Saturday, March 24, 2018

Xi Lambda Lambda hosts Annual Talent Hunt Contest


Suffern, NY (Mar. 24, 2018) - The 2018 Xi Lambda Lambda Talent Hunt Competition was a successful one. We had 12 participants who range from dancers to visuals artists to vocalists. The program was held at Rockland Community College and we had one of our larger crowds in years. Our 2018 winner was Ms. Pauline Regalado a junior from Ramapo Hugh School. She performed a dance routine to the music of “Act II: Spanish Dance of Mercedes” by the Sofia National Opera Chorus." Second and third place was won by Barbara Martinez (visual artist) and Den-Mark Carter (dancer) respectively.
 
Our three (3) judges; Ms. Danelle Greene, a music teacher in the Tappan Zee school district and a member of Delta Sigma Theta; Mr. Laurence Holland, a local jazz artist and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and; our very own Bro. Richard Clarke who is a trained pianist did a marvelous job scoring the contest.
 
The top three finishers received checks in the amounts of $250 (1st place), $100 (2nd place), and $50 (3rd place) along with Ms. Regalado receiving a trophy that we had engraved and returned to her a few days after the show.
 
We'd also like to thank our pianist Mr. Michael Gewirtz for stepping up to handle the piano duties with very little time to prepare as well as the MC of the day Bro. Mel Davis.
 
A special thanks goes out to Ron Brown, Doria Hillsman and SVHS guidance counselor Mr. Marc Pollard for there continued support of our competition currently and in past years. 
 
Additional thanks go to brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda who stepped up on the day of the program and played a part in making this a successful event. 



Chapter Brothers with contest winners; Ms. Pauline Regalado (Dance - 1st Place)
Ms. Barbara Martinez (Art - 2nd Place) and Mr. Sebastien Durosier (Dance - 3rd Place)
  
Ms. Pauline Regalado
 
Art work by Ms. Barbara Martinez
Mr. Sebastien Durosier

Artists displaying their art work

Attendees

Talent Hunt contestants

Xi Lambda Lambda Brothers with Talent Hunt Winner Ms. Pauline Regalado