Several members of the Eta Eta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority attended the opening day of the Ivy Reading AKAdemy at the Dasie Hope Center in Wabasso in April. There for the ribbon cutting ceremony were Earthine Plair, Lilllie Holt, Sonja Finney, Cassandra Hendley, Valerie Brant-Wilson, Letitia Whitfield-Hart, Pinky Hendley, Venda Burgess, Kathryn Wilson and Carnell Clifton.
It’s mid-morning and Kathryn Wilson, seated at a desk piled high with scrapbooks, is taking a rare break from her busy schedule to talk about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA). It’s one of her favorite subjects. For the past 26 years the former educator, school principal and current Indian River County School Board member has been actively involved in this international organization of black women dedicated to serving others. Each scrapbook captures special moments through the years, offering a testament to the contributions that Wilson and other members of the local Eta Eta Omega chapter have made to the community through a variety of programs and initiatives. They have much to be proud of.
“When you join you know you’re going to serve. Members of this chapter, which includes Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties, have done so much for so long,” Wilson says, smiling as she opens one of the scrapbooks to a page full of pictures taken at the Ivy Reading AKAdemy. The Sorority’s signature program, it supports the national reading initiative “Leave No Child Behind.”
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