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MLK Day of Service included seventy-three blankets, one hundred
and eighty coats, one hundred and fifty sweat-
ers, three hundred and four items of women’s
A Project Of Community Outreach clothing, one hundred and fifty items of men’s
clothing, one hundred and forty-four items of
Did you answer the call to have a “Day On - Jan- children’s clothing, two hundred and ten pairs of
uary 21, 2019? The Montgomery (AL) Alumnae socks, sixty-two pairs of shoes, five hundred and
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc., ob- sixteen hygiene products and two hundred and
served its Second Annual MLK Day of Service seventy-six miscellaneous items such as
by involving chapter members and the communi- scarves, gloves, hats and books. In addition to
ty in helping those in need. This event was an- these items a seventy-five dollar check was re-
nounced in the chapter’s newsletter - MAC ceived from a per-
Memos, via Facebook, mail-outs and through sonal donor and
media outlets. the Montgomery
On January 18, 2019, Cassandra E. Brown, (AL) Alumnae
President of the Montgomery (AL) Alumnae Chapter contribut-
Chapter and Nancy Fitzpatrick, Executive Direc- ed a two-hundred
tor of MACH, stated the significance of our chap- dollar donation to
ter’s on-going partnership with the Mid-Alabama assist with provid-
Coalition for the Homeless (MACH) and being ing needed funds
committed to serve our community during their to MACH.
interview on WSFA Alabama Live, a NBC affiliat- Cathey Hendricks, the Chair of the Community
ed station. This interview was re-aired on Sun- Outreach Committee, would like to thank Jessy-
day, January 20, 2019 during the 9:00 a.m. and ca M. Darrington, Co-Chair, Jimmetta Gourdine
4:00 pm. broadcasts as well. A similar interview and Vera Dupree, Coordinators of the MLK Day
was also presented during, “Your Community of Service and subcommittee members Jacque-
This Week” time slots on Sunday, January 20, lyne Canty, Judy Johnson, and Brandy Howard
2019, at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 pm. President Cas- Stanford, as well as Mona Davis the Chair of the
sandra E. Brown extended a personal invitation Publicity Committee, members of the chapter
on behalf of the chapter to all citizens to use and community for their support in making this
their day off as a day on and give gently used event a success. The Montgomery (AL) Alum-
clothing and needed hygiene products to their nae Chapter
neighbors in need. of Delta Sig-
Even though the MLK Day of Service Event offi- ma Theta So-
cially started at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January rority, Inc., is
21, 2019, viewers began delivering items as ear- “Committed to
ly as 8:00 am on January 8, 2019. In true Delta IMPACTFUL
Style light refreshments, a video presentation Service” and
highlighting the Community Outreach Commit- will continue
tee’s previous events, along with the audio of Dr. to collect per-
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream sonal hygiene
products
Speech” set the tone of the event. donate to MACH on a monthly basis. to
This event ended at
12:00 noon and Jim-
metta Gourdine Co-
Coordinator of this
event, was proud to
present the Mid-
Alabama Coalition for
the Homeless
(MACH) seventy-
three large bags of donated items. These bags

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