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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Gamma Delta Omega Chapter
Founder's Day Celebration
Day of Service
Echoes of Joy Community Day
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The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Gamma Delta Omega Chapter celebrated 115 years of service and sisterhood with sisterly fellowship at a black-owned restaurant in Portsmouth, Virginia. We received excellent food and customer service at The Scoreboard Restaurant.
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The members of GDO honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a day of service, servant leadership, and sisterhood. GDO, in partnership with The Village Family Food Pantry, created and donated Homeless weather protection/Cold- Flu Kits for the community.
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The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Gamma Delta Omega Chapter volunteered at The Echoes of Joy Community Day in partnership with the City of Portsmouth to prepare and serve the community with bagged lunches and health information.
Pink Goes Red
Founder's Day Celebration
Tribute to Frederick Douglass
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The ladies of Gamma Delta Omega wore red in support of Healthy Heart Month. Taking care of your heart is a serious matter!
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On Saturday, February 18, 2023, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Gamma Delta Omega Chapter, "Captured a Vision Fair" while Celebrating 115 Years of Service to All Mankind! The Founders' Day Committee paid tribute to Our Founders by presenting a 3 Part Reenactment of Our Founding, Incorporation, and Today's Continued Existence.
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The members of Gamma Delta Omega Chapter, community partner Autumn Care of Portsmouth, and guests experienced the power of Frederick Douglass being brought to life through a living history performance.
Youth Leadership Institute
CHIPP
Wellderly Week
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Gamma Delta Omega’s Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) is off to an amazing start! The youth and their parents attended the information session, participated in a group icebreaker, completed their applications, engaged with members of the chapter, and made executive decisions on which programs they would like to complete.
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CHIPP provides weekend and holiday meals for children within our local communities and is targeted to be Alpha Kappa Alpha’s most ambitious childhood program to date. On March 1, our chapter President, Vice President, and the Empower Our Families chairman distributed these bags to a local elementary school in Portsmouth, VA.
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In celebration of Wellderly Week seniors were surprised with flowers ! These women appreciated the nice gesture and conversation. It’s still time to participate in Wellderly Week! The theme for tomorrow is Bless a Senior with a Meal.
Youth Leadership Institute
Advocate for Social Justice
Arbor Day
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With the help of Gamma Delta Omega’s Enhancing Our Environment and Youth Leadership Institute committees, youth ages 11–13 were able to plant tomatoes in celebration of Earth Day.
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The Advocate for Social Justice Committee provided a successful forum for local legislation issues and other nonpartisan conversations concerning local government policies with “Let's Talk with Delegate Don Scott" Town Hall Meeting.
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In honor of Arbor Day: Tree Planting In Memory of Ivy Beyond the Wall, Sister Candace Richardson Avents.
Fill the Shopping Cart
Wear Pink, Spend Green, Buy Black
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Uplift Our Local Community Committee in collaboration with UOLC Committee of our Suffolk Chapter (Zeta Epsilon Omega) led a Food Drive on May 20th, 2023 at the Salvation Army in Suffolk VA. We donated 490 non-perishable food items to FILL the SHOPPING CART.
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Wear Pink... Spend Green… Buy Black… Sisterly Relations and the Black Dollar Committee supporting black-owned businesses for lunch after June's Chapter Meeting.