Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Charles Drew Blood Drive - June 30, 2011

The Brothers of the Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Pilgrim Baptist Church will be hosting a Charles Drew Blood Drive on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 5:00PM - 9:30PM.  Donate blood with the Rockland Ques and Pilgrim Baptist Church and hit a HOME RUN for patients.  Each donor will receive two (2) tickets* to see the New York Mets at Citi Field in August 2011**.

Please Note:
* Tickets will be mailed - when we receive them from the New York Mets.
** The game date is at the discretion of the New York Mets organization

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Time: 5:00PM - 9:30PM
Location: Pilgrim Baptist Church - 80 North Franklin Street, Nyack, NY
Contact: www.nybloodcenter.org or Bro. Richard Clarke at 917.882.7241

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Bro. Dr. Edmund Gordon Celebration

Columbia University, friends and colleagues will celebrate Bro. Dr. Edmund Gordon's 90th birthday with a day of events, luncheon and panel discussions of his work on June 17, 2011 at Teacher's College on the campus of Columbia University.  The event, "On His Shoulders We Stand", will feature a book signing, highlighting the publication of Dr. Gordon's three volume memoir , "On Pedagogical Imagination: A Conceptual Memoir".



Friends, former students and colleagues are invited.  For more details and for those interested in attending, contact the Celebration Committee (Susan Shurtleff) at sashurtleff@yahoo.com.  The Committee has requested that those who wish should make a gift donation to CEJJES Institute in his honor (www.cejjesinstitute.org).  David Rollock and Ezekiel Dixon-Roman are co-chairs of the event.

Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter - Scholarship Awards

The Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter scholarship award ($250.00) was offered to each of four Rockland County high schools (Nyack, Spring Valley, Ramapo and North Rockland).  The awardees were chosen by the respective guidance offices of their high schools as follows:

Awardee Name
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Clodalain Lolo (North Rockland) - Awards Night (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)
Tre Beaman (Nyack) - Awards Night (Thursday, June 2, 2011)
Christopher Turner (Ramapo) - Awards Night (Thursday, June 16, 2011)
Guillermo Monterroso (Spring Valley) - Awards Night (Monday, June 13, 2011)

The Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter will participate in the "Awards Night" of the various schools if there is an opportunity to speak wherein we will briefly describe our fraternity and present a certificate.  The actual award checks will be presented during the ROAD Annual Recognition Luncheon on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Finkelstein Memorial Library. 

In addition, the Chapter will recognize the achievement of graduating high school senior children of Chapter Brothers Byron Hurlock and Alfonso Morrell with the presentation of a $250.00 "Book Award".  The awardees are:

Jeanique Nicole Hurlock
Alfonso Ishmael Morrell

ROAD Mentoring Program - Annual Recognition Luncheon (June 4, 2011)

Please join us on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM for our ROAD mentoring program at Finklestein Memorial Library.  The annual luncheon will feature two guest speakers: Malik Kirkland, a New York City police detective; and Clyde Cole, Director of Resident Learning for New Leaders for New Schools, a non-profit that trains principals in 12 urban school districts across the U.S.



Finklestein Memorial Library
24 Chestnut Street
Spring Valley, NY 10977

For more information, please contact: Mr. Carl Jenkins @ 914.584.7264 or Mr. Dennis McGloster @ 845.323.2548.

Rockland Ques participate in "Best of the 757" - Football Combine

Bro. Floyd Long and Bro. Carl Jenkins participated in the Best of the 757 Football Combine at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia on Saturday, May 21, 2011.  The Best of the 757 series tested athletes in Nike SPARQ style combine events including the 40-yard dash, vertical leap, agility shuffle and powerball toss) followed  by a series of drills led by some of the area's top high school coaches from the Tidewater Virginia's top programs.




Monday, May 16, 2011

Adopt-A-Highway (Spring Valley, NY)

On May 14, 2011, the brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter cleaned-up a one-mile stretch of Route 59 in Spring Valley, New York that begins with Finkelstein Memorial Library and terminates near the Pathmark.