation of the Rededication Ceremony.

Always a highlight of Founder’s Day is the recognition of those Sorors that have been members of the Sorority for 50 years and 25 years respectively. Phi Phi Omega’s own Theresia Sims Carrington was honored as a Golden Soror and Alline Clancy and Linda Crowley were honored as Silver Sorors.

Including Phi Phi Omega there were a total 14 participating graduate chapters representing the City of Atlanta and surrounding counties.

Colleges present included: Emory University, Spelma

n College, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, and Clayton State University.

 

MLK Day of Sisterhood and Service

 

Phi Phi Omega Chapter Sorors showed that Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday January 18, 2010 was certainly a day “on” and not a day “off”. There were more than 61 Sorors at Zion Missionary Baptist Church serving and supporting the “first” Phi Phi Omega Day of Service and Sisterhood activity for the year.  Sorors donated, collected, and sorted, clothes, accessories, and toiletries for the not-for-profit organization Every Woman Works, Inc. and Ison Springs Elementary School. 

Phi Phi Omega has committed to support Every Woman Works, Inc. which provides ‘a safe, therapeutic and supportive environment where women who are homeless, recovering from alcohol and drug dependency, in transition from the penal systems, recovering from domestic violence, living in poverty will have an opportunity to develop solid, transferable work skills, to strengthen their sense of self confidence and to obtain financial independence’.

As an added bonus, Sorors delivered the donated items to the Every Woman Works, Inc. Learning Center and was welcomed by the Founder, Mrs. Tillie O’Neal-Kyles, the staff,  and several of the ladies that are participants. Soror Beverly Barber opened the program with a prayer and Basileus Sandra Kenon welcomed everyone present. Several Sorors shared their “story” with the group and how they

were able to overcome adversity.  Soror Rosilyn Taylor led the closing prayer.  After hearing that there was a need for tutoring services Sorors Wanda Tanner, Anita Helton and Alice Wyatt volunteered to return and provide tutoring to the ladies and their children.

In addition, when Phi Phi Omega Sorors recently met with Soror and Principal Sara Glynn she expressed that there were several children attending her school Ison Springs Elementary  (located in Sandy Springs, Georgia) that were without warm coats and outer wear.  The call went out to all Phi Phi Omega S

orors and they immediately filled in the gap by going in their closets as well as purchasing warm coats and outerwear to take to the children. 

In the words of Phi Phi Omega’s Vice President, Ora Douglas… ‘After all, service and sisterhood is what we are all about.’