AKA Community Day provided needed items, resources for families, as well as entertainment and fun

By Felecia Piggott-Long, Ph.D. More than 500 supporters gathered at Parkland High School for the 10th annual Community Day celebration sponsored by the Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® on Saturday, Aug. 24. This year’s celebration was more than a back-to-school bash. It also included the observance of the centennial chartering of the first graduate chapter of the sorority in North Carolina on Feb. 14, 1924, when the Phi Omega Chapter was chartered. Event chair Jennifer Harrell, co-chairs Nora Baker, Brittany Patrick, Janette Frazier, and President Evelyn Acree spearheaded a committee of conscientious workers who started planning for this event in January. “I am so excited about this year’s Community Day event. We spent months planning for this day. We wanted to honor the 100 years of our charter. We are the first graduate chapter in North Carolina,” said President Acree. “We wanted to do it bigger and better to meet the needs of the community. We went beyond bags of school supplies to meet so many different needs.  “It was a beautiful day. The band from Parkland, the Dixie Debs, the Greater Vision African Dancers, the Powerhouse Cheerleaders from Winston-Salem State University, and the Purple Reign...