Potomac Valley Section s 10 th Anniversary Gala: Continuing the Legacy!!!!!!!!

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1 2007$2008,'Issue'1' ' ' Potomac'Valley'Section'(PVS)'Newsletter''''''''December''2007' '''''''''''National'Council'of'Negro'Women,'Inc.' Potomac Valley Section s 10 th Anniversary Gala: Continuing the Legacy The10 th AnniversaryGalatookplaceonFriday,November 2,2007atMartin scrosswinds.theeventwasagreat success,withover300attendees,includingcounty ExecutiveIkeLeggett,LegislativeDelegateHermanL. TaylorJr.,andPastorHaywoodA.Robinson,III.Ethel Lawhonservedasmistressofceremonies.LoriAnne Williamsandensembleprovidedexceptionaljazzvocals andmusic. Jeanette Wolfe, PVS President, recognized the charter members, and made a special presentation to the founding members. The founding members are: Evelyn Hill Phyllis Davenport Cherry Richardson Delores Lincoln-Willis Audrey Banks* Gerald Roper Letitia Winfield Carolyn Shackleford Mary Watters *Not present at the Gala The Gala also served as a fundraiser for PVS programs. Over 25 donated luxury items were presented for auction including designer purses, theater tickets, and artwork. Adriana Furs in Bethesda, Maryland donated the featured item: a ranch mink cape valued at $5,000. The 10 th Anniversary Committee Chairperson was Carol James. The Co-Chairs were Vanessa Davis, Ethel Lawhon, Above:Mrs.NicoleandMr.CarlAdolph Above:Mrs.DeloresLincoln2WillisandMr. WilliamWillis Above:Mrs.ReneeandPastor HaywoodRobinson,III Above:LetitiaWinfieldandCynthia Simpson What s Inside President smessage.. 2 DidYouKnow? 2 BethuneRecognition 3 Program.. NoteworthyNews PVSintheCommunity. 5 PhotoGallery 6]7 MarkyourCalendars 8

2 Message from our President DearMembersandFriends, What an exciting first quarter we ve had. We started the program year off with a record number of volunteers for the Black Family Reunion, which was held on the National Mall in September. During the Reunion, we were privileged to meet the granddaughter and great granddaughter of Mary McLeod Bethune. Members also volunteered in September for the Congressional Black Caucus. On behalf of the Potomac Valley Section, I connected with the Montgomery County Women s Advisory Council, a powerful group of women leaders in Montgomery County. Highlighting October events was our record number of Bethune Achievers, Life Members, and the recognition of Dr. Melbourne Cummings as Distinguished Educator at the Bethune Recognition Program. Kim Barry also gave us a great presentation at our general meeting on Women and Domestic Violence. In the community, the Seniors Committee had an October Fest at the Forest Glen Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, the Social Outreach Committee made a donation on behalf of the Section to an orphanage in Kenya, and the Education Committee hosted a parent workshop. Theculminationofour10 th AnniversarycelebrationwastheGalaonNovember2 nd.read aboutitinthisissueofthenewsletter.wehadagreattimeclosingtheeventwiththe electricslide. Aheartfelt thankyou toallwhoparticipatedinmakingthisgalaasuccess. InDecemberwe llparticipateinthe53 rd NationalConvention,holdaMembership RecruitmentDrive,andpartnerwithThePeople scommunitybaptistchurchandmontgomery CountyDepartmentofHealth&HumanServicesinprovidingtoysandgiftstoneedychildren.We willalsoparticipateinthedistributionofholidayfoodbags. Let skeep ContinuingtheLegacy.ThereisnobettergroupofNCNWservantsthanthose withthepotomacvalleysection.ipraygod sblessingsoneachofyouduringthisholidayseason. HappyHolidaystoeachofyou Sincerely, TopDemocraticleadersrecognizedShirley Johnsonforherpolitical,communityand professionalachievements.atributetoshirley tookplaceonoctober28,2007atthebauerdrive CommunityCenter.CountyExecutiveIkeLeggett servedasthemasterofceremonies.shirley's commitmenttothedemocraticpartywas describedas legendary. CongressmanChrisVanHollenpresentedareplica ofhistributetoshirleythathemadeonthefloorof theu.s.houseofrepresentatives,whichisnowa partofthecongressionalrecord.recognitionalso camefromcongressmanalwynn.ikeleggettand MarilynPraisner,CouncilPresident,proclaimed October28"ShirleyJohnsonAppreciation Day."TheMontgomeryCountyCouncil acknowledgedshirleyas District19 shardest WorkingDemocrat.Shirleyisthepresidentof District19DemocraticClub,andachartermember andformerofficeroftheafricanamerican NicoleAdolph& herhusbandcarl areexpectingtheir firstchild.sheis dueonjune6, 2008.Nicoleisthe PVS Parliamentarian& BylawsCommittee Chair. Above:JeanetteWolfe President,PotomacValley Section,NationalCouncilof NegroWoman Upcoming Birthdays 12/7:MaryWatters 12/11:IdaFletcher 12/16:PatriciaDunmore 12/17:HazelScofield 12/20:EffieSmithMacklin 12/23:ClaudineWiley 12/24:KimberlyMacedo 12/26:KaraBrown 1/1:CourtneyBright 1/2:ChristineBradford 1/8:DorisHoward 1/15:CynthiaVause 1/27:CarolJames 2

3 Bethune'Recognition'Program' The Bethune Recognition Program and Luncheon was held on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D. C. Several PVS members were in attendance for a record year of recognitions. Congratulationstoour: NewLifeMembers LeVonneAlexis BeverlyBrooksAnderson JacquelineDennard CarolJames KellyJonas ShirleyShannon PatsyWhite BethuneAchievers LevonneAlexis KellyJonas LydiaLeftwich Above(ltor):JosephineThomas(Bethune RecognitionProgramChair),Rev.Brenda Girton]Mitchell(OutstandingWomanin IndustryAwardRecipient),Dr.DorothyHeight, MelbourneCummings(DistinguishedEducator AwardRecipient),andF.JaneCotton (DistinguishedCommunityLeaderAward Recipient) DistinguishedEducatorAward TheDistinguishedEducatorAwardwaspresentedtoDr. MelbourneCummingsattheBethuneRecognitionProgramon Sunday,October14,2007inWashington,DC.Dr.Cummings hasservedasprofessorandchairofthecommunicationand CultureDepartmentatHowardUniversityfor15years.In thispositionshehelpedestablishhowarduniversityasthe nation sleaderingraduatingafricanamericanphd sin communication,manyofwhohaveremainedhighlyactive andvisibleintheprofessionasleadersandmentors.she expressed Ihavealwaysenjoyedteachingandmentoring, andbothhavebeencorevaluesofmyprofessional,civic,and churchlife.infact,teachingandmentoringarethethemesin mylife'ssong.ithankyouforhonoringmefordoingwhati love. Dr.CummingsisoneofthefoundersofourgirlsRitesof Passageprogram. Above:(ltor):LydiaLeftwich,JacquelineDennard,LeVonneAlexis, KellyJonas,MelbourneCummings,CarolJames,BeverlyBrooks Anderson,andPatsyWhite Left:NewLife MemberswithDr. Height(ltor): PatsyWhite, JacquelineDenard, CarolJames, BeverlyBrooks Anderson,Dr. DorothyHeight, LeVonneAlexis, andkellyjonas. ShirleyShannon wasnotpresent. Above:(ltor):Dr.Melbourne CummingsandDr.JudiMooreLatta. 3

4 Noteworthy'News' OneSharedWorld ThePotomacValleySectionhandledregistrationfortheOneSharedWorldprogramheldJune30,2007,at TrinityEpiscopalChurchinWashington,D.C.TherewereseveralspeakersincludingShirleyE.Barnes, FormerU.S.AmbassadortotheRepublicofMadagascar;ElizabethLatham,ExecutiveDirector,U.S. CommitteefortheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram;andElviaDuque,DirectorforInternational Affairs,AfroAmericaXXI.JeanetteWolfe,PVSPresident,chairedtheRegistrationCommitteeand memberswere:carlamalone,cynthiasimpson,caroljames,ethellawhon,idafletcher,vanessadavis andwandabrown.milliebryantandnoranelsonalsoattended.onesharedworldisanational educationcampaignthataimstogeneratedialogueabouthowamericatacklesglobalpoverty.through theprogramwewereabletolearnmore,connectmore,anddiscusshowwecandomoretohelpsistersin developingcountrieslivebetter,healthierandmoresecurelivesbyovercomingpoverty,hunger, illiteracyanddisease. MontgomeryCountySectionFriend schoir Doyousing?TheMontgomeryCountySectionisformingachoirtoperformattheirBlackHistorymonth program,whichwillbeheldonsaturday,february23,2008.thechoirdirectorindicatedthattherewill notbetoomanyrehearsals.therehearsalswilltakeplaceatclintonamezionchurchinrockville,md.if BlackFamilyReunion The22 st AnnualBlackFamilyReunionwasheldon September9&10,2007attheNationalMall.Several membersservedasvolunteersand/orattended eventsduringtheweekendincludingcaroljames, JeanetteWolfe,LydiaLeftwich,AvaPenny,Delores Lincoln]Willis,YvonneDowtin,ShirleySmithson Martin,andIrisEllis.Thekeynotespeakerforthe PrayerBreakfastwasRev.AllenGray,thegrandsonof YvonneDowtin.Membersmeetandinteractedwith thegranddaughterandgreatgranddaughterofmary McLeodBethune,theFounderofNCNW. Above(ltor):DeloresLincoln2Willis,JeanetteWolfe, YvonneDowtinandRev.AllenGray. Above(ltor):JeanetteWolfe,EvelynBethune(granddaughter)& ElizabethBethune(greatgranddaughter)ofMaryMcLeodBethune, ShirleySmithsonMartin. Above(ltor):AvaPennyandIrisEllis. 4

5 PVS'in'the'Community' SocialOutreachCommittee CoHChairs:LudaShields&AltheiaWyche OnNovember6,2007,theSocialOutreachCommittee provideda$250.00donationofnewclothingtothekenyaclothe] A]ChildDrivetosupportchildreninanorphanageinthe NorthwestpartofNairobi,Kenya.Itemspurchasedincluded dresses,shirts,pants,jeans,socks,andunderwearforchildren betweentheagesof6and14yearsofage.thedonationswere providedtoministerrandystorywhodeliveredtheseclothing itemsdirectlytotheorphanage. TheSocialOutreachCommitteehasanumberofactivities plannedfortheupcomingyear,includingholdingacoatdrivewith theseniorscommittee,preparingvalentine sdaygiftbagsfor womenatahomelessshelter,andprovidingabookawardtoa fosterchildplanningtoattendcollegenextyear.contactluda Right(ltor):LudaShieldsandMinister RandyStorydisplaysomeofthedonations items. EducationCommittee Chair: Wanda Brown TheEducationCommitteehostedaParentDialogueentitled EnsuringMiddleSchoolSuccess on Saturday,November17,2007atThePeople scommunitybaptistchurch.theconversationfocusedon1) whatskillsetsneedtobedevelopedin2 nd through5 th gradestoensuresuccessinmiddleschooland2) selectingtheappropriatemiddleschooltomeetchildandparentneeds.theparticipantsdiscussedwhat successlookslikeinelementaryschool,aswellastheparents roleandhowitchangesfromelementary tomiddleschool.othertopicsdiscussedincludedcognitiveandemotionaldevelopment,mediaandpeer influences,communityprograms,afterschoolprogramsandsummerprograms.thepresenterswere VivianBoyd,WandaBrown,MadelineColeman,BeverlyJackson,andJuanitaHarris.KimberlyBrown managedregistration. SeniorsCommittee Co-Chair: Delores Lincoln Willis & Joyce Knight TheSeniorsCommitteeheldan OctoberFest programattheforestglennursinghomeand RehabilitationCenteronThursday,October11,2007.Thirty]tworesidentsfilledthedayroomin anticipationoftheevent.thethemefortheprogramwas HalloweenorHallowedBeings A ConversationwithGod.JoyceKnightandMattieBrowncoordinatedtheshoppingandtheprogram. TheyprovidedtheresidentswithcolorfulHalloweenhats.Othercommitteemembersaddedtouchesof Falltoenhancetheoccasion.Inadditiontothedistributionofgifts,theprogramincludedmusic,prayer, originalpoetryreading,andawonderfulinteractivemusicsessionbyirisellis.margiesanders,nora Nelson,DeloresLincoln]Willis,MillieBryant,andMaryWattersalsoparticipatedintheprogram. DeloresLincoln]Williscommentedthat Onceagain,wewereremindedofhowblessedwearewhenwesharewith thosewhoneedusthemost.maygodcontinuetosupplyuswithmanymoreopportunitiestoserve. Right: Millie Bryant, Mattie Brown, and Margie Sanders Left: Residents offorest Glen Nursing Homeat Program 5

6 ROPVisittoManorCareNursingHome,November2007 AcademicFestivalofAcademicExcellence(AAFAE),June2007 PVS2006H2007ProgramYearCloseoutLuncheon,June2007 6

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8 MARK YOUR CALENDARS Jan19,2008:PVSGeneralMembershipMeeting Jan22,2008:DeadlineforPrimaryElectionRegistration Jan27,2008:Women slegislativebriefing Feb12,2008:PresidentialPrimaryElections Feb16,2008:PVSGeneralMembershipMeeting Feb17,2008:NCNWSundayatTPCBC CommitteeChairs Amenities IrisEllis&ChristineBradford AnniversaryProject CarolJames Bylaws NicoleS.Adolph SocialOutreach LudaShields&AltheaWyche Education WandaBrown Health CelesteBennett Legislative ShirleyJohnson Membership KellyJonas Newsletter& RolineMilfort Publicity RitesofPassage SherylPerkins Seniors DeloresLincoln]Willis& JoyceKnight Newsletter Staff RolineMilfort MaryJones]Brown CynthiaSimpson BeverlyBrooks] Anderson Newsletter Photographers DeloresLincoln]Willis HopeJohnson RolineMilfort Officers. Standing (l to r): Nicole Adolph (Parliamentarian), Marietta James (Treasurer), Gwen Monroe (Financial Secretary), Cherry Richardson (Historian), Pat Stokes (Chaplain). Seated (l to r): Carla Malone (Recording Secretary), Kelly Jonas (2 nd VP), Jeanette Wolfe (President), Carol James (1 st VP). Not Pictured: Shirley NationalCouncilofNegroWomen PotomacValleySection POBox10031 SilverSpring,MD20914