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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 8, 2023 9
“Capturing a Vision Fair” Founders’ Day Observance
Founders’ Day Celebration, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gamma Sigma Omega Chaper, at Jonesville Baptist Church
Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority, Incorporated®
Gamma Sigma Omega Chap
ter “Capturing a Vision Fair’’
Founders’ Day Observance
was held on Sunday, February
26, 2023 at Jonesville Baptist
Church. The sanctuary was
filled, as GSO celebrated the
sorority’s 115 year legacy of
Building Relationships through
Community Service and Sis
terhood. Representatives from
the chapter’s sustainable com
munity partners as well as fel
low members of the “Divine 9’’
Greek letter organizations at
tended. Chatham County Man
ager Michael Kaigler praised
GSO’s service to the communi
ty and presented the organiza
tion with a Proclamation from
the county. The event featured
a celebration of art, culture,
Speaker-Thuane Fielding
service, scholarships, and com
munity.
Mrs. Thuane B. Field
ing, noted South Carolina pub
lic servant and Co-Chairman
of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s South
Atlantic Regional Leadership
Development Institute Com
mittee, served as the keynote
speaker. Her presentation was
energetic, humorous, encour
aging, on point, and inspiring.
She emphasized, “To whom
much is given, much is re
quired’’ and “Don’t grow wea
ry in well-doing.’’ Her message
echoed the Alpha Kappa Alpha
International Theme of “Soar
ing to Greater Heights of Ser
vice and Sisterhood’’ and left
the audience ready to lead on
the front lines of change, edu
cation, and advocacy. She chal
lenged attendees to “Run out
the door and SOAR!’’
GSO recognized
community partners that have
made an impact on our com
munity and members of the so
rority that have made a marked
difference in strengthening
the sisterhood of the chapter.
Savannah-Chatham County
Public Schools Superintendent
Dr. Ann Levett received the
Mozella Gaither Collier Award
for outstanding community
service. GSO members Mrs.
Sandra Clarke, Mrs. Sonya Re
nee Grant, and Ms. Kimberly
Rhodes were notable awardees
for enhancing the strength of
the sisterhood. Dr. Keisha Cun-
ningham-Aites was the recipi
ent of the Evanel Renfroe Ter
rell Scholarship for excellence
in academic achievement and
GSO’s Immediate Past Presi
dent, Ms. Charlene Jones, was
selected as the Member of the
Year for 2022. Scholarships
were awarded to two members
of the undergraduate chapters
that are sponsored by GSO,
Aleea Young of Sigma Tau and
Ellia George of Gamma Upsi-
lon.
This year marks the
80th anniversary of the charter
ing of Gamma Sigma Omega
Chapter on May 29,1943. The
Founders’ Day Observance
noted how Gamma Sigma
Omega Chapter has provided
eight decades of service to the
Savannah community through
programs, partnerships, and
outreach. The founding of the
Greenbriar Children’s Cen
ter received notable mention.
The current membership of
Gamma Sigma Omega has a
membership of nearly 200 tal
ented, dedicated, visionary, and
diverse college-educated wom
en. They are committed to
continue their commitment to
galvanize their membership to
lead in service to all mankind
and to foster the precepts of the
sorority.
Mrs. Alvernia Jack-
son served as the Chairman of
the 2023 Gamma Sigma Ome
ga Chapter Founders’ Day Ob
servance Committee. She was
assisted by two Co-Chairmans,
Ms. Kimberly Sanford Rhodes
and Ms. Taqwaa F. Saleem,
along with a committee that in
cluded many talented individu
als who rolled up their sleeves
and worked diligently to sup
port this effort. Ms. NicoleS.
Fields serves as the 2023-2024
President of Gamma Sigma
Omega Chapter.
Linda Wilder Bryan To Announce Bid For
Re-Election To City Council 3rd District
Alderwoman Lin
da Wilder Bryan made her
entrance on horseback to an
nounce her bid for re-election
as Savannah City Council 3rd
District Alderwoman.
Hosted at the Pegasus
Riding Academy, 2500 Tennes
see Ave., residents of the 3rd
District came out for a west
ern themed celebration, com
plete with a DJ, dancing, and
line-dancing lessons, Cowboy
hats and boots.
Linda Wilder Bryan
was elected to serve in 2019 by
community members who want
a representative that works for
the people, acting with integri
ty and dedication. Since being
in office, Alderwoman Wilder
Bryan has continued her life
long legacy of public service,
first as a police officer, then as
the leader of a non-profit dedi
cated to lifting up those in the
community who most needed a
voice for social justice, and fi
nally as a voice for 3rd District.
While much has been accom
plished in the last four years,
Alderwoman Wilder Bryan
believes, “there is still so much
work to do for the community.’’
Adriana Tatum-Howard Named As Park Place
Outreach’s New Executive Director
Park Place Outreach
has announced the promotion
of Adriana Tatum-Howard to
the position of Executive Di
rector. In this new capacity,
Tatum-Howard will be respon
sible for the strategic manage
ment of the organization and
its programs. As Executive
Director, Tatum-Howard will
collaboratively establish the
organization’s strategic prior
ities, ensuring communication
and coordination among di
rectors to translate goals and
strategies to operational direc
tives in support of the mission
to support homeless, runaway,
and at-risk youth in Chatham
and surrounding counties.
Tatum-Howard
joined Park Place Outreach in
2019 and served as the Asso
ciate Director handling day-
to-day operations across Park
Place Outreach programs.
Working closely with program
leadership, board members,
and the executive director, she
ensured business processes
aligned with the organization’s
mission. During that time,
Tatum-Howard was credited
with a variety of important ac
complishments, including na
tional accreditation through the
New York-based Council on
Accreditation (COA) demon
strating the implementation of
best-practice standards in the
field of human services as it re
lates to the organization’s ser
vices for runaway, homeless,
and at-risk youth in Chatham,
Bryan, Effingham, and Liberty
County.
Prior to that position,
Tatum-Howard has 15 years of
experience with Governance,
Administration, & Public Af
fairs with the Girl Scouts of
Historic Georgia Park Place
Outreach’s Board President,
Megan Manly, states, “Adriana
has proven herself to be a phe
nomenal advocate committed
to providing top-notch services
to the youth and families whose
lives are touched by Park Place
Outreach. We are overjoyed to
have her officially serving as
our Executive Director and are
looking forward to seeing Park
Place flourish under her leader
ship.”
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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:
Mary Church Terrell
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She has many published works
including A Colored Woman
in A White World (1940), A
Plea for the White South by a
Colored Woman (1906), and
Lynching from a Negro’s Point
of View (1904).
In 1950, Mary and
her colleagues began a fight to
integrate eating establishments
in the District of Columbia af
ter being refused service. They
won the case due to a local inte
gration law from the 1870s that
required all eating places “to
serve any respectable, well-be
haved person regardless of
color” or face a fine and forfeit
their license. In June 1953, the
court ruled that segregated eat
ing places in Washington, D.C.
were unconstitutional.
Terrell died on July
24, 1954 at the age of 90, two
months after the Supreme
Court’s decision in the Brown
v. Board of Education case
which made the racial segrega
tion of public schools unconsti
tutional.
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