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Lincoln Park Chicago (LPCC) Chapter of
Top Ladies of Distinction hosted Unleash the Power
Area III Within You the 2nd annual empowerment conference
put together BY women FOR women who are interest-
ed in bettering their lives. The day-long conference was
Cardinal Chapter of Top Teens of America and held Saturday, October 21, 2017.
Top Ladies of Distinction sponsored “A Day of Fun”
for Grandparent’s Day at the Heritage House, a St. Lou- The LPCC SOW committee hosted the conference
is senior citizen’s resident and Cardinal Chapter Com- which consisted of a series of mini-workshops, a com-
munity Partner. The residents were excited and waiting plimentary breakfast, lunch, and raffle drawings. High-
for the Top Teens and Ladies. lights from several of the workshops included:
Our Keynote Speaker for the conference was Irika Sar-
gent, news anchor for CBS affiliate WBBM, Chicago,
Approximately 40 residents from the Heritage House IL. Ms. Sargent shared her incredible life experiences
were in attendance. Teens served as Host and led the with the audience. She shared her road to success, the
residents in an icebreaker where seniors had to give a barriers she encountered and how she ultimately landed
historical tidbit of their life. The seniors requested Bin- on top.
go as their game of choice, so the evening included Bin-
go games and other interactive games. Prizes galore for
attendance and games were available. To show “We Shree Franklin delivered an insightful vision on
Care”, prizes included shawls, lap throws, toiletries and strengthening your intuitive muscle. Dr. Frank Vaught,
household cleaning products. a health and nutrition expert who shared secrets to de-
creasing stress naturally. He discussed nutritional se-
crets that help thrive beyond current health disparities
Healthy food choices of salad, fruit and turkey sand- and actions that help break through barriers that pre-
wiches were the lunch faire. The day was a wonderful vents us from reaching our goals.
event as residents were able to interact with Ladies,
Teens and prospective inductees. Heritage House resi-
dents await the Chapter’s return for the next event! In “Peeling the Onion” Dee Dee Osobor, Director of
Open Door Prison Ministry at Apostolic Faith Church
discussed how the layers of issues in one's life that have
not have been addressed can cause stagnation, procrasti-
nation and paralysis until resolved. She shared tools to
apply to your life to move forward to a productive fu-
ture!
