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During the month of October there are many             The  Montgomery  (AL)  Alumnae  Chapter  of

           holidays and observances to celebrate.  The            Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was one of
           Montgomery (AL) Alumnae Chapter of Delta               many  sponsors  highly  recognized  by  the

           Sigma    Theta  Sorority,  Inc.  recognized  our       American  Cancer  Society  in  the  “Making
           “Sister  Survivors”  during  sorority  meeting         Strides against Breast Cancer Walk” on Sat-

           with a token of love and admiration from the           urday, October 19, 2019 in downtown Mont-
           Community   Outreach Committee, as a part              gomery.  Survivors,   volunteers, participants

           of our collaborative activities with the Ameri-        and  supporters  converged  upon  the  Union
           can Cancer Society.                                    Station Train Shed as early as 7:00 a.m. to

                                                                  prepare for this spectacular event.  Registra-
           Sister Survivors Wanda McCall - ten years;
                                                                  tion began promptly at 7:30 a.m. with mem-
           Cassandra  W.  Conway-  twenty-four  years;
                                                                  bers  of  the  Montgomery  (AL)  Alumnae
           Stephanie  McCovery  -  seven  years;  Linda
                                                                  Chapter’s  Project  Outreach  Committee  and
           Maxwell-Evans - ten years; Lillie M. Garnier
                                                                  other  committed  Deltas  leading  the  way.
           - five years; Tashika Sykes - five years; Tra-
                                                                  Our organization was first among 106 teams
           cy  L.  Parks  -  eleven  years;  Aljanetta
                                                                  in  this  local  fundraising  event  and  first  na-
           Croskery  -  ten  years; and Lamoura  Davis  -
                                                                  tionally  among  61  participating  chapters  of
           nine  years,    shared  their  experiences  from
                                                                  Delta  Sigma  Theta  Sorority,  Inc.      Chapter
           discovery,  treatment,  recovery  to  life  style
                                                                  members  supported  our  own  “Sister  Survi-
           changes.    Their  faith  in  God  and  inner
                                                                  vors”  as  well  as  others  by  establishing  and
           strength  was  evident  as  they  shared  their
                                                                  exceeding  a  fundraising  goal  of  $3000.00
           personal  journeys.  Our  sisters  reminded  us
                                                                  with  a  final  donation  of  $6,856.00.    The
           to  take  care  of  ourselves  through  self-
                                                                  Montgomery  (AL)  Alumnae  Chapter  is  still
           examinations, routine doctor visits, finding a
                                                                  committed  to  supporting  those  who  have
           physician  who  will  listen  to  your  concerns
                                                                  survived, for those who are fighting, and for
           and learning how to manage stress.
                                                                  those  who  are  “Making  Strides  Against
                                                                  Breast   Cancer.”
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