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Clubs & Socials Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ine. Celebrates 35 Years The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delia Sigma Theta Sorority. Inc. will celebrate the 35 th Anniversary of its char tering on Saturday. March 15. from 12 noon to 2 pm al the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Reverend Dr. William Barber II. State Con ference President. NC NAACP. will deliver the program's theme. "Standing Today to Build a Better Tomorrow" which highlights the sorority's emphasis on social action and social advocacy. Della Sigma Theta Sorority. Inc., an international public service organi zation w ith over 300.()()() college-educated women, was founded on January 13; 1913 on the campus of Howard University in Washing ton. D.C. and is the single largest predominately .African American womenaC organization in the country. I he Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter, chartered on March 19. 1979. serves Orange and Chatham counties and continues the legacy of public service under the sororityaC r ^s five point programmatic thrusts: economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, phy sical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement. Admission to the luncheon program is $50 and tickets can be ob tained from co-chairpersons of the event. Dr. Sybil Henderson (919 419-1025) or Dr. Mary Phillips (919-967-4977). I he deadline date for tickets is February 15. and proceeds from the luncheon will be donated to the NC NAACP. Operation Breakthrough, Inc. selected by Duke Energy to serve as a “Share the Warmth’’ Service Center in Durham National Kidney Disease Education Program Hosts Third Annual Nationwide Event - (BI.ACK PR WIRE) - 6.2 million .African American adults in the United States have signs of kidney disease equal to the population ol Tennessee. African Americans experience the highest rates of kidney failure rates approximately 3.4 times greater than whiles. Iwo major causes of kidney failure are diabetes and high blood pressure. In fact. SO percent of new cases of kidney failure among African Americans are due to one of these conditions. In recognition ofNational Kidney Month, the National Kidney Disease I Education Program (NKDIiP). along w ith the American Diabetes Association's l i\e empowered initiative and Chi Pla Phi Sorority. Inc., a national nursing sorority, will host the third annual Kidney Sundays e\ent on March 2. Together with more than S3 African-American congregations nationwide. NKDIT and Kidney Sunday s aim to: • I lelp African Americans to gain a better understanding ol why kidney disease is a major health concern. • 1 neourage people at risk to get their kidney s tested, and • Support conversations about kidney disease among families and faith communities. "Kidney Sundays goes beyond March 2." said Dr. Grillm P. Rodgers. Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases iNIDDK). 'Throughout National Kidney Month, we hope to educate people on the importance of kidney testing and the link between kidney disease and diabetes and high blood pressure. (>ur goal is to create healthy, lifelong habits and Kinney Sundays provides African Ante congregations with tools and materials, such a event checklist and health ministry talking point help elevate kidney disease as a health issue reqii attention. Congregations will conduct kidney It education sessions and provide blood pre screenings. "We are thrilled to partner with NKDEP on important initiative." said Priscilla Murphy. Vice-President of Chi Uta Phi Sorority. Inc. "Ki Sundays is an opportunity for our nurses to dir affect the health of their communities. Through 1 pressure screenings and kidney health presentation open the door to a discussion on kidney disease and awareness about risk factors." NKDI P is a program of the National Instituti Health, f or more information, v isicyyy.vyymki.lep.nili. Io download, a copy of the image below, visit I, : sntimgWS ^w^ IN ONE SI African Americans has signs, kidney disease. TNiT AhT®> A> e^i ,«-, gj^s s'-' I'T^&si ttHliii| " Tso have T>« j®®« !« pr^s^t yc«s# Ws*p, The Board of Directors and staff of Operation Breakthrough. Inc. (OBI) are proud to formally announce that the agency has been selected by Duke I i nergy to serv e as a "Share the Warmth" Program Service Center for Durham County. I he program provides financial assistance for healing during the winter season fol low income families in the Carolinas. Since "Share the Warmth" was established in 1985. Duke I nergy has provided more than $33 million in healing bill assistance. Operation Breakthrough. Inc. was among the first Community \ction Agencies to be established A ith the enactment of the I conomic Opportunity Act. by the United States Congress, in 1964. During ils nearly fifty years of existence. OBI has been among the leading organizations in the state serving low income citizens, young anil old. I lelping to break the cy cle of pov ci tv and dependency has alway s been and i ein ains the agency's primary reason lor being according to James labion. OB I's executive Director. With its long standing ■ hislorv of serving the Durham communiiv. Operation Breakthrough. Inc. is delighted to be an inlcrgra 1 part of the Duke I nergy "Share the Warmth" Program. Applicationswill be accepted every Thursday, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, through April 30. 2014 or until funds are exhausted. Ihe program will serve persons less than 55 y ears of age w hose household income falls within the eligibility guidelines. l or additional information, please call (919) 68.8-811 I. ext. 251 and ask for the OBI Duke I nergy "Share the Warmth" Program. GREAT PRICES on all YOUR FAVORITE 59 Oz. - Select Varieties Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice Without MVP Card $3 29 EA 11-14Oz. - Select Varieties Kellogg's Special K Cereal WlUcc MVP Gaid $3.49 EA Social Entrepreneurship Conference to be Held atA&T Students from The Universiiv ol'North Car olina sv stem campuses w ill convergc al North Carolina A& I State Universiiv on I ridav. I ch. 28. in the Alumni-I oundation I vent I enter to compete in the 2014 Social I nlrepreneurship Conference. Ihe conference is a business plan competi tion sponsored bv Wells l argo. "Ihe conference and the competition is an initiative bv the UNC svstem. Ihe idea is to have student use their skills to.develop (and) solve social and environmental problems in the local communiiv." said fhaddeus Mel - wen. professor in the department of manage ment and coordinator of the entrepreneurship program. In late 2013. 40 graduate and undergraduate teams from the UNC campuses were selected to participate in the conference. Undergradu ate students were charged to create a business plan that will impact social objectives in North Carolina. Graduate students were assigned a non-profit organization in the state and were asked to develop a business plan that would create a new service or product or help the non-profit create a new revenue-generating product. "hpicallv students see entrepreneurship from a profit perspective. W hat the conference and competition does is (it) prov ides students with (the) experience to crcalivelv pursue op portunities in the social arena while providing valuable services to non-profits." Mel.wen said. 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