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SPRING 2013, Volume 1, Issue 2
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NATIONAL OFFICERS
Frances S. Robinson
National President
Deni Antionette Manzingo, Esq.
Vice President
Cazzie McClamb
Recording Secretary
Gwendolyn Cooper
Corresponding Secretary
Yvonne Cooley
Financial Secretary
Lizzie Williams
Treasurer
Mary Wren
Conclave Treasurer
Maurice Fitzgerald
Headquarters Treasurer
Lula Little
Historian
Tara Wilson-McGee
Internal Auditor
Janet Dennis
Reporter
Jerlys Carter
Sergant-At-Arms
Roberta Epps
Chaplain
Faye Jacobs
Parlimentarian
Edna Diggs
Presidential Advisor
Joann Williams
Immediate Past President
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Evelyn Patterson
Mid Atlantic Region
Frances Washington
Northeast Region
Agatha Grimes
Southeast Region
Barbara Garrett
Southwest Region
Mailing Address:
Las Amigas, Incorporated
Grand Chapter
PO Box 28426
Richmond, Virginia 23228
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”You, sisters, have been the heroes
in your communities and you are to
be commended.”
Frances S. Robinson
18th National President
National President’s Message
Sisters,
It has been my profound honor and
privilege to have served as your 18th
National President, as we move Las
Amigas forward and experience new
challenges.
I have admired the
dedication of our past national presidents
and can relate to their strives for
excellence. I stand proud in representing
this progressive women’s service
organization that is rich in history for
caring and sharing.
I can hardly express to you the
magnificent experience of my two years
as President; visiting other chapters
during celebrations, attending regional
meetings and representing you at
conferences with partner organizations
and telling our story. Your hospitality has
been superb, the sisterly love exhibited,
outstanding, and my love for you
priceless. Las Amigas is so dear to me
and I hope to you, we must keep the
legacy alive…reaching out to others with
the same kind of amazing grace and
mercy. Our late founders would be so
proud!
We can all relate to financial encounters
and losses during these unsettling times,
but on behalf of our leadership team,
may I thank you for your sacrifice and
commitment. As sisters, we don’t always
agree, we debate, find common ground
and move forward, that’s what
sisterhood is about.
This is our
responsibility for what we are entrusted
to do. This means as sisters we work
together, not alone, as one cohesive unit.
We must embrace the changes of our
sisterhood
through
the
digital,
technological and social networking age
and the new generation of sisters. We
must respect the new energy and
expertise. You have proven that you can
handle any situation. You, sisters, have
been the heroes in your communities and
you are to be commended. So, let’s
continue to work together in the name of
Las Amigas to build and improve the
underserved.
Remember, if you tell the story proudly,
they will listen and come. Share the
stories of kindness and diversities and this
will enable us to grow. See you at
Conclave.
With Sisterly Love,
Frances S. Robinson
Frances S. Robinson
18th National President
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”We are obligated to provide strong, wide supportive shoulders in support of another”
DeniAntionette Mazingo, Esq
National Vice President 2011-2013
National Vice President’s Message
My dear sisters:
another they will become interested in joining us.
Another year has passed and we are once again
meeting to tend to the business of Las Amigas,
Incorporated as well as enjoy one another's company
through fellowship. Of course, the Las Amigas,
Incorporated business is the most important entity of
our coming together once a year. On February 5,
1957, our founders Mary Q. Moore and Dora R.
Mason joined forces to create a network of
professional women in order to enhance, enrich and
to improve the lives of all citizens from all
communities and walks of life.
With total commitment while sharing our vision to
recruit, develop and maintain our membership of
sisters sharing the same values of integrity, respect,
honesty, good citizenship we will continue to fulfill
our mission through teamwork and loyalty thereby
increasing our membership allowing us to expand our
service to those in need. I come to you sisters humbly
thanking you for having the trust and belief in my
ability to serve you as your National Vice President. I
will continue to serve you with loyalty and yes total
commitment of love and sisterhood willing to serve
and assist in the growth of my love assisting those in
need by spreading the great news of Our sisterhood
"LAS AMIGAS, INCORPORATED".
We welcome all new members with open arms and
love. Even though over the past year we have lost
sisters through illness and death we will truly miss
their presence, however, they will continue to be
present spiritually. And with the same intentions of
our founders and those whose shoulders we have
stood on we are obligated to continue building our
organization. As we continue to spread our vision of
enhancing the quality of life in promoting the general
improvements within our communities and
encourage professional and personal growth, we
must foster a genuine, honest close relationship
among our sisterhood first. We are obligated to
provide strong, wide supportive shoulders in support
of another as others notice our commitment to one
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I challenge each and every sister to bring one
perspective sister into our organization by sharing our
story. We now have four regions, 22 chapters,
members of Las Amigas, Incorporated lets increase
our sisterhood by sharing the secret of our success by
2014.
I am as always sisterly yours,
DeniAntionette Mazingo, Esq
DeniAntionette Mazingo, Esq
National Vice President 2011-2013
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
Charlotte Mecklenburg
This year the Charlotte Mecklenburg
Chapter’s
theme
is
“Revived,
Refreshed, and Renewed in the Spirit
of Las Amigas.” Several members
attended the Fall Regional Meeting in
September hosted by the Mooresville
Chapter. The Charlotte Mecklenburg
Chapter decided to think “pink” for the
month of October. One of our
members
Monica
Mulling’s
participated in the Susan G. Komen
Forestville
The Forestville Maryland Chapter has
had a partnership with the Pregnancy
Centers
since
2008
when
we
Walk for Cancer and members of the
Charlotte
Charlotte
Chapter
attended the SW Regional Meeting
presented a monetary donation to the
sponsored by the Morven Chapter The
Pink Soles of Charlotte and CVAN-
Charlotte Mecklenburg Chapter will
Domestic Violence.
continue work hard in the spirit of our
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
The sisters of
Mecklenburg
Chapter
participated in a program called
Mecklenburg
Chapter
co-founders-Dora R. Mason and Mary
Q. Moore!
Reading for Success at one of the
elementary
schools
in
Charlotte.
Members read Black History books to
students in grades K-5 and answered a
variety of questions. Members of the
volunteered our services with the
of onzies, socks, tights, summer and
Laurel
That
winter two piece and three piece
relationship was the foundation of
outfits, and blankets to the Forestville
our chapter being awarded 3rd Place
Pregnancy Center. In June, Frances
Outstanding Chapter in 2009. In
Washington,
September 2012 we donated 28
Director,
copies of the book “The Very Hungry
Spectrum Disorders specialist with
Caterpillar” to the Center so that
the FASD Center, will present a
mothers of newborns could start their
workshop on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
child’s home library.
Disorder for staff of the Forestville
Pregnancy
Center.
Between November 2012 and March
2013, the chapter donated four boxes
and
Northeast
a
Fetal
Regional
Alcohol
Pregnancy Center. We hope
to
continue to help and serve.
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Portsmouth Chapter
After a wonderful service they honored Chartered member Lessie Harris
The Chapter started the 2012 Club
Holland and her family during dinner
Year with sadness but not disarray
at Lillian’s Sea Food Restaurant in the
because God does all things well. Call-
City of Chesapeake, Virginia. The
ing our dear Sister Shirley Ferebee
chapter supported and attended the
home to be with Him was only a test
for the chapter to keep the Faith, en-
and began working on our long term
dure and become stronger.
How
project “Pennies for Patients” to ben-
many of you know that life is only a
efit cancer and set plans to imple-
test from God? In September, the
ment a new members
chapter rededicated themselves to
and Installation Service. . In February
Las Amigas, Incorporated, rolled up
members attended the NCNW Ban-
our sleeves and began to work The
quet, and worshiped with our sister
chapter accepted an invitation from
Gwendolyn Cooper at Noble Street
the National Queen, Norris Wilson
Baptist Church for Founder’s Day.
Baltimore Chapter
The
Baltimore
Chapter
has become actively involved with
the local YWCA which offers homeless services and supportive housing
for women and children. We presented them with 19 turkeys for
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Orientation
Hampton Roads Gazeti’s 2013 Exemplar Awards Program honoring Lessie
Holland month classes of a different
grade level receive bags of schools
supplies. At our March meeting the
chapter held an installation service
for
our
newest
member,
Betty
Grimes.
Thanksgiving. We also prepared 38
note speaker at the fall religious re-
Easter baskets for the children. Our
treat for women held at her church.
chapter presented nine blankets to
All present agreed that she did a stel-
Bountiful Hands, a charitable organi-
lar job and rendered an uplifting and
zation that distributes needed items
inspired talk. Some of our members
to the homeless. We continue to as-
are actively involved in assisting and
sist the National Kidney Foundation’s
providing active support at our local
KEY screenings for kidney disease.
senior centers.
Orchids to our sister Roberta L. Epps
who was the main presenter and key
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Red Springs Chapter
Ms. Helen P. Baker and members of
the Red Springs Chapter are finalizing
plans to sponsor its Little Miss Las
Amigas Pageant in June immediately
before the 2012 Conclave. Miss Amiria Miller, the granddaughter of Sister
Rosa P. Miller was crowned Little Miss
Las Amigas 2012-2013. Sister Eula C.
McNeill, one of our local town commissioners was invited to assist a
group of young adults in establishing a
learning facility (Chosen Generation
Community Center). The organization
was donated several computers, a
copier, educational games by Commissioner McNeill (through her learn-
Suffolk Chapter
Fourteen stockings were filled for the
Salvation Army using our personal
funds. At Christmas, a family with two
children, one having special needs,
was adopted.
The chapter also re-
membered our Tiny Tot Las Amigas at
Christmas and will provide an Easter
Basket. $400 worth of medicine was
provided for African families and $300
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ing academy) and numerous books by
the chapter. We also attended and
worked with several house parties to
elect President Barack Obama. We
conducted two voter registration
drives. The first one was held at the
Red Springs National Night Out, on
August 7, 2012, and the second one
was held on Saturday, September 22,
2012. Sigma Iota Omega Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
worked in partnership with our chapter in September. Sister Eula C.
McNeill was honored as Organizer of
the Red Springs Chapter of Las Amigas, Inc. on January 19th during the
chapter’s
Harambee
Breakfast.
Among the crowd of 250 or more well
-wishers and supporters were Madam
National President Frances Robinson,
immediately Past-President Joann
Williams and Past-President Rosemary
Hemingway. In attendance also was
Regional Director Agatha Grimes, and
Las Amigas Sisters from various chapters throughout the Southeast Region.
January 19th was proclaimed as Eula C.
McNeill Day in Red Springs. Mayor
John McNeill, the keynote speaker,
Senator Dr. Eric Mansfield, present
and past county officials, and other
dignitaries including National President Robinson, Regional Director Agatha Grimes, and Chapter President
Baker roasted Sister McNeill.
worth of school supplies were donat-
en and applications for the 2013
ed to a U.S. classroom. The 2012
scholarships will be distributed to all
Chapter Scholarship and the Doretha
Suffolk Public Schools this month.
Ricks Memorial Scholarship were giv-
Founders Day was celebrated with
Sister Jean Copeland at Laurel Hill
UCC. Charter member Sylvia Turner
presented the $100 donation to the
church in the name of our two cofounders. Members enjoyed the fellowship dinner afterward.
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Seat Pleasant Chapter
The chapter theme “SISTERS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
COMMUNITIES” proves true by what
has been accomplished during this
fall and winter. This chapter has held
true to National’s five initiatives: to
continue to support families, education, political affairs, self-awareness
and economic growth. Members
attended a Presidential Reception
hosted by the Women’s Action Coalition in the home of the WAC President, Dr. Augustine Pounds. The
guest speaker was the State’s Attorney, Prince George’s County, Angela
Alsobrooks, who answered the question: Now that the election is over,
where do we go from here? The Seat
Pleasant Chapter has partnered with
Entrepreneur’s Success Builder Net-
Richmond Chapter
The Richmond Chapter of Las Amigas, Incorporated begin its year with
a lot of excitement and ready for
work. In August the officers met to
work on the chapter’s proposed
budget, the calendar and suggestions
for community service project for
2012-2013.Members worked on the
2013 presidential campaign and got
to meet and share moments with
Senators Eric Cantor and former VA
Governor Tim Kane. Blankets were
purchased and distributed for the
national Comfort of Love Project. In
May, elections will be held and new
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work under the directorship of Mr.
Baron “BSmart” Howard. Four sisters
have volunteered at Bladensburg Elementary School assisting students
with homework and other academic
issues under the guidance of Mr.
Howard. Sister Leila Welch and Sister Priscilla Brown, breast cancer survivors, participated in the All Shades
of Pink Breast Cancer Walk (2k) at
Prince George’s Plaza. Senator Joanne
Benson was a speaker and Director
Denise Whalen-White, founder and
organizer of All Shades of Pink, Incorporated, were the main speakers.
Chapter members Willa MajorsJohnson, Thelma Murray-Fisher, Denise White and Eleanor C. Johnson,
stood boldly and bravely in the Rivertown Shopping Center in Oxon
Hill, Maryland on Saturday, February
9, 2013 handing out brochures. We
officers will be installed in time to
prepare for the journey to conclave
2013.
Christmas Family Project, which entailed adopting a family of five children of a single mom, was successful. We purchased clothing and toys
for the kids and provided the mom
with a gift card to make any other
purchases she saw fit. – The chapter
celebrated our annual Founder’s Day
by worshipping at First African Baptist Church followed by lunch at a
local restaurant. Pastor Waller delivered a powerful message and joined
us for lunch afterwards. Prospective
shared with young ladies our purpose
in celebrating National Las Amigas
Day and gave them our LAS AMIGAS
INCORPORATED Seat Pleasant Chapter brochures along with an
“Application of Interest”. Twenty-five
brochures were given out and five
applications of interest were filled
out. FOUNDER’S DAY was celebrated
by the Seat Pleasant Chapter, State of
Maryland on Sunday, February 10,
2013 by worshipping at St. Pius X
Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland.
Our newest member, Denise White
attends St. Pius X. Afterward our sisters fellowshipped and dined at Rip’s
Restaurant in Bowie, Maryland in a
semi-private room. Denise White presented each sister with a gift of appreciation and Velma Greene gave
each sister a Valentine gift.
new members are in the process of
being introduced to Las Amigas.
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Greensboro Chapter
The Greensboro Chapter of Las Amigas began the 2012 – 2013 with
much enthusiasm and excitement.
We are excited about the following
accomplishments: On September 22,
2012, we celebrated our 45th Anniversary and “Honor the Seed” our
organizer Ms. Lola Anne McAdoo. It
was a grand occasion where Lola was
presented with $2000.00 Scholarship
that she could choose who would
receive the Scholarship. A student at
Bennett College was awarded
$1,500.00 and $500.00 donated to
Hayes Taylor YMCA. We provided
seven Thanksgiving Dinners to seven
families. We sponsored Kid’s Voting
in November as well as monitored
Gastonia Chapter
The Gastonia Chapter left Conclave motivated to work harder and to be more
dedicated to the cause. We have four
Golden Heart Sisters, Carrie Bradshaw,
Julia Asbury, Shirley White, and Clara
Wall. Our chapter received the Bettie
McNeil Attendance award. In September we gave school supplies to the after
school programs, we took receiving
blankets, wash clothes, powder, soaps,
lotions and baby wipes to the Gastonia
Pregnancy Center. In October we
made a contribution to Toys for Tots,
we had a clothes give away at T Jefferies Center for the after school program
children and their parents. In November for Thanksgiving we gave our
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the Election polls on Nov. 6, 2012.
We presented 30 blankets to the
Wesley Long Regional Cancer Center
as our Comfort of Love Project. We
attended the Martin Luther King
Breakfast. We served dinners and
provided care packages for 15 women at the WE Shelter for Females.
We celebrated Founder’s Day with
Greensboro organizer,
Ms. Lola
McAdoo by worshipping with her at
A Church Without Walls and had
lunch at Outback Restaurant.
On March 11, 2013, the Greensboro
Chapter installed three new members: Eveyln Farmer, Ashley Freeman, and Danielle Williams.
On
March 16, 2013, we attended Las
Amigas Southeast Regional meeting
adopted family with small children a
gift card along with can goods and other nonperishables. In December, paper
products were donated to the House of
Mercy along with gifts cards to Mc
Donald’s for the clients and employees.
We purchased blankets to be taken to
the men’s homeless shelter for the
Comfort of Love project. We gave gifts
to our adopted family for Christmas
along with can goods and other nonperishables. In January we filled bags
with toiletry items for the men and
women’s homeless shelter. In February we celebrated Founder’s Day with
our sister Gale Hunter at Bynum Chapel
AME Zion Church in Kings Mountain
NC., Pastor Rev. Sylvia Y. Perry. We
were served a delicious meal in the
in Red Springs, North Carolina. We
received the attendance award and
the Greensboro Chapter Queen, Mrs.
Joann Williams was crowned as the
Southeast Regional Queen. Members of the Greensboro Chapter were
voted as: Regional Director: Agatha
Grimes;
Faye Stanley, Treasurer
and Cheena Wright as Recording
Secretary.
The chapter has been working with
six families since February for our
baby contest, Las Amigas Earth Angels 2013. The event was held April
13, 2013. Finally, we presented four
scholarships totaling $1300.00, as
well as other.
family Life Center. On the fourth Saturday we held our annual Harambee
Breakfast at the United House of Prayer
in Charlotte, In March we took toiletries, snacks foods and magazines to the
Hospice Houses in Shelby, Kings Mountain and Dallas, NC. Gastonia Chapter
won the Lola M. Blackmon Attendance
award 2012. In April we will assist The
House of Mercy at the Run for Your
Money for Cancer. In May we will have
our annual Recognition of Citizens Banquet at Bynum Chapel AME Zion
Church
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Newport News – Hampton Chapter
Sisters in the Newport NewsHampton Chapter have been busy
mentoring our young Debutantes,
and preparing them for our 7th Las
Amigas Orchid Ball. We have held
awesome workshops to help develop
good self-esteem, good work ethics,
offered legal advice, learned skin
care, and leadership skills. It has
been a blessing to work with young
ladies with such a passion for community services. Making it possible
for the Orchids to have an opportunity to volunteer at the election polls,
and be a part of making history was
very rewarding. In February, the
Newport News-Hampton Chapter
Morven Chapter
Members of the Morven Chapter of
Las Amigas, Incorporated celebrated
Founder’s Day at Harris Chapel A. M.
E. Zion Church on Sunday, February
9, 2013. Harris Chapel is the home
church of Morven Chapter member
Marilynn Bennett. All chapters of Las
Amigas throughout the southeastern
United States recognize Founder’s
Day on the second Sunday in February in recognition of Dora R. Mason
and Mary Q. Moore, the founders of
Las Amigas, Incorporated.
The group is also culminating a year
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kicked off our celebration of Founder’s Day by attending “My Funny Valentine” on Saturday, February 9,
2013. Several sisters from our chapter traveled to Richmond to support
our Chesterfield Sisters and Sister
Nicole Fleming. We continued our
celebration on Sunday, February 10,
2013 by attending church service
together at Second Baptist East End
in Newport News, VA. After service
we continued in sisterly love & fellowship by having lunch at Red Lobster. In recognition of our 1st Las
Amigas Day we hosted a retreat on
February 23, 2013. We had an
anointed speaker, Rev. Stephanie
Credle, come to share words of inspi-
ration & hope. She blessed us with
an awesome message taking us from
our past, connecting us to our present, and revitalizing our future. She
had really done her research on our
organization & founders. Mrs. Ashleigh Whiting, a Mary Kay representative, provided pamper piggy
and skin care treatment, and we had
an out of this world Soul Food buffet.
In an effort to increase membership
each member was asked to invite
relatives, friends, co-workers, etc.
We have (3) young ladies that have
expressed interest in joining our
chapter.
of acknowledging twenty-five years
of service in Anson County. The
Morven Chapter of Las Amigas, Incorporated has been established as a
chapter since September 1987. The
national organization throough its
local chapters seeks to improve the
communities in which they live
through engaging in service activities
in those areas. Some of the activities
that the Morven Chapter has engaged in are providing scholarships to
local high school and community college students, providing an annual
Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Dinner,
helping families in crisis situations,
and adopting local schools and their
classrooms. These are only a few of
the ways in which the Morven Chapter of Las Amigas, Incorporated has
assisted in Anson County.
On March 23, 2013, the organization
held a banquet at the Lockhart-Taylor
Center in Wadesboro to commemorate the 25th Anniversary.
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Lumberton
Held their Annual Pageant in February
St. Paul/Bladen
Held an MLK celebration on January 21st at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Also Celebrated Founder's Day with
Sister Peggy McQuuen at First Baptist Church in St. Pauls. Hosted a senior citizen Banquet at Second New Light Missionary Baptist Church. We gave out two scholarships at MLK Celebration. Finally, held a sisters outing at Northwood Temple Church in
Fayetteville .We saw a play production and had dinner and exchanged gifts.
Whiteville
Held their annual Las Amigas Pageant in October 2012. Provided Utility Assistance to families in the community. Provided support to local community back to school programs in August 2012. Visited a local Nursing home and played Bingo with Residents. Donated food to local shelters. Made donations of support to various national organizations. And held a Storytelling
Workshop at local elementary school.
Wilmington
Held a Babes in Toyland annual gift giveaway for local children. Held a Women of Distinction Annual Celebration of Women in
the community.
Mildred Grier, 90th birthday- money tree with $90 and roses from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Chapter
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Morven Chapter
25 Years
Newport News/Hampton Chapter
50 Years
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“THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON”
…Zeler Raspberry, Portsmouth Chapter, New Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
...Mildred Grier, Golden Girl and member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chapter, turned 90 years
young on May 10th and was showered with cards from the sisterhood.
…Lois Harris, Newport News-Hampton Chapter, retired after 46 years of government service.
…Lessie Holland, Portsmouth Chapter, recognized by the Hampton Roads Gazeti.
…Seat Pleasant, MD, Chapter told the Las Amigas story at the Rivertown Shopping Center in Oxon Hills, MD,
decked out in their Las Amigas caps, tee-shirts and jackets.
…Mrs. Rosa Parks, statue unveiled by President Obama in the United States Capitol’s Statuary Hall, the first
black woman so honored.
...Mary Young Adams, Washington Metro Chapter, new regional director for the Northeast Region
…All the Las Amigas sisters who took part in the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 100th anniversary march in Washington DC celebrating their 22 founders and their participation in the 1913 Women’s Suffrage March.
…The Charlotte Mecklenburg Chapter is missing a beautiful sister by the name of Sarah Staton. She was one of the charter
members in our chapter who passed away on September 17, 2012.
...We are very happy to report that our past President Estelle R. Coffey is getting settled into her new home after the fire destroyed her previous home, but not her sprits, God Is Good!!
…Gale Bess, Gastonia Chapter, has started her own real estate business and is doing very well.
...Pearl Burris Floyd, Gastonia Chapter, has been nominated to the Governor’s cabinet for the state of North Carolina.
...LaTanya Patillo, Whiteville Chapter, received the Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum, Leadership, and Development to
study this summer at NC State.
...Rosemary Hemingway, Lumberton Chapter, working on her doctoral degree.
...Conclave 2014 will be hosted by Lumberton Chapter. Conclave 2015 will be held in the Northeast Region, (last Conclave before our alternative year conclaves).
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Lois Elaine Harris Retirement Luncheon
Ms Harris was honored for 46 years of government service on 28 March 2013 at the
Fort Eustis Officers Club, Newport News, Virginia by representatives from the government, Las Amigas Incorporated, family and friends. Through pictorial speeches, she
was recognized for her dedication to duty, sincerity, grace, compassion, and work ethics in pursuing her career as a training facilitator for the United States Government.
Humorous remarks pertaining to her classy and immaculate attire (doesn’t own a pair
of jeans), never raising her voice out of anger, polishing her nails, historical events ,
age, etc.
Awards presented to Ms. Harris included a thank you letter from President Barack
Obama; the United States flag flown over the Capital Building for the honoree, Commander’s Award for exceptional service, plaque for distinguish service, citations from other service agencies, gift
from the National President, Las Amigas, Inc. and an array of gifts from family and friends.
It was indeed an enjoyable and memorable occasion.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS CORNER
Agatha M. Grimes, Southeast Regional Director
2013 has taken off to an exciting start for the Southeast Regional Chapter of Las Amigas, Incorporated. We have been moving and shaking things up in our communities, lighting torches of
new members and blazing trails as sisters united! When you read our chapters’ highlights below, I believe you will see the passion we have and feel the warmth of our sisterhood. It is our
goal to continue these great efforts and more as we look to personify the principles of Las Amigas, Incorporated!
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS CORNER cont.
Frances Washington, Northeast Regional Director
It has been my pleasure to serve two terms as the Regional Director for such a
hard working group of dedicated Sisters. The many helping hands of our Sisters
made the work seem easy. We have had a very productive year and I am privileged to share a sampling of individual chapter activities that have benefited our
communities.
Evelyn Patterson, Mid-Atlantic Region Directory
The phenomenal chapters of the awesome Mid-Atlantic Region have been working hard to continue to move Las Amigas, Incorporated forward. We all have
shared with rededications, new member drives, founder’s day worships with a
dinners or brunch. Some have had special projects such as helping member
(Nicole Fleming) raise money for a kidney transplant. Others have continued to
help with their annual Jazz Brunch to support Nicole Flemings’ financial efforts to
raise $30, 000.00 and still other gave financial donations from the heart! The
chapters have shared in a Community service day within their own community.
They have supported CARITAS at a local church with dinner and lunch to go and
assisted however they could. Of course all of the chapters plan to attend Conclave
June 2013 in Greenville, SC.
Barbara Garrett, Southwest Regional Director
Serving as Conclave Liaison has kept her quite busy this year gearing up for Conclave 2013 in her hometown of Greenville. Chapters in the region have been
working meticulously to make certain that the best southern hospitality is on display during Conclave. Chapters have continue to work diligently in their communities to served those in need, while also celebrating anniversities , hosting pageants, and taking care of the business of Las Amigas in their areas. They want to
remind you that “all roads lead to Greenville”…See you at Conclave.
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