ATTENTION BUCKS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: Will you be attending a Historically Black College or University in Fall 2023? Will you be attending Bucks County Community College in Fall 2023? Have you participated in community service during your senior year? If the answer is YES to any of the above, we have scholarship funds available. [...]
Omega Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is poised to address Black Maternal and Infant Health. The premature deaths of Black moms and babies are historically rooted in enslavement; today, they are seen as structural racism resulting in unnecessary deaths. Black women in the United States have a 2-3 times greater death [...]
National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture.https://poets.org/national-poetry-month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The goal of SAAM is for individuals and organizations to raise public awareness about sexual harassment, assault, and abuse and educate communities on how to prevent it https://www.nsvrc.org/about/national-sexual-violence-resource-center
Palm Sunday is on the Sunday before Easter Sunday, and it is observed by Christians worldwide commemorating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to be crucified. The name Palm Sunday comes from palm branches that were placed on the ground by the crowd that accompanied Jesus on that day. Palm Sunday begins the Holy Week for [...]
Good Friday, also known as “Holy Friday”, commemorates the passion, crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ at Calvary. Good Friday is observed by Christians on the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday with solemn prayer and thanksgiving. The “Good” in Good Friday is because only Jesus Christ, a spotless sacrifice without sin, could atone for man’s [...]
Easter Sunday, also called “Resurrection Sunday”, is the most important Christian holiday observed with prayer and feasts. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion and death on Good Friday. The wages of sin is death, and by Jesus laying down his life he has paid the penalty for [...]
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2023 is Invest In Our Planet.
Calling all members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® to Street Road for an Adopt-a-Highway event. Come join members of Omega Zeta Omega Chapter in service to the community by cleaning Street Road. This is a Sorority wide members-only event. Please feel free to invite any inactive, general, or undergraduate members to participate in Sisterly [...]
National Nurse’s Day is the first day of National Nursing Week, which concludes on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English nurse became known as the founder of professional nursing because of her pioneering work during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Due to her habit of making rounds at night, Nightingale became known [...]