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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,Inc.
Holds Annual Junior Cotillion
After the crowning of Miss Junior Debutante 2009, Miss Jana N. Carpenter(c), holds
a bouquet of flowers and sports her crown.
The Gamma Sigma
Omega Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
hosted their annual Precious
Gems Junior Debutante
Cotillion and presented
some of the area's finest
young ladies to society on
June 6th. The
Cotillion, held in the
Savannah Ballroom at
Savannah State University,
was the culmination of
months of hard work and a
host of other activities. The
young junior debutantes
hosted fundraisers, partici
pated in charm school, a
career fair, and other stimu
lating events helping to cul
tivate them into womanhood
and promote a positive self-
image.
WTOC's Karla
Redditte, a fellow member
of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, served as the gra
cious mistress of cere
monies.
Highlighting the Cotillion
was the crowning of Miss
Junior Debutante 2009, Miss
Jana N. Carpenter. Jana is
the daughter of Nikita and
Florence Carpenter. She
was the premiere fundraiser
among the other young
ladies and will represent
Gamma Sigma Omega in the
Savannah area for one year.
Jana was crowned by Miss
Gabrielle Gardner, Miss
Junior Debutante 2008.
Each year, members of
Gamma Sigma Omega work
with a group of prospective
junior debutantes promoting
education and encouraging
them to appreciate them
selves, their voices, and their
places in the community.
This year, the jun
ior debutantes committee
was chaired by Ms. Gwen H.
Johnson who allowed her
enthusiasm and passion for
scholarship and service to
shine without ceasing.
Applications are currently
being accepted by Gamma
Sigma Omega for the 2010
Precious Gems Junior
Debutante Cotillion.
Contact Chapter
President Dr. Clemotine F.
Washington for more info.
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NAACP Youth and College Leaders
Mobilize in Savannah
Members of the NAACP Youth and College Division converse.
The case of Troy
Anthony Davis, a likely
innocent man on death row
in Savannah, Georgia has
inspired young people
across the country to take
action. Members from the
NAACP Youth and College
Division are convening in
Savannah, this week for a
“Savannah Summer Field
Experience” to help save
Davis’ life and to learn
skills that will equip them
to organize in their own
communities.
Sponsored by the
NAACP, the Savannah
Summer Field Experience
kicked off on July 29 and
will continue through
August 2. More than 75
young civil rights leaders,
ages 14-24, representing
NAACP youth councils and
college chapters in Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, North
Carolina, South Carolina
and Ohio will participate in
a range of intensive training
sessions and events.
Leading the work
shops and sessions is the
NAACP Field Organizing
Department, who will guide
the visiting participants
through programs focused
on strategic organizing and
mobilization techniques.
Stefanie Brown,
the NAACP National Field
Director, said that today's
young people are eager to
be politically involved, and
determined to be effective
leaders in ending racial,
economic, educational, and
criminal justice disparities
that exist in the U.S.
“Savannah Summer is
a life changing experience
for these energetic young
people. Through their
involvement in the training
and field experiences, they
are continuing the tradition
of activism within the
NAACP,” said Brown, 28.
Participants at the five
day Savannah Summer
Field Experience will take
part in a variety of break
out sessions and field visits,
includingideveloping win
ning strategies for on-the-
ground organizing, building
and joining coalitions around
issues, securing and conduct
ing accountability sessions
with elected officials, organ
izing and executing door-to-
door and electronic petition
drives, for the
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