APRIL
STEM DAY April 27, 2019, 1pm, Salmen High School, 300 Spartan Dr, Slidell, LA 70458
We are offering a STEM Day to the 6-12th grade students of St. Tammany Parish. This FREE event will be a fun and educational for all who participate. Our main activity will be to build and race mousetrap cars. The event is TOTALLY FREE but students must register:
HTTPS://STEMDAY2019.EVENTBRITE.COM
For more information contact:
Kamili Shaw at 301-904-9641 or youth.dstslidell@gmail.com.
Thank you to our sponsors for this event:
Exceed in STEM Foundation
Dr. Shovie Ducre Educational Foundation
Pi Pi Lambda Education Foundation
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
We are offering a STEM Day to the 6-12th grade students of St. Tammany Parish. This FREE event will be a fun and educational for all who participate. Our main activity will be to build and race mousetrap cars. The event is TOTALLY FREE but students must register:
HTTPS://STEMDAY2019.EVENTBRITE.COM
For more information contact:
Kamili Shaw at 301-904-9641 or youth.dstslidell@gmail.com.
Thank you to our sponsors for this event:
Exceed in STEM Foundation
Dr. Shovie Ducre Educational Foundation
Pi Pi Lambda Education Foundation
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Voter's Forum April 13, 2019 Refreshments 9:30 am, Program starts at 10:00 am
The Towers, 5th Floor, 520 Old Spanish Trail Slidell, LA 70458
We had a great event. Thanks to our speakers, State Representative Patricia Haynes Smith and Deputy Director of VOTE, Bruce Reilly, and the audience for participating!
Thanks also to our co-sponsors: The League of Women Voters of St. Tammany, Tau Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Hammond, LA Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
The Towers, 5th Floor, 520 Old Spanish Trail Slidell, LA 70458
We had a great event. Thanks to our speakers, State Representative Patricia Haynes Smith and Deputy Director of VOTE, Bruce Reilly, and the audience for participating!
Thanks also to our co-sponsors: The League of Women Voters of St. Tammany, Tau Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Hammond, LA Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
We Are Welcoming State Representative
Patricia Haynes Smith: Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith is a native of Baton Rouge, and is well known here and throughout Louisiana for her tireless effort to champion causes she believes in. She has been a force for improving education in public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish and the state. Smith is a former two-term president of the EBR School Board. Recently re-elected without opposition, Rep. Smith is currently serving her third term in the LA House of Representatives; and has served two consecutive terms as chair of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus. Rep. Smith serves on the Appropriations, Education, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs committees of the Legislature. She has many appointments, including the Select Leadership Committee; and serves as Vice Chair of the House Executive Committee. Her awards are too numerous to list here but include the first Martin Luther King Distinguished Leadership Award in Politics - the “Fannie Lou Hamer Political Award” from Grambling University, and she was the recipient of NOBEL (National Organization of Black Elected Legislative) -Women’s highest award - 2014 “Woman of the Year”. She was elected 1st Vice President of NOBEL-Women at their 2017 Annual Legislative Conference. Rep. Smith was elected vice chair of SREB's Legislative Advisory Council at the group's annual meeting in November, 2018. Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith is married to Freddie Smith, Jr. They have six children and 12 grandchildren. |
We Are Welcoming VOTE Deputy Director Bruce Riley:
Bruce Reilly is a graduate of Tulane Law School, a writer, and a founding member of the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM). Bruce provides expert analysis on discrimination in employment, housing, and voting rights. He served as a jailhouse lawyer (1993-2005) before his release, and a 2-hour bus ride to a minimum wage job. Bruce put his knowledge to work by joining Direct Action for Rights & Equality (DARE) in Rhode Island, from 2005-2012, and played a vital role in passing significant criminal justice reforms, such as the restoration of voting rights, eliminating mandatory minimums, statewide Ban the Box, the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act, unshackling incarcerated pregnant women, and probation violation reform. In 2011, Bruce moved to New Orleans to attend law school, joined VOTE, and replicated a similar role in policy reform and movement building in Louisiana. Bruce co-founded Transcending Through Education Foundation (TTEF) with two other formerly incarcerated friends who also entered prison at a young age, and earned law degrees after being released. He is also the author of "Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions," a foundational report on public housing. Bruce serves on the board of All Square, a reentry/restaurant program in Minneapolis; the National Clean Slate Clearinghouse Advisory Committee; the IRB for American Institutes of Research; and advisory board of Prison Policy Initiative. Bruce has also worked as an artist, lighting designer, DJ, and theatre director. |
FEBRUARY
Founder's Day - February 9, 2019 11am to 2pm
Palmettos on the Bayou, 1901 Bayou Ln Slidell, LA 70458
Slidell Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents Founders Day 2019.
Our keynote speaker was:
Natalie Robottom, St. John Parish Presisent
Thanks for your support!
Palmettos on the Bayou, 1901 Bayou Ln Slidell, LA 70458
Slidell Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents Founders Day 2019.
Our keynote speaker was:
Natalie Robottom, St. John Parish Presisent
Thanks for your support!
JANUARY
Grow Your Money! Financial Planning for the Future
January 26, 2019 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
St. Tammany Jr. High School Library 701 Cleveland Ave., Slidell, LA 70458
Slidell Alumnae Chapter will host a Financial Planning Workshop featuring Oscar Lee Nugent, Certified Kingdom Advisor and Registered Financial Consultant. Thanks for your support!
January 26, 2019 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
St. Tammany Jr. High School Library 701 Cleveland Ave., Slidell, LA 70458
Slidell Alumnae Chapter will host a Financial Planning Workshop featuring Oscar Lee Nugent, Certified Kingdom Advisor and Registered Financial Consultant. Thanks for your support!
Martin Luther King Walk Minority Business Network Event- January 21, 2019 2pm
Mt. Olive AME Church, 2457 2nd Street, Slidell, LA
Slidell Alumnare Chapter will host a Minority Business Network Event during the Slidell Martin Luther King March. Local minority businesses are invited to set up booths and provide business cards, flyers and literature to community participants. Businesses will be available to meet attendees as they gather at 1:00 p.m. The March will start at 2:00 p.m. A celebratory service will immediately follow the March and food will be served thereafter.
Thanks for your support!
Mt. Olive AME Church, 2457 2nd Street, Slidell, LA
Slidell Alumnare Chapter will host a Minority Business Network Event during the Slidell Martin Luther King March. Local minority businesses are invited to set up booths and provide business cards, flyers and literature to community participants. Businesses will be available to meet attendees as they gather at 1:00 p.m. The March will start at 2:00 p.m. A celebratory service will immediately follow the March and food will be served thereafter.
Thanks for your support!
DECEMBER
Crimson and Jean Holiday Brunch - December 1, 2018
Thank you for supporting us. If you missed it, you missed out! See you next year!
Thank you for supporting us. If you missed it, you missed out! See you next year!
OCTOBER
Meet the Candidates - October 13, 2018
Thank you for supporting our candidates forum for candidates in the Slidell area. The turn out by the candidates and the community was amazing! Thanks also to our sponsors and our partners: Tau Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Tau Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Thank you for supporting our candidates forum for candidates in the Slidell area. The turn out by the candidates and the community was amazing! Thanks also to our sponsors and our partners: Tau Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Tau Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
SEPTEMBER
St. Tammany Crab Festival - September 15 and 16, 2018
We hosted a table at the St. Tammany Crab Festival on Sept. 15 and 16. We raffled off baskets and registering people to vote. Thank you to all who supported us!
We hosted a table at the St. Tammany Crab Festival on Sept. 15 and 16. We raffled off baskets and registering people to vote. Thank you to all who supported us!