Gerald H. Inman, Sr. Day

Pomona, NY (Feb 27, 2019) -  Bro. Gerald H. Inman, Sr. was presented with a proclamation from the chairman of the Rockland County legislature, Bro. Toney Earl, and Ms. Constance Frasier, Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission, for the work he had done in the Rockland County community.  

Bro. Toney Earl, Bro. Inman, Mrs. Debra Inman,
Ms. Constance Frasier and Basileus Antonio Desamours

Bro. Inman has served as Commissioner of the Rockland County Human Rights Commission, chairman of the Rockland County Anti-Bias Committee, chairman of the board of the West Street Daycare Center in Spring Valley, NY, chairman of the trustee board at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Nyack, NY, and chairman of the Rockland Omega Academy (ROAD) program of Xi Lambda Lambda chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter

Many brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda (Rockland Ques) were present to bear witness that February 27, 2019 was proclaimed as Gerald H. Inman, Sr. Day

Congratulations Bro. Inman!!

Bro. Gerald H. Inman, Sr.

Proclaiming Gerald H. Inman, Sr. Day

Bro. Dennis V. McGloster - Community Service Award Recipient

Bro. Dennis McGloster with wife Sandy after
accepting the community service award

Spring Valley, NY (Feb 26, 2019) - Brother Dennis V. McGloster was recognized and presented with the Dr. Edmund W. Gordon and Dr. Susan G. Gordon Community Service Award.  The event took place at the Spring Valley High School African American History Month Celebration Program. This award is sponsored by the CEJJES Institute and is presented to both a student and an adult for the contributions that they make to the Rockland County community.

Bro. McGloster is one of those brothers that works hard for Omega and equally hard for his community and is well deserving of this award.

Congratulations Brother McGloster!  Omega continues to lead the charge.

Bros. T. Ed McBride, Tony Burrows, Dennis McGloster and
Tyrone Bailey (left to right) 

2019 XLL Talent Hunt Winner Mr. Graig Murray

Sparkill, NY (Feb 23, 2019) –The Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter (Rockland Ques) held its annual Talent Hunt Competition on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Sullivan Theater on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC).  As always, the talent was very good and very competitive.  There

 Was a versatility of performers this year from drummers to classical pianists, to dancers and vocalists.

Mr. Craig Murray, pianist
1st Prize winner

 Our 1^st place winner was Mr. Craig Murray (Horace Mann HS) for his classical piano playing of Chopin. In addition to winning a beautiful engraved trophy he will receive a check in the amount of $500 and will represent Xi Lambda Lambda chapter at the Second District Conference Talent Hunt Competition on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Delaware Hotel and Casino in Dover, Delaware. Second place went to Ms. Pauline Regalado (Ramapo HS) for dance (and Regalado was our winner last year) and Ms. Kimberly Martinez (Ramapo HS) was our 3^rd Place winner for her classical tune on the flute.

We would also like to thank our judges; Ms. Danelle Greene (Orangetown Schools Music teacher) Ms. Margaret Allen (owner and teacher at Allen Music School) and, Bro. Richard Clarke (formerly a jazz pianist who attended the famed Music & Art High School in NYC).

Talent Hunt Art work submitted by Ms. Ashley Perez
and Ms. Amanda Matos

Appreciation goes out to Mr. Huling ad Dr. Kirk Manning of St. Thomas Aquanis College for offering the usage of school performing arts theatre (Sullivan Theatre); and our perennial competition pianist, Ms. Kimberly Dunkin and our audio technician, Ms. Devin Holt, a graduate student at St. Thomas Aquanaut College.

Special thanks go out to our sponsors

who subsidized the majority of our
Talent Hunt costs:

The Verizon Foundation

Success in Motion, LLC

New Country Ferrari-Maserati

Mercedes Benz of Nanuet

Talent Hunt Judges: Ms. Danelle Greene, Bro. Richard Clarke

and Ms. Margaret Allen

Bro. Allen Marrion, MC

XLL Chapter Brothers

Xi Lambda Lambda 2018 Achievement Week Program

Nanuet, NY (Dec 8, 2018) -  Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., held its 2018 Achievement Week program at the Nanuet Library in Nanuet, NY. This event celebrated the achievements and contributions of outstanding individuals in the Rockland County, NY community. This year’s honorees were:

Mrs. Leslie Solan is Xi Lambda Lambda's
2018 Rockland Person of the Year

Each year the committee chooses a person who has demonstrated a commitment to the local community beyond the scope of their jobs. This year that honor went to Mrs. Leslie Solan as the 2018 Xi Lambda Lambda’s Rockland Person of the Year.  Mrs. Solan is the owner and principle designer of Leslie Solan Design a New York based interior design firm.  Her work has been published in Country Living Magazine, Rivertown Magazine and Houzz.

Mr. Andrew Delva is Xi Lambda Lambda's
2018 Citizen of the Year

Mr. Andrew Delva, Educator and Football Coach, was selected as the 2018 Citizen of the Year for Xi Lambda Lambda chapter. Mr. Delva is a special education teacher at Spring Valley HS as well as the head football coach and head track coach.  He has mentored and guided many student athletes. Coach Delva has help over 100 student athlete’s move on to the college level of sports. He has also helped some receive athletic scholarships along with academic scholarships.

Bro. Fred Cabbell (holding award) is Xi Lambda Lambda's
2018 Omega Man of the Year

Bro. Gerald Inman (c) receiving Perseverance Award
at his home

 

 

 

 

 

Bro. Fred Cabbell has been selected as the 2018 Omega Man of the Year for Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter. Brother Cabbell attended Florida A&M University also known as FAMU a HBCU. In June of 1980, he became a member of the Mighty Melodic Upsilon Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. After attending FAMU Bro. Cabbell became a member of the NY State Police in March of 1984.

Bro. Gerald H. Inman, Sr., is a life member and is the chairman of our ROAD program.  He is the recipient of the first ever Xi Lambda Lambda’s Perseverance Award for 2018.  Given the challenges that Bro. Inman is presently going through this award is very fitting.



Mr. Dylan Daccrett is the winner of the
Xi Lambda Lambda's 2018 Essay Contest

Mr. Dylan Daccarett, a mentee in our ROAD program, a high school student was the winner of the 2018 Achievement Week Essay Contest. Mr. Daccarett essay response to the question, “Do you believe bullying is a real problem? If so, how would you discourage bullying in todays society?” The essay contest participants had to write a 700 to 750-word essay on the topic.

The Brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda chapter

Congratulations to the 2018 Achievement Week Committee and its Co-Chairmen Bro. Nyron A. McLeish and Bro. Alex Vivien.

 

 

 

2018 Achievement Week recipients (l to r)
Mr. Andrew Delva, Mrs. Leslie Solan and Bro. Fred Cabbell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookout at the home of Bro. Gerald Inman

Pomona, NY (Aug 18, 2018) -  The Brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda chapter (Rockland Ques) provided uplift to our ailing brother, Gerald H. Inman, Sr., by having a cookout at his home.  It was friendship and fraternity at its best with brothers providing everything that was needed to have a great cookout.  There was nothing but love that was displayed and all that attended felt what makes Omega Psi Phi the greatest fraternity in the world. 

Bro. Gerald Inman you and your family are in our prayers.  Thank you Bro. JR Inman for coming up with the idea of a cookout for your dad.

                  

2nd Annual Rockland Preakness

Stony Point, NY (May 19, 2018) - The Tau Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (“Rockland Zetas”) and the Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (“Rockland Ques”) held their 2^nd Annual Rockland Preakness at the Patriot Hills Country Club in Stony Point, NY.   The historic running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, is an annual thoroughbred race held the third Saturday of every May.   The Rockland Preakness combines exuberant fashion, sporting tradition, indulgent food, lively music and innovative cocktails.

Over 185 guests watched the 143^rd Preakness Stakes race and enjoyed live music by the Donburn Wint band and DJ Clyde Rush, cocktail hour, delicious food and specialty cocktails. In addition, guests wore their best Preakness attire – fancy hats, sundresses and extravagant bow ties – for an opportunity to win one of the “Best Dressed” contests.  Fashion judges award attendees based on the following categories: “Best Couple”, “Best Hat”, “Best Dressed Female” and “Best Dressed Male”.

All event proceeds go to the Scholarship funds of both organizations not for profit organizations to provide deserving high school seniors in Rockland County, NY with assistance with college.

Donburn Wint Band

DJ Clyde Rush working the tables

The Ladies of Delta Sigma Theta

The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta

The Brothers of Xi Lambda Lambda of Omega Psi Phi

 

link to the pictures from our event.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r2etew2rsrbfer4/AACHGoN4ei2uaUiJbQfrjXppa?dl=0

ROAD trip to IBM

Poughkeepsie, NY (May 12, 2018) - The Members of Xi Lambda Lambda (Bros. Fred Cabbell, Dennis McGloster and T. Ed McBride) took the ROAD (Rockland Omega AcaDemy) mentees on a trip to IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY for a half-day STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event.

In addition to the ROAD mentees we brought along boys and girls from various Rockland County middle and high schools. The teens were divided into 2 groups and spent time with  minority engineers from IBM (who volunteered their time to be at the plant). The objective was to encourage our minority youth to seek careers in the STEM field.  The IBM team discussed their educational backgrounds and current positions at IBM and explained to the teens how they can work for IBM straight out of high school through a participating P-TECH school.  This program allows high school students to receive both a high school diploma and an associates degree in STEM upon graduation from the program.

The youth also worked on a group scientific project that included the famous "egg drop" test where the kids had to package an egg with various material that carried a cost value.  The objective was to package the egg - with the least expense in materials - that when dropped the egg should be intact without breakage. A lot was learned from this test and those teams that had breakage was allowed to come up with another solution.  At the conclusion of the event the mentees were treated to a great lunch by IBM.

Special thanks to Annette McBride, Patricia Cabbell and Sandy McGloster who accompanied us as chaperones on the trip. Our hope is that this is just the beginning of hopefully many years of events with IBM.