Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter program committee reports

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC- THETA THETA OMEGA CHAPTER PROGRAM REPORT for DECEMBER 2005
2005-2006 Program-
The chapter’s program for 2005-2006 was
presented and accepted by the chapter at
the November meeting. Chapter programs which support the National Program focus include the following acti vites.
IVY READING ACADEMY- Every Thursday from October through May
The chapter’s tutoring program for grades 1-3, is ongoing at the Wendall Williams Elementary School on Thursdays from 2:30PM to 3:30PM. Contact Soror Jacquelyn Caffey for information.
NATIONAL FAMILY VOLUNTEERISM DAY-
was held on Saturday, November 19th at the DOOLITTLE COMMUNITY CENTER
Pink and green kudos to Chairpersons Amanda McWilliams (Thanksgiving Baskets), Dennell Hoggard
(SIDS) and Ina Dorman (The Black Family) for an outstanding event.
Sorors began the morning by preparing and presenting Thanksgiving baskets, in partnership with the Coker Foundation, the Links and Jack and Jill of America, to ninety senior citizens who are raising their grandchildren. The baskets were filled to the brim with a turkey and all the trimming to make a dinner.
When the seniors entered the room at the Senior Center they were given the opportunity to pick out new or gently used coats for themselves or their grandchildren. The AKAteens assisted seniors by escorting them to their seats and by taking the baskets to their cars.
A Health Fair followed the basket delivery in an adjourning room. Seniors and others in attendance were given information from NBLIC and SIDS, Cooperative Extension (Healthy Hearts Program, the Social Security Administration, and the Aid for AIDS in Nevada; FACT (Fighting Aids in our Community Today). The Southern Nevada Black Nurses provided blood pressure checks. Sunrise Hospital Reading Program, Hippy (Home Instruction for Parents with Pre-School Youngsters) donated books. The COW bus (Clinic on Wheels),! provided immunizations to children in need.
Every hour of the event, participants had a chance to win door prizes-$25.00 gift cards from Wal-Mart.
Many thanks to the many sorors who helped to make this day a huge-e-e-e success!!!
MONEY MATTERS SEMINAR- Saturday, December 10th at CCSN CHARLESTON CAMPUS- 9:30AM-2:30PM - Please plan to attend.
BLACK FAMILY/KATRINA PROJECT- Soror Ina Dorman will give an update.
FOUNDERS’ DAY/ ARTS and HUMANITIES PROJECT- Saturday. February 11,2006 Location: CCSN West Charleston Campus, Bldg. D. Chairpersons, Kenyatta Neal-Johnson, Bertha Pendleton and Edna States will give details.
Please support all chapter activities with your presence and assistance. Programs and activities are developed to meet the National Program initiatives. We need all sorors to help us with fulfilling these program goals.M^WMWWM'
Respectfully submitted,
Program Chairman
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC- THETA THETA OMEGA CHAPTER PROGRAM REPORT for NOVEMBER 2005
2005-2006 Proeram-
The chapter’s program for 2005-2006 is^being presented today. This program was presented to Me general membership at the October 2005 meeting. Lack of a quorum prevented.its ratification. National program foci have been addressed and included in the programs and activities which will be sponsored by Theta Theta Omega Chapter.
The chairman of Program is asking that the chapter members review the proposed program and ratify it.M
IVY READING ACADEMY- Every Thursday from October through Mav
The chapter’s tutoring program for grades 1-3, is ongoing at the Wendall Williams Elementary School on Thursdays from 2:30PM to 3:30PM. Contact Soror Jacquelyn Caffey for information. The Program chair attended the first day of tutoring on Thursday, October 13th.
NATIONAL FAMILY VOLUNTEERISM DAY- Saturday. November 19th-9:30AM- y :00PM- DOOLITTLE COMMUNITY CENTER
Chairpersons Amanda McWilliams and Vennell Hoggard will provide information.
MONEY MATTERS SEMINAR- Saturday. December 10th at CCSN CHARLESTON CAMPUS- 9:30AM-2:30 PM
Chairperson Sami Randolph will provide information
BLACK FAMILY/KATRINA PROJECT-
Coats are being collected.
, Soror Ina Dorman will give an update.
FOUNDERS’ DAY/ ARTS and HUMANITIES PROJECT-
The Program chair met with the combined committees for planning. Chairpersons: Sorors Kenyatta Neal-Johnson, Barbara Kirkland, Bertha Pendleton and Edna States will provide information about this upcoming event.___________________________________
Please support all chapter activities with your presence and assistance. Programs and activities are developed to meet the National Program initiatives. We need all sorors to help us with fulfilling these program goals.
submitted,
Program Chairman
THETA THEA OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT^
SEPTEMBER, 2005
The Program Committee met during the summer on July 19th. During this meeting program chairmen had a lengthy discussion about what the chapter’s programs should be as they relate to the National Program Initiatives. The discussion centered on some of the following concepts:
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Making sure that all committees are aware of the criteria for winning Regional and National chapter awards in all of the categories. This would help us to focus our direction and to organize our activities so that they would meet the criteria.
Participating in more activities that make the community aware of our chapter’s commitment to Women’s Health Initiatives: cancer, heart disease, hypertension, diet
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Accessing the skills of the health resource persons in our chapter.
We need to provide workshops for our chapter members and for the community.
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Working “smarter and not harder”, by combining committees ’
activities and resources., e g. Founders’ Day combined with a Humanities program centered on Black History; A Black Family-Thanksgiving Baskets-Volunteer Day
Committee chairpersons were asked to meet with their committees to think-tank some combined committee activities and to establish some tentative dates for those activities.
The Program Chairman is requesting that committee chairs submit the dates of their proposed activities to her by Monday, September 26^. We would like to present the Program for 2005-2006(September to September) at the next general meeting.
y AUTHORS’ CONTEST UPDATE
In May of this year a Young Authors’ Writing Contest was held at Wendall Williams Elementary School. Student winners were Steven Jones, grade 2 and Tokai Chaney, grade 5.
During the Far Western Regional Conference in March 2005, the two winning entries were submitted to the Far Western Region Program Chairman, Soror Outlaw. The summer edition of the Ivy Leaf has a listing of all of the chapter winners by region.
Entries from all region chapters will be judged. The winning entries will be submitted to National forjudging. The contest winners will be announced at the 2006 Boule in Detroit, Michigan. This will complete the second cycle of the Young Authors’ contest
CONNECTION COMMITTEE
Don’t forget the
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC
EIGHT PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE in
Washington, DC at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel on September 22-24,2005
The Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference will be running concurrently with this conference.
Respectfully submitted, Barbara McCants-Hill
Program Committee Chairman
THETA THETA OMEGA CHAPTER 09 ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING JULBH 2005
AGENDA
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
This meeting was scheduled to plan the program for Theta Theta Omega Chapter during the 2005-2006 year.
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- Discussion about programs as they relate to the National
Program Initiative
-Education
-The Black Family
-Health
-Economics
-The Arts
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Plan activities for year
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Propose a change in by-laws Dl cover change in time for planning.
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Wither thoughts, ideas, and / recommendations.
PROGRAM REPORT
June 2005
During the Program Chair was active with Western
Regional Conference Committee and with conducting the Young Authors’ Contest at WendallP. Williams Elementary School. She attended committee m^etuHs for the Regional Conference Steering Committee, visited the Ivy Reading Academy, and participated ceremonies Academy. This chairman also had
the opportunity to proofread the 100 African-American Educators, book prepared by Soror Caffey as fulfillment of the grant awarded to her by the Las Vegas Centennial Commission.
COMMITTEE UPDATES
- The Ivy Reading Academy at Wendell Williams Elementary School held its culminating ceremonies on Friday, May 6th. Students who participated were given various awards, ribbons, prizes and certificates. Tutors were also presented with plaques for their work.
The Young Authors’ Contest was conducted at Wendall Williams ES during the month of April. M., second grade class and and a fifth grade class were used for the contest. Selected first and second place winners were awarded plaques and writing materials at the May 6th S Reading Academy ceremonies.
Meeting for Committee Chairman:
A planning meeting for all committee chairs and co-chairs has been tentatively scheduled for Thursday, July 14th, at the home of Barbara McCants-Hill.
The purpose of the meeting will be to refocus on our chapter’s programs and to make plans that will run from September 2005 until August 2006. More information wil be sent to you via e-mail or snail mail.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara McCants-Hill, Program Chairperson
PROGRAM REPORT
JANUARY 2005
During the months^f December and January the Program Chair has been active Mth the Founders’ Day and Emerald Ball Committee's; She has attended the meetings of both The Chair in attendance at Founders’ Day
weekend activities and also participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.
Special tea roses are sent to Soror Kaweeda Adams and the Economics Committee for again providing an outstanding “Money Matters Seminar”.
COMMITTEE UPDATES
We send also to the Founders’ Day Committee Chairpersons,
Kenyatta Neal-Johnson and Hora Shaffer for and committee members B an outstanding Founders’ Day. weekend.
Also, we send roses to Chairpersons, Nakia Barker and Cashia members of the MLK, Jr. Parade committee, and the AKATeens’ Committee for our successfill representation in the parade.
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Congratulations^) winning a Las V
K Celebration Education Grant for our Ivy Reading Academy project.
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The Emerald Ball Committee is soliciting the support sorors.
They would like alFsorors to participate on a committee.
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CommitteeBplanning “A Da® the Capita® in March Soror Verlia Hoggard will provide more information.
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS PLANNING MEETING
There will be a meeting of all committee chairpersons scheduled for February. All committee chairperson will be notified OF THE DATE AND TIME.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara McCants-Hill, Program Chairperson
PROGRAM REPORT
March 2005
During the month M^ebruary the Program Chair was active with the Emerald Ball Committee and with making plans for the Young Authors’ Contest. She attended committee meetings for the Emerald Ball, Regional Conference Steering Committee met with the Basileus and second Anti Basileus to plan for the rest of this calendar year.
COMMITTEE UPDATES
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The Ivy Reading Academy at Wendell Williams Elementary School is continuing to assist students at the school with reading. African-American educators are being interviewed by students Tor the book that they will be writing about African-American educators in Las Vegas. Jacqueline Caffey is still looking for educators to complete the 100 she wants acknowledged.
Interviews are conducted on Thursday. See Jacquelyn Caffey for more information.
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The Young Authors’ Committee is in desperate need of a co-chair and committee members!!! (The Program Chair will be the other co-chair.) We must complete the process by April 30th. WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!!!
Our focus this cycle will be on Wendell Williams Elementary School. It is our hope to involve the total school during the month of March in the writing of stories.
Tentative dates for the contest are:
-March 8th — Committee meeting at the home of Soror Barbara McCants-Hill at 6 P.M.
-March 10th - Distribution of contest materials to school personnel -April ll-15th- Judging of entries during this week. WE NEED SUGGESTIONS OF PEOPLE FOR JUDGES.
(A site is needed, also.)
-April 25-29th- Reception for participants, wihners, their parents and teachers
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS need to meet with their committees and begin dialoging about future events. The chapters’ program must also continue. Consider combined activities with several committees working on an events.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara McCants-Hill, Program Chairperson