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Photos from the 43rd Annual Fine Arts Brunch
The 43rd Annual Fine Arts Brunch took place on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Burney Center at UNCW. Here are pictures from that stellar event!
Links Margaret Fredlaw and Link Yolanda Norwood of the Arts Facet set up the Poster Art Contest entry display in the lobby.
Chapter President Link Constance Greene, Dr. Steven Errante, Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, Rhonda Bellamy, Black Arts Alliance, Cindy Hospedales, New Hanover Singers from New Hanover High School, and event chair Link G. Wylene Mapson. Tracy Wilkies, DREAMS of Wilmington is not pictured.
Kevin Lee-y Green and his dance company entertained at the event.
Link Greene and Link Daisy Walker, Southern Area Vice Chairman
Link Marva Robinson kept us laughing as she commentated the Fashion Show. Model Link Karen Davis enjoys Link Marva's comments, too.
More pictures from the Brunch! See if you can find people you know.
The 43rd Annual Fine Arts Brunch returns on Saturday, March 10, 2012! It will take place at the Burney Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Tickets are available from any member of the chapter or you may email us for more information about purchasing tickets at millermapp@aol.com.
Sponsorships are available for your business or organization:
January16, 2012
Dear Community Patron:
On March 10, 2012, The Wilmington, NC Chapter of The Links, Incorporated will host its 43rd Annual Fine Arts Brunch Kaleidoscope XXX on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. This annual affair will highlight the arts and recognize community leaders whose efforts have positively impacted Wilmington and the surrounding communities. Proceeds will support our local arts, educational and intergenerational health programs.
The Wilmington, NC Chapter of The Links, Incorporated invites your participation and sponsorship support for this event in the following ways:
- $250 Silver Sponsor (recognition in program book)
- $500 Gold Sponsor (1/2 page ad program book and 5 tickets)
- $1000 Platinum Sponsor (full page ad in program book and 10 tickets)
Sponsorships should be sent to the chapter’s mailing address shown below by February 25, 2012.
Additional means of supporting this event are through ticket purchase:
- Table of 10 tickets ($300) – Friends of Links Recognition
- Individual tickets ($30)
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. Please feel free to contact Wylene Mapson at
910-371-2815 or millermapp@aol.com for further information.
Constance Drain Greene G. Wylene Mapson
Constance Drain Greene G. Wylene Mapson
President Chair, Brunch Committee
About The Links, Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated is an international, non-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of 12,000 professional women of color in 270 chapters located in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. The members of The Links, Incorporated are influential decision makers and opinion leaders. The organization has attracted many distinguished women who are individual achievers and have made a difference in their communities and the world. They are business and civic leaders, role models, mentors, activists and volunteers who work towards a common vision by engaging like-minded organizations and individuals for partnership. Link members contribute more than 500,000 documented hours of community service annually – strengthening their communities and enhancing the nation. The organization is the recipient of awards from the United Nations and the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation for its premier programs.
The outstanding programming of The Links, Incorporated has five facets which include National Trends and Services, The Arts, Services to Youth, Health and International Trends and Services. The programs are implemented through strategies such as public information and education, economic development, and public policy campaigns. We invite you to visit our National website at www.linksinc.org .
The Wilmington, NC Chapter of The Links, Incorporated has 30 members who are influential workers. These accomplished women are linked in friendship and service. They positively impact outcomes affecting life in this community and the world. Their core purpose is collective engagement primarily benefiting people of African descent.
Kwanzaa Celebration at the Village at Greenfield Family Resource Center
We had a wonderful Kwanzaa Celebration today at the Village at Greenfield Family Resource Center. Link Rita gave an excellent overview of Kwanzaa and engaged the 35 youth plus adults in a lively discussion of the 7 principles. Gift bags for all attendees were assembled by International Trends facet members and included Kwanzaa reference materials, recipes, fruit and candy. Special thanks to all who helped to prepare for and execute this event. Pictures can be seen here.
Happy Kwanzaa!!! Link Gloria
Pictured, Facet members Link Valita Quattlebaum and Link Rita Todd-Griffith, Chapter President Link Connie Drain Greene, and Chair of International Trends and Services, Link Gloria Monroe
Link Marva Robinson is Hall of Fame Inductee
Link Marva Robinson, Knoxville College alumna, along with fellow honorees, was recognized for the accomplishments she achieved as a leader and innovator in her community as she was inducted into the Robert H. Harvey Alumni Hall of Fame.
Link Marva is a member of St. Luke AME Zion Church, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., serves as choral director of the Williston Alumni Community Choir and is on the board of directors for the Wilmington Symphony. She also performs regularly with the Symphony. Link Marva serves as the fashion show commentator at our annual community brunch and is a member of the Arts Facet.
Lunch with Southern Area Program Chair, Link Daisy Walker
Southern Area Program Chair, Link Daisy Walker came to town and had lunch with our chapter. We got to hear from her how to improve our programming and reporting of those programs. She gave us lots of food for thought, along with our delicious luncheon fare at Innovations restaurant in downtown Wilmington. Link Gloria Monroe, Chair of the International Trends and Services facet invited Link Daisy to meet with us. Link Daisy recruited several of us to be program reviewers, while she was here! These pictures are from Link Rachel Stephens' camera!
Link Debra Saunders-White is keynote speaker at NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner
NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner will feature Link Debra Saunders-White
THEME-" Empowering our Lives by Educating Our Minds"
Speaker- Dr. Debra Sanders-White, United States Department of Education, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs.
Dancing after banquet.
Supporting local NAACP activities and scholarship program. Tickets are available at the Wilmington Journal offices, and are $50 per person.
Jazz Cafe event to benefit Family Neighborhood Institute
The Links have supported the Family Neighborhood Institute over the years. They are in need of funding more than ever. Former Connecting Link KennethWeeden is sponsoring this fundraiser for them. It'll be something fun to do during the holiday season and will help the FMI continue to tutor and mentor our school children.
Jazz Cafe benefits FMI
