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Metro Delta News

BMAC 2015-2017 Officers

∆ Joe Ann Oatis

President ∆ Patsy C. Nwagbaraocha

1st Vice President

∆ Schelli Collins 2n d Vice President ∆ Tary Scroggins

3rd Vice President ∆ Jennell Rogers

Treasurer ∆ Nicole Brown

Assistant Treasurer ∆ Cherimonda Arrington

Financial Secretary ∆ Alicia White

Assistant Financial Secretary ∆ Stephanie Hughes

Assistant Financial Secretary ∆ Terry Smalley

Assistant Financial Secretary ∆ Shauntell L. Campbell

Recording Secretary ∆ Patricia Hodge-Mack

Corresponding Secretary ∆ Anita Allen

Sergeant-At-Arms

∆ Michelle Lewis ∆ Sheila Eley ∆ Doris Jackson ∆ Andrea Simon

Asst. Sergeant-At-Arms ∆ Rev. Dr. Kathryn Carver

Chaplain ∆ Stephanie V. Lee

Historian ∆ Cynthia Horton

Parliamentarian ∆ Kimberly Lyles

Chair, Nominating Committee

The Official Publication of the Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Volume 30, Issue 6

February 2017

President’s Message…

Public Service Membership Finance Announcements Birthdays

Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter ~ “Shaped To Its Purpose” Service, Leadership and Empowerment

In This Issue…

Dear BMAC Sorors: It’s our second month of the New Year—February, a month designated as a time to celebrate love and a time to celebrate the history of Black people. We look forward to this special month, yet celebrating love and celebrating our history is something we strive to do every day of every year! February was ushered in on a very high note for DST. The 40th stamp in the Black Heritage Series was unveiled on February 1st featuring our very own, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, the 10th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Height stamp is absolutely

beautiful. Get yours soon; they are selling rapidly at U.S. Post Offices nationwide. Last month we celebrated Delta’s heritage, and I was able to attend the Founders Day programs hosted by the DC area-wide Chapters on January 7th and the observance sponsored by Baltimore Alumnae Chapter on January 28th. I look forward to sharing our Chapter’s Founders Day commemoration on Sunday, March 12, where the keynote speaker will be Soror Lucia McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis, the African American teen killed at a Jacksonville, FL gas station in 2012. I am confident she will have an encouraging word and message of hope and action to share with us on protecting our youth from random acts of violence. The BMAC Founders Day program will be held at The Forum Caterers and tickets are $65; tickets will be available for purchase at this month’s chapter meeting. Join Deltas and all women throughout the nation as we GoRED this month to promote heart health and educate our families on preventing and managing heart disease. This is a great time to be reminded to know your numbers, i.e. blood pressure, cholesterol levels, heart rate, other. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death for women in America, and the more we know about fighting it and related disorders, the better our health will be. Friday, February 3rd kicked off the GoRED Awareness Campaign with women wearing the color red. The effort continues on Sunday, February 12th with GoRED Sunday. Churches throughout Baltimore and across America will share heart health information during their worship services. Throughout this month you are asked to wear RED, and you are encouraged to take photos of yourself and women wearing red. Share your effort via social media by posting your photo and a health tip about preventing heart disease. When posting, be sure to use the hash tag #GoRedGetFit, #GoREDWearRED, or #DSTGoRED. Please join BMAC on Saturday, February 18th at Security Square Mall for the Heart Healthy Fair & Fashion Show (10 a.m. until 2 p.m.) You can also participate in BMAC’s “Let’s Get Fit” activity being held on Wednesday, February 22 at Matthew A. Henson Elementary at 6:00 p.m.

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Volunteers are needed for the Baltimore Heart Ball being presented by the American Heart Association on Saturday, February 25 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Volunteer tasks include assisting with set-up or serving as a hostess. For additional information or to offer your volunteer assistance, please contact Soror Lynn Middleton, Soror Dawn Ward or AHA representative Courtney Nice at [email protected] or by calling 410-246-6707. Other chapter programming activities occurring this month include a Love Month Activity and New Member Orientation on Saturday, February 11th, Youth Programs on February 18th, and a financial literacy program for our youth on February 16th. The Economic Development Committee invites you to attend a FREE seminar on insurance on Thursday, February 16 at the Towson Library (320 York Road, Towson, MD). The time is 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The seminar is being presented as part the Chapter’s Financial Literacy Series. The guest presenter will be Soror Martina Hendon Cole. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by February 14. I am looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, February 11 at our chapter meeting. Until then, keep spreading love and appreciating who we are as Black women in America…our heritage is America’s history. Yours in Delta, Joe Ann Oatis Chapter President

mailto:[email protected]

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Public Service – 1st Vice President, Patsy Nwagbaraocha

Baltimore

Sorors, during Love Month, let's pledge to bring joy to the lives of those in our community. There are two ways that you can assist BMAC in fulfilling our goals this month. Support the P&MH Committee in its effort to provide information regarding healthy living as we partner with the American Heart Association and Macy's on February 18th at Security Square Mall. Contact Sorors Kim Knight (410-615-6181), LaShaunna Lipscomb (518-331-0825), or Edna Green (443-690-5115) to assist. You can also attend one other activity such as the Insurance Seminar on February 16th at the Towson Library, 6pm sponsored by the Economic Development Committee. Contact Sorors Stephanie Berry (410-336-3104) or Tammy Mays (410-262-7536) for additional information. In other words, share love with the community and share love with yourself. Peace and Love!!


Spirit in the Arts, This is our 5th year!! Make it Big!! We can do it!! Ticket sales, patron, ads, and sponsorships are what we need to makes Spirit in the Arts successful. We can go all the way with 400 tickets sold. We know that you can do it. We are "Calling all Sorors" to buy a ticket for yourself, family and friends. Spread the word of and how wonderful Spirit has been. This year it will be fantastic. We are asking that each soror purchase two tickets along with encouraging others to buy a ticket. This will assist in making this the year above all years. With our total membership along with your family and the community, we can garner enough money to fund the chapter's public service programs. We, the Arts & Letters committee will have tickets, patrons, and ad forms, available before and after the Chapter Meeting and at every Executive Board Meeting. The patron list, flier, and ad forms will be sent to you electronically so that you can forward them to your family and friends. The tickets will remain at an affordable $25 dollars. If you want to sponsor any of our youth program members, or scholarship recipients, let the Chairs of the various committees know. We want to include the entire community. If you have any information about corporate donations and or sponsorship, please contact us. Every little bit helps. There has been an overwhelming request for Torens Johnson and Charles Arnette & Company to return. Stay tune for the list of other performers to come. The Delta Diva Book Club (DDBC) is in full gear with our gatherings and literary exchanges. Here is the list of books for February-April. (They are also listed on the chapter's website) February: Friday Night at Honeybees - Andrea Smith March: The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins April: The Search For Susu – Soror Marcella McCoy

Thanks to all of the Sorors who acted as chaperones, ticket sellers and team check-in volunteers for this year’s Basketball Academy. High School Students from Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Prince George’s County public and private schools had an opportunity to participate in SAT Prep (general and math), College Admissions, Technology, Rites of Passage, SHERO and Doing the Wrong Thing. They were also able to explore the Reginald Lewis Museum, The Great Blacks in Wax Museum, The Museum of Industry and the Coca Cola Bottling Plant. After completing an invigorating day of academics and cultural enrichment, the students participated in exciting basketball games. Your support of this annual activity was greatly appreciated.

Soror Victoria Christopher Murray will be at the Enoch Pratt Free Library - Waverly Branch, 400 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, Md. 21218 on Wednesday, February 8th at 6:30pm. She will be discussing her book Lust (A Seven Deadly Sins Novel). The Little Library The Little Library located at the front door of Matthew Henson Elementary will always be in need of books for children. We ask that you bring books to the school or at any time drop them off at the school office for the Little Library. This is an ongoing project.

We are still in need of books for the Dunbar High School Library. Please bring books to Chapter Meeting or Executive Board.

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” Service, Leadership Empowerment


Scholar Spotlight – Koya Yancy

Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter’s (BMAC) Impact…

Our resources, time and encouragement are all being put to good use in our current scholars. Our scholars are reporting a stellar first semester:

Freshman – McDaniel College, Onesha Smith completed 12 credits with a 3.0 GPA

Freshman – North Carolina A&T University, Koya Yancy completed 14 credits with a 3.93 GPA

Sophomore – Community College of Baltimore, Tiwaladeoluwa Topia completed 14 credits with a 3.0 GPA

Sophomore – Loyola University, Shahirah Kahn completed 17 credits with a 3.33 GPA

Junior – Georgetown University, Christian Boxley completed 18 credits with a 3.18 GPA

A note from Christian Boxley:

Hi Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Hope you all had a great holiday season too! I had a lot going on last semester, but I'm happy to say that looking back on it, last semester was definitely the most worthwhile so far. I ended last semester with a 3.18 all while balancing 18 credits, two jobs, leadership positions in my extra-curricular activities, and a social life. I'll attach my grades from the past semester below. I'm also in the midst of applying for summer internships, so I just updated my resume. I'll attach that too if you all are curious about what exactly I've been up to these past couple years.

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Scholarship B. Maria Hopewell, Chair

Beverly Pollard, Co-Chair

SCHOLARSHIP TIPS Scholarship winners have secrets to winning. There are certainly ways to increase your odds of winning scholarships. The following seven C’s are ways you can increase your chances of obtaining sought-after scholarships. CONTENT There is plenty of content detailing directions of how to successfully apply for scholarships. Such content exists in resources like books, testimonials of scholarship winners and websites. Utilize this information to create your own road map to gaining scholarship funds. COMMITMENT Applying for scholarships is a numbers game. The more you apply to, the better your chances of winning. Unfortunately, it is difficult at times to win a scholarship and not everyone is guaranteed to win one. But people do win scholarships! Most of these winners will tell you that it is vital that you never give up on applying for scholarships because if you do not apply, you are guaranteed to never win one. COMMUNICATE Let others around you know that you are looking for scholarship opportunities to gain experiences that scholarship providers will value. Let your teachers, mentors and guidance counselors know so that they can provide letters of recommendation to include within your scholarship applications. CAUSES Take opportunities to volunteer for causes you are passionate about. It looks great to scholarship providers and, if it is a cause you are really passionate about, you will also likely stick with it longer. CREATE If opportunities are not presenting themselves, create them. If you are interested in something and your school does not have a club for it already, create one. Taking initiative looks great and if you are passionate enough to create the opportunity, you will likely enjoy participating in it. COMPLIMENT When it comes to scholarship applications, don’t be afraid to toot your own horn! Your achievements are something to be proud of and something providers should absolutely be aware of. Remember, each achievement gives you an extra edge and will help distinguish you from the competition.

CURRICULUM Try to balance out your curriculum by taking a mix of more and less challenging courses. Remember, a lot of scholarships do take your grade point average into consideration. If you balance your courses, you are much more likely to be able to maintain a higher GPA since your coursework will be manageable.


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The Economic Development Committee presents the "Insurance Seminar" on 2/16/17 at Towson Library. Register on Eventbrite. Access can be obtained from the website.


Booklovers’ Breakfast, Saturday, February 4th from 8:00am-12 noon. Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. $50 per person featuring author Jacqueline Woodson, "Another Brooklyn". Advanced online registration is required by Tuesday, January 31st www.prattlibrary.org/booklovers .

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the young men from EMBODI, attended the 21st Annual Basketball Academy that was held at Morgan State University. Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter is a proud sponsor of this event with several Sorors actively working with the academy and always welcoming our young men to this event with open arms. The young men enjoyed the games and the cheerleaders cheering for their respective teams. Snacks and lunch were provided by the committee. We would like to thank the Basketball Academy for being a gracious host for this event. We are currently accepting applications for young males ages 10-17. Applications can be obtained from our committee members or on the website. Please spread the word so that our youth group can continue to grow this sorority year. The EMBODI Committee meets once a month and is scheduled on the third Saturday 10:00 am-1:00pm. Most activities are onsite at Matthew A. Henson however there are away activities built into the program. Some are solo while others may be collective with other youth programs. We usually have snacks and lunch for them prior to departure. We would love for you to sign up and participate in our upcoming sorority year. You will need to go through Risk Management to participate ongoing. Any questions, concerns, please contact EMBODI at [email protected].

http://www.prattlibrary.org/booklovers


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Membership – 2nd Vice President, Schelli Collins


Happy “Love” Month Sorors! We showed Allll of our love, our peace, our happiness for our Sisterhood last month as we celebrated our illustrious Sorority’s 104th Founders Day! Below is just a snippit of the fun we had fellowshipping with each other. Let us continue to Love Our Sorors On Purpose!!

If you missed the New Member Orientation back in October, never fear because we are holding another Orientation Saturday, February 11th, at 9:30am before Chapter Meeting. Our agenda will be a brief history of BMAC, Chapter information, and a question and answer period. If you would like to attend, please send me an RSVP to Soror Schelli Collins at [email protected] or text at 443-740-1295 by Sunday, February 5th so that we will be properly prepared.

If you are interested in ordering a name badge, please stop by the Membership table before or after Chapter Meeting. The cost is $10 per badge.

The Membership Committee continues to sell the gorgeous “BMAC Bling” t-shirt, sweatshirt (hoodie), and tote bag for your wearing and carrying pleasure. The short sleeve t-shirt is available for $31, the long sleeve t-shirt for $36, the sweatshirt (hoodie) for $48, and the tote bag for $21. You may place your order at the Membership table before or after Chapter Meeting.


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Sorors, thank you for your submissions for the Soror Recognition Awards presentation that will take place

during our Founders Day Celebration on Sunday, March 12, 2017.

“One Love, One Heart, One Sisterhood”

Did You Know ………. Yvonne D. Addison Chapter President 1990-91 ∆ Committees were assigned months for newsletter

articles ∆ New Director for Metro Delta Head Start was

Edward Young ∆ The Chapter had 71 financial members ∆ Profits from the 1990 Crabfeast totaled $3,046.55 ∆ Delta Teens participated in the College Tour at

Bowie State College sponsored by the Maryland Council of Deltas

∆ Donated books by African American Authors to

Metro Delta Head Start ∆ Pre- Kwanzaa Celebration held at the Eubie Blake

Cultural Center was sponsored by the Arts and Letters Committee

∆ BMAC participated in the National Founders Day

Weekend and the Dedication-Ribbon Cutting and Open House of National Headquarters

∆ Sponsored Delta Night at the Arena Playhouse as

a fund raiser featuring our Chapter President in “A Long Time Since Yesterday”.

∆ Delta Day in the Nation’s Capital was sponsored

by the Eastern Region ∆ 18 Code Red was initiated in April 12, 1991 ∆ Regional Conference Registration was $150.00 ∆ Senator Delores Kelly was presented the Verda

Freeman Welcome Award at the Chapter’s Founders Day Celebration

∆ The IAI Committee collected items for Soror

Angela Adams and other women who were called to active military duty in Saudi Arabia

∆ The P&MH sponsored a Teen Health Fair

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Finance – 3rd Vice President, Tary Scroggins

Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter ~ “Shaped To Its Purpose”

Service, Leadership and Empowerment

Love Month- Sisterhood Is…

Sisterhood is not just the combination of Greek letters, the beauty of crimson and cream it's about friendship and trust sharing hopes and dreams it doesn't lie in the depths of pledges, songs and played parts it's what lies deep within the depths of our hearts for each other growing together becoming strong, as one helping each other, building each other to withstand and overcome supporting your sister when she is in need wiping her tears and easing her pain when she bleeds being a shoulder to lean on in times of despair letting her know that you'll always be there sisterhood is not just strolls and dancing at parties, the fun you have at step shows it's the warmth and affection you have for each other and the relationships that grow it's the tug at your heart when she's going through it's you doing what you can do to help her pull through sharing her burdens and easing the load she may bare it's about being consistent and showing your care!

Grandparents Can Help Bridge the College Cost Gap For many families, a college education is a significant financial burden that is increasingly hard to meet with savings, current income, and a manageable amount of loans. For some, the ace in the hole might be grandparents, whose added funds can help bridge the gap. If you're a grandparent who would like to help fund your grandchild's college education, here are some strategies. 529 college savings plan A 529 college savings plan is one of the best vehicles for multigenerational college funding. 529 plans are offered by states and managed by financial institutions. Grandparents can open a 529 account on their own — either with their own state's plan or another state's plan — and name their grandchild as beneficiary (one grandchild per account), or they can contribute to an existing 529 account that has already been established for that grandchild (for example, by a parent). Once a 529 account is open, grandparents can contribute as much or as little as they want, subject to the individual plan's lifetime limits, which are typically $300,000 and up. Grandparents can set up automatic monthly contributions or they can gift a larger lump sum — a scenario where 529 plans really shine. Contributions to a 529 plan accumulate tax deferred (which means no taxes are due on any earnings made along the way), and earnings are completely tax-free at the federal level (and typically at the state level) if account funds are used to pay the beneficiary's qualified education expenses. (However, the earnings portion of any withdrawal used for a non-education purpose is subject to income tax and a 10% penalty.) Under rules unique to 529 plans, individuals can make a lump-sum gift of up to $70,000 ($140,000 for joint gifts by a married couple) and avoid federal gift tax by making a special election on their tax return to treat the gift as if it were made in equal installments over a five-year period. After five years, another lump-sum gift can be made using the same technique. This strategy offers two advantages: The money is considered removed from the grandparents' estate (unless a grandparent were to die during the five-year period, in which case a portion of the gift would be recaptured), but grandparents still retain control over their contribution and can withdraw part or all of it for an unexpected financial need (the earnings portion of such a withdrawal would be subject to income tax and a 10% penalty, though).

What happens at college time if a grandchild gets a scholarship? Grandparents can seamlessly change the beneficiary of the 529 account to another grandchild, or they can make a penalty-free withdrawal from the account up to the amount of the scholarship (though they would still owe income tax on the earnings portion of this withdrawal).

Finally, a word about financial aid. Under current federal financial aid rules, a grandparent-owned 529 account is not counted as a parent or student asset, but withdrawals from a grandparent-owned 529 account are counted as student income in the following academic year, which can decrease the grandchild's eligibility for financial aid in that year by up to 50%. By contrast, parent-owned 529 accounts are counted as parent assets up front, but withdrawals are not counted as student income — a more favorable treatment. Outright cash gifts Another option for grandparents is to make an outright gift of cash or securities to their grandchild or his or her parent. To help reduce any potential gift tax implications, grandparents should keep their gift under the annual federal gift tax exclusion amount — $14,000 for individual gifts or $28,000 for joint gifts. Otherwise, a larger gift may be subject to federal gift tax and, for a gift made to a grandchild, federal generation-skipping transfer tax, which is a tax on gifts made to a person who is more than one generation below you. An outright cash gift to a grandchild or a grandchild's parent will be considered an asset for financial aid purposes. Under the federal aid formula, students must contribute 20% of their assets each year toward college costs, and parents must contribute 5.6% of their assets. Pay tuition directly to the college For grandparents who are considering making an outright cash gift, another option is to bypass grandchildren and pay the college directly. Under federal law, tuition payments made directly to a college aren't considered taxable gifts, no matter how large the payment. This rule is beneficial considering that tuition at many private colleges is now over $40,000 per year. Only tuition qualifies for this federal gift tax exclusion; room and board aren't eligible. Aside from the benefit of being able to make larger tax-free gifts, paying tuition directly to the college ensures that your money will be used for education purposes. However, a direct tuition payment might prompt a college to reduce any potential grant award in your grandchild's financial aid package, so make sure to ask the college about the financial aid impact of your gift.

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Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter (BMAC) is

celebrating Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s 104th Founders Day celebration on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at

The Forum Caterers

4210 Primrose Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215

Subscription: $65.00

Founders Day 2017 is OPEN to the Community!

We are also proud to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the chartering of BMAC. The time for this event is 3:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. Our guest speaker is Soror Lucia McBath. At the Democratic National Convention, Lucia was one of nine “Mothers of the Movement” who stood together to speak on behalf of their fallen children. In 2012, McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was gunned down at a convenience store over a confrontation about loud music. Since then, Lucia McBath has fought to change “stand your ground” gun laws. Theme: Uncompromising Commitment to Communities:

Service, Leadership, Empowerment. Attire: The committee is recommending that Sorors wear

Red with Gold accessories. Patron Ads: $3.00 single name $5.00 double name/Mr. & Mrs./Family Special Category: Violets & Pearls $10.00 - in honor of

our 30th Anniversary of the chapter’s chartering

There will be special recognition of each line initiated into BMAC.

∆ 21 Spirits ∆ 18 Code Red ∆ ER 30 ∆ Spectrum 58 ∆ Triage 47 ∆ 60 City Lights

Ramona D Williams, Chair Joanne Rollins Robinson, Co-Chair


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Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter ~ “Shaped To Its Purpose”

Service, Leadership and Empowerment

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? EVERYTHING

I Corinthians 13:1, 13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Down through the years, love has weaved itself throughout our lives. If we each go back and look at our lives, at each place where we stopped, at each place where we recalled some meaningful experience, at each place where we recalled some boost, some shove that pushed us in the right direction instead of the wrong direction; I think that in every instance where we made the right choice, we’d find that in some marvelous way, at that moment, LOVE was involved and came to us. Love came to us when we became a part of this sisterhood; it was the reaffirming of our belief that we are lovable. Love expands our ability to love someone else and as the years go by, we realize that love comes over and over again. As sisters, love comes again and again in spite of our mistakes and shortcomings. When you look back, when you consider the way you’ve come when you consider how you’ve overcome, you have to say that once in a while, along the way love has come to you. So sisters, when you love someone you will be loyal to her, no matter what the cost. You will always believe in your sister; always expect the best of her and always, always stand your ground in defending her. SO WHAT DOES LOVE HAVE TO DO WITH IT??? EVERYTHING!!!!

For ten days out of the year, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer FREE admission to everyone:

• January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• February 20: Presidents’ Day

• April 15-16 and 22-23: Weekends of National Park

Week

• August 25: National Park Service Birthday

• September 30: National Public Lands Day

• November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend

Links to DMV (DC, Maryland & Virginia) National Parks

https://www.nps.gov/state/dc/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/state/md/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/state/va/index.htm

MARYLAND • Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg (NPS) • Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, near

Baltimore • Historic Annapolis, Annapolis • Historic London Town, Edgewater • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine,

Baltimore (NPS) • Historic Saint Mary's City, St. Mary's City (NHL) • Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, St. Leonard • Monocacy National Battlefield, near Frederick and

Urbana (NPS) • Northampton Slave Quarters Archaeological Park, Lake

Arbor

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm

https://www.nps.gov/state/dc/index.htm

https://www.nps.gov/state/md/index.htm

https://www.nps.gov/state/va/index.htm

https://www.nps.gov/anti

http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/recreation/countyparks/historicsites.html

http://www.bsos.umd.edu/anth/AIA/

http://www.historiclondontown.org/

https://www.nps.gov/fomc/archeology/overview.html

http://www.stmaryscity.org/

http://www.jefpat.org/

https://www.nps.gov/mono

http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/northampton_intro.html

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Calendar

2016 - 2017 Events Date Location Delta Days in the Nation's Capital March 2017 Washington, DC

BMAC Founders Day March 12, 2017 The Forum Caterers Delta Day at the United Nations March 24, 2017 New York, NY

53rd National Convention - Registration April 5 – May 17, 2017 ONLINE

53rd National Convention August 3 – 9, 2017 Las Vegas, NV

Grand Chapter, Regional and Local Chapter Announcements


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Spirit in the Arts At the February chapter meeting, Spirit In the Arts tickets will be available along with patron lists, ads and sponsorship forms. Each Soror is responsible for at least 2 tickets (minimum). Remember, if we sell 400 tickets we will be making a significant contribution to the 2017-2018 public service budget. We need your support. A special presentation will be made along with scholarship recipients being honored.

$$ The Fundraising Committee will be meeting before chapter meeting on Saturday, February 11 at 9:30 am at Matthew Henson Elementary School.

The Fundraising Committee is getting ready for our biggest fundraising event of the year. Are you? Start selling tickets now – presale or layaway – to make sure we have the best event ever!! Stay tuned for more details…..

Photo of the supplies (hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes, facial tissues, case of copying paper) delivered to WEMS from The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Committee. Soror Linda Little (Vice Principal) is in the photo. Doris Jackson Chair

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The mission of Metro Delta News is to notify the membership of chapter meetings, activities, and events. The Metro Delta News aims to promote and acknowledge the services of the Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter. It is the voice of the chapter that summons members to work. It shall encourage devotion to God, and our beloved sisterhood. It shall foster academic excellence, cultural enrichment, physical and mental awareness, and social action. It shall make known the achievements of Sorors that reflect our nine cardinal virtues, service, and education. It shall be a resource for the membership and recognize their labor.

Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter ~ P.O. Box 992 ~

Baltimore, Maryland 21203 410-578-1913

[email protected]

Patricia Hodge-Mack, Editor Shauntell L. Campbell, Assistant Editor

Newsletter Committee:

Cynthia Horton, Michelle Wynder, Patsy Nwagbaraocha, Shea Webb and Schelli Collins

Michele Lewis 2/2 Shauntell Campbell 2/3 Alvera Jones 2/3 Sybil Woodard 2/3 Kathryn Carver 2/5 Karen Goodwin 2/5 Sheila L. Alston 2/7 Tarje’ Davis 2/9 Sandra Holmes 2/9

Detra Goodwin 2/10 Deborah Thomas 2/11 Charlene Myers 2/12 Dawnita Brown 2/13 Sheila Eley 2/13 Lynn Knight Middleton 2/14 Shela M. Cameron 2/16 Germaine Turner-Jones 2/16 Patricia Hayes 2/19 Michelene Desroches 2/24


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