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MLK Day of Service all that entered.
Reaching Out to the Community This event ended at 12:00 noon and Cassandra
E. Brown, the President of the Montgomery (AL)
Did you have a day on or a day off on January Alumnae Chapter was proud to present to Nancy
Fitzpatrick, the Executive Director of MACH 57
15, 2018? The Montgomery (AL) Alumnae large bags of donated items. These bags includ-
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc., ob- ed eighty-five blankets, two-hundred and three
served its First Annual MLK Day of Service by coats, thirty-three sweaters, one-hundred and
involving chapter members and the community four items of women’s clothing, seventy-five
in helping those in need. This event was an- items of men’s clothing, one hundred and thirty-
nounced in the chapter’s newsletter - MAC six items of children’s clothing, two hundred and
Memos, via Facebook and through three media twenty-two pairs of socks, thirty-six pairs of
presentations. shoes, one thousand one hundred and seventy-
The first presentation aired on January 4, 2018, nine hygiene products and one hundred and fifty
on WCOV a FOX affiliated station by Crystal -seven miscellaneous items such as scarves,
nd
Crump, 2 Vice Presi- gloves and hats. In addition to
dent and Jessyca M Dar- these items a one-hundred dollar
rington, Community Out- check was received from a per-
reach Committee Co- sonal donator and the Montgom-
chair. On January 11, ery (AL) Alumnae Chapter con-
2018, the second presen- tributed a two-hundred dollar do-
tation was aired with nation to assist with providing
Cathey Hendricks, Com- needed funds to MACH.
munity Outreach Com-
mittee Chair and Jessyca
M, Darrington, Co-chair. Cathey Hendricks, the Chair of
They restated the signifi- the Community Outreach Com-
cance of our chapter forming a partnership with mittee, would like to thank Jess-
the Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless cya M. Darrington, Co-Chair, Jimmetta Gourdine
(MACH) and being committed to serve our com- and Vera Dupree, Coordinators of the MLK Day
munity during their interview on WSFA Alabama of Service and subcommittee members Jacque-
Live a NBC affiliated station. During both inter- lyne Canty, Judy Johnson, Princess Harper and
views items needed, the date of the event, time Brandy Howard Stanford, as well as Mona Davis
and location were provided. The third media the Chair of the Publicity Committee, members
presentation prior to the event was provided by of the chapter and community for their support in
Cassandra E. Brown, President of the Montgom- making this event a success. If you were off on
ery (AL) Alumnae Chapter. She extended a per- our day on the Montgomery (AL) Alumnae Chap-
sonal invitation on behalf of the chapter to all citi- ter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is
zens to use their day off as a day on and give “Committed to IMPACTFUL Service” and will
gently used clothing and needed hygiene prod- continue to collect personal hygiene products to
ucts to their neighbors in need. This interview donate to MACH on a monthly basis.
aired on the morning of the event on Monday,
January 15, 2018 at the Fortitude Building.
Even though the MLK Day of Service Event offi-
cially started at 9:00 a.m. some viewers watched
the 5:30 a.m. media presentation and began de-
livering items as early as 8:00 a.m. In true Delta
Style light refreshments, a video presentation
highlighting the Community Outreach Commit-
tee’s previous events, along with the audio of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s - I Have a Dream
Speech were playing in the background to greet
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