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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Zeta
Alpha Omega Chapter of Toledo kicks off the 2019 year with
its officers and committee chairmen rolling out the
sorority’s programs.
Under the leadership of Morgannia Dawson, president, and
Nicole Williams, vice president/program chairman, January
began with the celebration of their 111th
Founders’ Day on January 15, 2019. Members paid homage by
honoring the extraordinary women who created the first
organization for college-trained women. Their mission is to
support and promote sisterhood, scholarship and service to
all mankind.
The AKAs will partner with local and national organizations
to provide program of service to the local communities and
abroad. Their signature program is #CAPSM, which
focuses on motivating and assisting high school students
through the college admission process, along with five
Program Targets:
Target 1: HBCU for Life: A Call to Action
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Promote and Market HBCUs
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$upport
HBCUs
Target 2: Women’s
Healthcare and Wellness
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Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention
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Heart Health
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Nutrition and Wellness for Life
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Care for the Caregivers
Target 3: Building Your
Economic Legacy
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Financial Planning and Asset Accumulation
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Credit Repair and Monitoring
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Entrepreneurship and The Black Dollar 365
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Operation AKA Assist (focus on the homeless)
Target 4: The Arts!
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Salute to the Harlem Renaissance
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Salute to the Black Arts Movement
Target 5: Global Impact
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International Assistance Partnerships (partner with Soles 4
Souls, Lions Club International, and Pillowcase Project for
Haiti)
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Refugees in America Assistance Program (RAAP)
The Zeta Alpha Omega chapter
elected officers are: President Morgannia Dawson;
Vice President Nicole William;
Recording Secretary Pamela Green-Jones;
Treasurer Jacalyn Brown;
Financial Secretary Paula Martin;
Corresponding Secretary Treva
Jeffries; Public
Relations Denise Black-Poon; Graduate Advisors Cheryl Bobo
Wallace and Desiree McGee;
Assistant Recording Secretary
Katrina Barry.
The chapter officers are Parliamentarian Felicia Dunston;
Historian Elinor Allen; Sergeant-at-Arms Mary Dawson;
Member-at-Large Frances Collins; Official Hostess & AKA
Connection Coordinator Pamela Wilson; Chaplain Margaret
Huntley; Attendance Registrar Julia Holt
The AKAs Jazz Brunch Scholarship Fundraiser
will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 2 p.m. The event
will be held at the Radisson Hotel at the University of
Toledo. There will be a silent auction and live
entertainment. Tickets are $35. For additional information,
please contact Pamela Green-Jones, ticket chairman, at
419-206-5220 or Donnetta Carter, fundraising chairman, at
419-367-9265.
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