Omega's host Blood Drive at Pilgrim Baptist Church

Nyack, NY (Mar. 29, 2018) - The men of Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter got together with the nurses of the Haitian American Nurses Association (HANA) to host a Blood Drive at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in memory of the late Minister Rosa Tucker Hairston.

The Blood Drive chairman, Bro. Richard Clarke, stated that "...due to poor weather, (four nor'easters), the flu and terrible common cold season. Several blood drives in the Hudson Valley had to be cancelled. That equates to over 2000 pints NOT collected. The Hudson Valley is currently in a serious drought. Our efforts added 19 pints of whole blood. The only way to keep blood flowing in our communities is to constantly replenish the blood banks through donations."

We are scheduling another blood drive for June 2018. We need every arm on deck to fill the gap. Please help us save lives through donations.

Bro. Richard Clarke, Chairman

Bro. Gerald Inman

Minister Carolyn See

 

Bro. Antonio Desamours, Basileus

Bro. Nyron McLeish

Delta Soror Shantelle

Mr. Mike Johnson, Jr.

Mr. Antwan Richardson

Mr. Darryl Kidd, Jr.

Nyack blood donor with daughter

Bro. Clarke with members of  H.A.N.A

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

Corridor V Memorial Service

Westbury, NY (Mar 11, 2018) - The brothers of Corridor 5 (representing 17 chapters in the southern New York area) came together at the first Baptist Cathedral of Westbury, where the Bishop Bro. Lionel Harvey is the Pastor, to honor those brothers who have entered into Omega Chapter during the intervening year. 

The Brothers of Corridor 5 of the Second District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

“O God, the Supreme Basileus of the Universe, the Creator,
Sustainer, and the last repose of all mankind, we commend to
Thy eternal keeping the soul of our departed Brothers. We know
that in Thy love and mercy, they may find the confidence and rest
that all men seek. We commend them to Thee, as into the hands
of a loving Father who carest for His children.”