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Carrousel Allison Herald has spent Hillary Thomas and Adrienne Energy abounds!
more time with family just hanging Thomas Lamar surprised her for
out and enjoying each other. She the December holidays. She has Carrousel Michelle Reed Arnold has definitely
has been cooking, trying new recipes no idea how Carrousel Courtney embraced family during this pandemic with trips to the
and has learned that she is a damn Thomas kept that a secret. The beach with her husband, Carrafella Kevin and their pups
good cook! She also has learned more things that she will keep post-Covid as well as taking an Athens, Greece vacation. She also
about her neighborhood by walking are grocery deliveries, cross-country traveled to St. Louis to have family time with her mom,
to the park and has experienced life’s wine sips, book clubs with girlfriends Carrousel Betty Reed, and sisters, Carrousels Dana Reed
ups and downs in the last year, with via Zoom, and taking short-term and Stacey Reed Mevs. If that’s not enough, Carrousel
the passing of her sister, her beautiful on-line classes such as an Instagram Michelle completed the TCS New York Marathon.
daughter Ariel leaving to attend her gardening 101 class. Carrousels Michelle Reed Arnold,
freshman year at Howard University Carrousel Antonia Routt didn’t let sisters and mom share a moment after
and enrolling in grad school which the pandemic slow her down as she completed the TCS New York
she says she loves! she continued her fitness journey Marathon. Carrousel
Carrousel Rhonda Cotton is the which really isn’t about her, it is Shelby Boagni,
proud mother of new Xavier about helping others. As you may Far Western Regional
University of Louisiana graduate, know, Carrousel Antonia’s passion Director of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority,
Briana Hammond, who graduated of fitness and well being turned into Incorporated
May 7th with a Bachelor of Science a job several years ago, where she
in Public Health and minor in conducts classes for many of the aged
Biology. She has been accepted and/or physically challenged as well
to continue at Xavier’s graduate as personal training for that same Bravo!
school to attain a master’s degree, population as well as others. She Carrousel Shelby Boagni has been on the move!
but has also applied to Meharry has mastered a niched concept. Normally we would leave other clubs and Sororities and
Medical College, UCLA and a few Carrousel Kimberly Lee Lamb and Fraternities out of this, but this is really, really big! For the past two
other schools. Carrafella Tony began traveling years, Shelby has been at the helm of the ‘Fascinating’ Far Western
Carrousel Jocelyn Smith, always the again once the major veil was lifted. Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated as the Regional
poster child of positivity, recently They took numerous short trips to Director. With that position, comes a lot of travel around the West
finished what we call ‘her’ big Prom destinations close in proximity such Coast as well as to Washington, DC. Amid this extremely hectic
Dress Event, but actually Jocie as Arizona and Las Vegas, but also schedule, Shelby moved on from her position at The Los Angeles
works for a non-profit that supports took fabulous excursions to Puerto County Museum of Art to become the first Senior VP of People and
positive programs for Foster Children. Rico and Costa Rica. They didn’t have Culture at the Los Angeles Music Center. Her husband, Carrafella
The Prom Dress Event includes the COVID, but they surely had the Gregory and her Carrousel sisters could not be prouder!
planning and preparation for Foster travel bug!
Girls in LA County to attend and Carrousel Kemberly Carruthers spent
choose their brand-new prom dresses a lot of time with Carrafella Lamont Doing fabulous things!
and accessories for their big night. It during this down time by taking
was postponed last year due to the advantage of working remotely. She
pandemic, but 2022 proved to be a also entertained out-of -town guests, Carrousel Jeannie Berrard Jackson and Carrafella Jimmy
very successful year. Cheers! enjoyed trips to Santa Barbara and have been spending even more time together resting up
after their daughter’s beautiful wedding right before the
Carrousel Sheila Hill has officially had the opportunity to make a quick start of the pandemic, and right after she was inducted into
become a seasoned television binge jaunt home to Chicago to visit friends Carrousels. She still is awaiting her first in-person Carrousel
watcher during the pandemic, and family for her birthday. meeting! She has done a fabulous job getting to know her
catching up on literally decades of Carrousel sisters via Zoom and has attended the non-meeting
television shows and mini-series. activities. We are so glad she is part of our sisterhood.
Additionally, she found her balance Road Trip to Vegas with Carrousels Jeannie Berrard Jackson,
when her twin daughters, Carrousels Carrafella Jimmy Jackson, Carrousel Kimberly Lee Lamb
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