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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11
Alpha Kappa Alpha Welcomes Nine Precious Gems
Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pose with the new Precious Gems.
Gamma Sigma Omega
Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc. wel
comes nine young ladies into
the Mentoring Program
known as Precious
Gems/Junior Debutants for
2008-2009. These young
ladies, their parents, and
ladies of Gamma Sigma
Omega Chapter met for an
orientation, Sunday, October
5, 2008 at the ConEd
Resource Center.
Introductions were made;
information was given; ques
tions were answered, and
light refreshments were
served. The Chapter mem
bers, President Emma
Conyers, and Mentoring
Program Chairman,
Gwendolyn Harris Johnson,
were impressed by the inter
ests and talents of the young
ladies with whom they will
be working.
The first meeting of the
mentoring process was
Saturday, October 11, 2008
at the May Street YMCA.
This meeting afforded the
girls the opportunity to get
acquainted in an informal
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setting.
These young ladies,
biographical sketches below,
have received T-Shirts with
the logo Precious Gems.
Their mentoring program
will include personal, aca
demic, and service enrich
ment activities. The culmi
nating event will be held in
June 2008 with the crowning
of Miss Precious Gem at the
Junior Debutante Cotillion.
Rhoda J. Bryant,
daughter of Joshua and
Sonya Bryant, attends West
Chatham Middle School.
She is a member of St. John
Baptist Church. Hobbies
include cheering, singing and
dancing. She aspires to be a
professional singer.
Jana M. Carpenter,
daughter of Nikita and
Florence Carpenter, attends
Oglethorpe Charter School.
She is a member of Temple
Of Glory. Hobbies include
soccer, cooking, acting, play
ing the flute and piano. She
aspires to be an OB/GYN.
Iyana M. Crawford, daughter
of Ms. Renee Gresham-
Crawford and Mr. Keith
Crawford, attends Coastal
Middle School. She is a
member of Tremont Temple
Baptist Church. Hobbies
include singing, dancing,
cheerleading and playing the
saxophone. She aspires to
become a pediatrician or pro
fessional dancer.
DeNasia I. DeVore,
daughter of Diane DeVore,
attends Notre Dame
Academy. She is a member of
St. John Baptist Church.
Hobbies include singing, bal
let, tap and jazz, shopping
and talking on the phone. She
also finds time to perform
with her step team and praise
dance. She aspires to become
a teacher or a lawyer.
Jaylah D. Diggs, daugh
ter of Retha Reynolds,
attends Mercer Middle
School. She is a member of
Townsley Chapel A.M.E..
Hobbies include drawing and
styling hair. She aspires to
become a cosmetologist.
Raymoni Z. Hall,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sylvester Knighton and Mr.
Rafael Hall, attends
See Alpha Kappa, page
Singleton Named Most
Ancient Grand Court
Heroines of Jericho P.HA.
State Queen
Heroine Ceola
Singleton, a member of S. L.
Gibbons Court No. 5, was
crowned State Queen in
Atlanta, GA for raising the
most money for Student
Aide.
Heroine Singleton is a
member of Prince Hall
Chapter No. 28, Mary H.
Jones Assembly No. 27
Order of the Golden Circle,
Omar Court No. 91
Daughters of Isis, Cyrene
Crusaders No. 4, Circle of
Perfection and a member of
Macedonia Baptist Church
of Sandfly, Rev. Jerome
Stokes, pastor.
Heroine Singleton is
married to Dec. James E.
Singleton, who is also a
member of all the Masonic
Bodies having presided over
Heroine Ceola Singleton
most of them.
Heroine Singleton will
be competing against forty-
nine states, the Bahamas,
Virgin Islands and Western
Europe. Therefore, she will
need your support while rais
ing funds for Student Aide.
Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance to Give
Out Thanksgiving Baskets
The Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance of
Savannah-Chatham and
Vicinity is giving
Thanksgiving baskets to the
most needy persons and fam
ilies in our community. All
membership churches of the
IMA are asked to prepare and
give two (2) food baskets to
be distributed to the less for
tunate in our community. All
churches may participate in
this outreach ministry to
show unity in the faith com
munity to help those who
need help. We are better
together is our goal.
These baskets are to be
delivered to the Holy Spirit
Lutheran Church Fellowship
Hall by November 21, 2008,
See Thanksgiving, page 18
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