Target 5: Global Impact
Sannah Crawford and Pat Peterson, Co-Chairmen
- National Global Impact Day
- Global Assistance Activities -:
- Soles 4 Souls Initiative
- Lions Club International Initiative
- Pillowcase Project Initiative
- Refugees in America Assistance Program (RAAP)
National Global Impact Day
Pat Peterson and Chanel Randolph, Co-Chairmen
National Global Impact Day – Chapters will engage in a community service project that has an international impact and will partner with organizations that make a difference worldwide.
Global Assistance Activities – Soles 4 Souls Initiative
Kim Mattaway and Amber Rowell, Co-Chairmen
Chapters will engage in global partnerships that provide assistance to the underserved in international areas populated with people of color. These partnerships including Soles 4 Souls. Chapters will collect gently-worn shoes and transport the shoes to specified locations. Soles 4 Souls, a non-profit organization, will process and ship shoes to destinations around the world populated with people of color.
Global Assistance Activities – Lions Club International Initiative
Kim Mattaway and Amber Rowell, Co-Chairmen
Chapters will engage in global partnerships that provide assistance to the underserved in international areas populated with people of color. These partnerships including Lions Club International. Chapters will participate in an eyeglass initiative designed to prevent blindness, help restore eyesight, and improve eye health and eye care for millions of people around the world by donating used eyeglasses in partnership with local Lions Clubs.
Global Assistance Activities – Pillowcase Project Initiative
Cydney Irving Dasent and Mickel Rambus, Co-Chairmen
Chapters will engage in global partnerships that provide assistance to the underserved in international areas populated with people of color. These partnerships including the Pillowcase Project. Chapters will continue to use pillowcases to make dresses for little girls and will expand the sorority’s efforts to include shirts for little boys. The pillowcase dresses and shirts will be sent to Haiti to provide clothing for children in need.
Refugees in America Assistance Program (RAAP)
Sannah Crawford and Tammi Forbes, Co-Chairmen
Refugees in America Assistance Program (RAAP) – Chapters will focus on refugees of color in the United States by partnering with organizations engaged in support activities that assist refugees and their families to integrate into American life. This includes literacy classes, educational training, and other necessary transitional support.