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~ Submitted Photo Brother Vincent Ferguson, Brother Khari Cyrus, Brother Michael Boykin, Brother Voris McBurnette, Brother Byron D. Putman, Brother Ulysses S.G. Sweeney, IV, and Brother Dr. Lathan E. Turner. f Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brings home international awards SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? The Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. received several International Awards during the 2015 Leadership Conference. North Carolina State University Student Body President Brother Khari Cyrus, of the Kappa Lambda Chapter, was awarded the Herman Dreer Leadership Award and received a $6,000 scholarship. Cyrus is also the second vice sixth district representative. Brother Michael Boykin, of the Iota Iota Chapter - Raleigh, was named the Undergraduate Advisor of the Year. Boykin is the adviser of Kappa Lambda Chapter at North Carolina State University. Lt. Col. Brother Voris McBurnette, also of the Iota Iota Chapter - Raleigh, received the Col. Charles Young Military Award. Colonel Young was elected the second Honorary Brother in the fraternity. He died on Jan. 8,1922 in Africa. Brother Young is still regarded as a great military leader and a role model for all Omega Men. The Kappa Alpha Chapter was named the International Chapter of the Year during the Leadership Conference. Kappa Alpha Chapter is located in Rock Hill, S.C. The Sixth District is comprised of all graduate and undergraduate chapters in North and South Carolina. Worldwide, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has over 700 chapters throughout the United States, Bermuda, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Korea, Japan, Liberia, Germany, Kuwait and the United Kingdom. For more information, contact Brother Byron Putman: byrondputman@gmail.com or 803-487-7098. Over 200 attend Omega Psi Phi Sixth District Boys Leadership Camp SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE King ? Over 200 young African American males, ages 8 to 15, from North Carolina and South Carolina gathered at YMCA's Camp Hanes for the Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.'s Boys' Leadership Camp from Sunday, June 28 through Friday, July 3. During the camp, which was free to all campers, the attendees participated in workshops on Leadership and Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, My Future, Life Skills, Adult and Child CPR, Black Lives Matters, Making Healthy Decisions, Etiquette Training, Finance, Team Building Reading and Writing. Activities included: golf, horseback riding, climbing wall, swimming, water slide, water zip line, canoeing, alpine tower, alpine zip line, nature hikes, archery, arts and crafts. The camp coun selors were undergraduate Brothers of Omega Psi Phi "Fraternity Inc ., from Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, North Carolina State University, Shaw University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Winston -Salem State University. The Sixth District is comprised of all graduate and undergraduate chapters in North and South Carolina. Worldwide, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. has over 700 chapters throughout the United States, Bermuda, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Korea, Japan, Liberia, Germany, Kuwait and the United Kingdom. For more information please contact Brother Byron Putman: byrondputman@gmail.com or 803-487 7098. Submitted Photo NFL Linebacker Brother Quinton Copies, center, visits the Omega Psi Phi Sixth District Boys Leadership Camp at the YMCA Camp Hanes in King, NC. American Red Cross seeks blood donations SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood in August and help meet the constant need for blood products by patients. Every two sec onds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Summer is an especial ly difficult time to collect enough blood to meet the needs of hospital patients. Despite travel and other activities that may cause some donors to be less available to give, the Red Cross must collect 15/XX) blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals and transfu sion centers across the country. With more summer days ahead, every blood donation is important in helping epsure blood is available for patients in need, and volunteer donors are the only source of blood for those who need it. Donors of all blood types - especially those with types AB, O negative, A negative and B negative - are needed to help ensure blood products are avail able to hospital patients this summer. The blood donations for August in ^he Forsyth County area are as follows: Bethania ? Aug. 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bethania Moravian Church, 5545 Main St. Kernersville ? Aug. 3 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at Kernersville Wesleyan Church/Family Life Center, 930 N. Main St. ? Aug. 10 from 3 prn. to 7:30 pjn. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 9856 McNeil Road ? Aug. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 401 Oakhurst St. ? Aug. 11 from 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 401 Oakhurst St. ? Aug. 14 from 3:30 pjn. to 8 p.m. at Con-way Freight, 438 W. Bodenhamer St. Lewisville ? Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Kaplan Early Learning Company, 1310 Lewisville-Clemmons Road Winston-Salem ? Aug. 6 from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Baptist Health, Medical Center Blvd. ? Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at ^ake Forest Baptist Health, 1920 W. 1st St. ? Aug. 7 from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Baptist Health, Medical Center Blvd. ? Aug. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Piney Grove Baptist Church, 4633 Grove Garden Dr. ? Aug. 13 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. at Ardmore Baptist Church, 501 Miller St. ? Aug. 14 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at Christ Wesleyan Church, 2390 Union Cross Road The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; sup plies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; pro vides international humani tarian aid; and supports military members and then families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organiza tion that depends on volun teers and the generosity of the American public to per form its mission. To make an appoint ment to give blood, down load the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcross blood.org, visit us on Twitter at @RedCross or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Seniors/ lasidJ Pick up your FREE copy Available all over town! Information for Seniors in the Greater Winston-Salem Area
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