'.Yasmin Gay with members of Swing Phi Swing.
Fellowship supports
effort to help Haiti
SPECIAL TO THE C HRONICL E
Yasmin Gay, along with
the sisters of Swing Phi Swing
Social Fellowship's Rukiya
Busara Piedmont Triad
Graduate Chapter, has lent her
support to an effort to help the
devastated island nation of
Haiti.
Goler Memorial A.M.E.
Zion Church, where Rev. Seth
O. Lartey is the pastor, is
leading a local effort to gather
clothes, food and supplies for
Haiti, which is suffering from
extreme poverty and food
shortages. a
Members of the fellowship
felt that it was imperative that
they participate. They hosted
a successful food drive sup
porting the Goler project and
received support from
throughout the community.
"When you feed the mind
and body of a child, you
awaken the spirit and soul,"
said Gay. "Hopefully my
efforts, along with the efforts
of the community and the
divine ladies of Swing Phi
Swing Social Fellowship, will
have fulfilled the minds, bod
ies and spirits of the children
in Haiti."
Males and females sought
for Ebony Fashion Fair
scholarship competition
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
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The Winston-Salem Urban
League is beginning its search
for local teenagers (between the
ages of 14 and 19) to compete
in the 2008 Velma H.
Friende/Ebony Fashion Fair
Scholarship Competition.
Open to both females and
males, contestants will compete
to win college scholarships in
the amounts of $1,000, $500
and $300. Students interested in
participating are required to
attend an informational meeting
hosted by the Urban League
with their parents/guardians on
July 29 at 6 p.m. The meeting
will be held at the Urban
League headquarters, 201 West
Fifth St.
The application deadline for
the competition is Sept. 5.
Applications can be completed
on-line at www.wsurban.org
or picked up at the Urban
League office.
? The winner of the presti
gious title of Mr. or Miss Ebony
Fashion Fair will be crowned at
the Ebony Fashion Fair Show
on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. at the
Kenneth R. Williams
Auditorium on the campus of
Winston-Salem State
University.
Tickets for the show are
$30, and will go on sale July 29.
For more information , call
Patricia Sadler at the Winston
Salem Urban League at 336
725-5614 or e-mail her at
www.wsurban .org .
Busy fiscal year
ends for sorors
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Theta Mu Sigma
Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority Inc., has exemplified
'Greater Service, Greater
Progress" in the past year.
The chapter hosted its
annual Youth Symposium on
March 15 at the Shepherd's
Center Senior Enrichment
Center. The symposium
focused on challenges that
teenagers encounter, such as
violence, drug abuse, and
teenage pregnancy. The event
discussed and highlighted >
Babies fundraiser. The chapter
has made charitable contribu
tions to the Battered Women's
Shelter, the Children's Home,
the Elderly Home, the
Bethesda Center, Brenner
Children's Hospital and the
Vision House.
Members joined other local
sororities and fraternities at a
Thanksgiving Breakfast hosted
by the Winston-Lake YMCA.
Also for the Thanksgiving hol
iday, the chapter participated in
an Adopt-A-Family program.
-The chapter's volunteering
efforts included donating
ways that young people can
confront these ~
issues. Teenagers
from LINKS and
the Y-ARTS pro
gram took part.
Also in
March, the chap
ter contributed to
the "Wee Savers"
fundraiser, which
chapter incorporated
with the annual The
; Little Miss/Mr.
Sigma Pageant
fundraiser. Theta Mu Sigma
also donated money to Heifer
time to tne
1 Habitat for
Humanity
Restore
and Keep
Winston
Salem
Beautiful.
Theta Mu
, Sigma also
participated in
the Winston
Salem/Forsyth
County Pan
Hellenic
Council's recognition of
its National Founders and
International, an organization
devoted to ending hunger
worldwide. With the contribu
! tion made by the chapter, a
' family will receive much need
ed nourishment.
On the health front, chapter
members took part in the Heart
and Stroke Walk late last year.
Members also worked to raise
awareness On National Black
AIDS/HIV Awareness Day. In
December, the Theta Mu
Sigma chapter took part in the
Buckle up America project by
handing out flyers about child
- seat safety at a local arts store.
In April, the Theta Mu Sigma
Chapter participated in the
Mafch of Dimes' March for
the chartering of the local
Council of the National Pan
Hellenic Council.
Members say that without
the support of the local,
national and international
organization, the chapter
would not have been able to be
as active as it has been. Among
those who contributed to the
chapter's programs are
Dominos Pizza. Papa John's,
Food Lion, Chic-Fil-A, Wal
Mart in Kernersville and
JCPenney in Hanes Mall.
As the fiscal year comes to
an end, sorors are making plans
to attend their Boule, which
will be held July 18-24 in
Detroit. k
NCSA thanks couple for their support
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Patricia Athey "Patty" Brown and Dr.
Malcolm McDougal Brown have been pre
sented with 2008 Giannini Society Awards
by North Carolina School of the Arts.
Given in recognition of meritorious
service to the School of the Arts, the
Giannini Award is one of the School's most
prestigious honors. Previous recipients
include founders, board members, alumni,
volunteers and former chancellors.
The Giannini Society was established in
1989 and was named in honor of Vittorio
Giannini, a founder and the first president
of the School of the Arts. Today, more than
S00 individuals and families-participate in
this important program. This gift club rec
ognizes supporters beginning at the $1 ,500
level.
The Browns were presented their award
by North Carolina School of the Arts
Chancellor John Mauceri at the school's
annual commencement ceremony in May.
The award was presented "in recognition of
their passion and dedication to the North
Carolina School of the Arts "
The Browns became actively engaged
in the life of the School of the Arts soon
after moving to Winston-Salem from New
York in the late 1980s. Since that time, their
impact on the School has been significant.
The Browns have been members of the
Giannini Society since 1991, and the
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Malcolm and Patty Brown receive their award from Chancellor John Mauceri.
Founders Society since 2000, when they
established The Patricia and Malcolm
Brown Endowed Fund for Theatre Training.
The fund provides a merit scholarship for
School of Design and Production students
and underwriting for the School of Drama
senior actor presentations in New York and
Los Angeles. Through the years, they have
made significant gifts to three other schol
arship funds at NCSA.
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