The Omegan Conference Edition 2016

The Omegan
Lambda Gamma Gamma 2016 Easter Egg Hunt
Ft. Meade, MD. March 26, 2016. The Brothers of Lambda Gamma
Gamma Chapter held their 16th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Youth
Services Center located in Ft. Meade MD. The event is held annually and
is open to the military community as well as the public. The event, chaired
by Bro. Tommie Bennett, continues to grow each year with a standing
room crowd anticipating the start of the event. The ages of the participants
range from infants to 13 years old. The children are divided into four age
groups, which are infants to 2 years old, ages 3 - 5, ages 6 - 9 and ages 10
- 13. Bro. Chauncey Dockins, who assisted with this year’s event, stated
that “The LGG Easter Egg Hunt provides fun activities for the children to
participate in such as a coloring contest, raffles and the opportunity to take
pictures with our special guests, Ronald McDonald and the Easter Bunny.”
This year’s Easter Egg Hunt hosted over 349 registered children
representing over 200 families. There were eight (8) special toys
for kids who found the special eggs and a prize for the child who
guessed how many jelly beans were in the jar. There was also a
$10 McDonald’s gift certificate award for a child and, unlike previous
years, each child received a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy.
LGG thanks McDonald’s owner, Brother Bernard McPherson,
who participated in this year’s Easter Egg Hunt and we look forward
to their participation in future events. Once again the staff
of the Ft. Meade Youth Services Center helped make our annual
event a success by allowing the chapter to use their facility.
LGG Basileus, Michael Parham, Jr. gives
Easter Basket to kids of Servicemen
Voice of the Second District
Lambda Gamma Gamma Receive Community Partner Award
Lambda Gamma Gamma Mentor DeAnte Byrd with mentees at the Award Ceremony
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Glenarden, MD. March 8, 2016. Many Brothers of Lambda Gamma
Gamma, LGG, chapter volunteer at Charles Herbert Flower High School
each Wednesday night mentoring to the school’s young men. The program
entitled Manhood 101, is part of the chapter and fraternity’s Assault
on Illiteracy Program. Throughout the school year, the Brothers
provide academic assistance, moral support and guidance to the young
men. Additionally, the Brothers take them on several trips throughout
the year to cultural and educational sites around Washington, DC and
also to area colleges, to get a taste of life after high school. The conclusion
of the 2015-2016 school year will bring to a close the 4th year
LGG has provided Uplift to these young men through Manhood 101.
In recognition of the contribution and efforts of the Brothers, they were
recognized on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Flowers High School
award ceremony. The award bestowed on the Brothers of LGG by way
of the Manhood 101 Mentoring Program was the 2016 Community Partner
Award. This award recognizes community members for their dedication
and service to the Charles H. Flowers High School community.
Bro. DeAnte Byrd, one of the program’s mentors, stated that “When
the Manhood101 program was implemented nearly 4 years ago through
the vision of Brothers Gorman Brown and Bleu Colquitt, I could not
have imagined the impact it would have not only on the young brothers
that we mentor but the effect it would have on me personally.”
Bro. Blue Colquitt, the Chair of Manhood 101 and the Assault on Illiteracy
Program, is extremely proud of the work of the younger Brothers
such as Bro. Byrd. “I really appreciate the younger Brothers for taking
the reins for this program. The boys have begun to see you as their ‘Big
Brother’ and in these times that is an excellent thing for our Black Boys.”
The proof of the success of the program can be seen in the regular weekly
attendance of the young men, their attitudes and, tangibly, in their Grade
Point Averages (GPAs). Most of the young men now possess GPA 3.0 and
higher, which is a significant improvement since the program’s inception.
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