News for You - April 2018

News for You

April 2018

In this Issue:

General Membership Meeting - April 14
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 7
Town Hall on the School to Prison Pipeline - April 9
Your Participation in the NAACP
April Youth Council Events
Financial Solutions Workshops - April 21
Silver Lining Gospel Concert - May 5
Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 25th Anniversary Luncheon - May 20
Health Fair - June 23

General Membership Meeting

Join us for our monthly meeting on Saturday, April 14, from 10 AM-noon, at the Kings Park Library (in Supervisor Cook's meeting room), located at 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA, for updates on recent actions and upcoming opportunities for you to get involved.

Remembering

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Town Hall on the

School to Prison Pipeline

Join us on Monday night for an important conversation about whether Fairfax County is doing enough to prevent our kids from falling into the trap of the school to prison pipeline. Come out to share your stories and learn about the experiences of others. **Please note this is a new location to accommodate more attendees.**

Your Participation in the NAACP

Please consider joining one of our committees. Read more about them on our website .

Criminal Justice Committee meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday. Contact Kofi at [email protected]
Education Committee meets monthly on the 15th. Contact Sean at [email protected]
Health Committee meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday. Contact Linda at [email protected]
Membership Committee meets monthly on the last Sunday. Contact Iris at [email protected]
Youth Branch meets monthly on the the 3rd Saturday. Contact Flossie and Shareem at [email protected]

A friendly reminder to those who pay annual membership dues to belong to the NAACP: we rely on those dues payments to help us meet our financial obligations, both at the local, state, and national level. Your contributions and engagement are important to us. Please take a moment to check your membership card and see if it’s time to make your dues contribution.

Payment is simple. The following link will bring you to our Fairfax County NAACP web site, where you can update your membership information and then pay via PayPal. Please also consider making a donation when you remit your dues payment.

We very much appreciate your ongoing support and look forward to working with you in the coming year.

For questions about your membership dues, please contact Mike O'Brien at [email protected] .

April Youth Council Events

The Youth Council will meet on Saturday, April 21, at 10 AM, at George Mason University for the Road to College Seminar.

Save the date - Saturday, April 28 - for a volunteer activity: Rise to Hunger Event, at the First Baptist Church of Vienna.

For more information about these events, email [email protected] .

Financial Solutions Workshops

Lunch will be provided and attendees may win a door prize!

Silver Lining Gospel Concert

Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 25th Anniversary Luncheon

Health Fair

Become a Member

Have you joined the movement?

Supporting Fairfax County NAACP makes a direct and positive impact in our community.

Donate

Membership in the NAACP is just $30 a year .

With so many issues facing our children and our community, we need your support. Your donations support our branch's advocacy, community programs, and operations. Our members spend countless hours fighting injustices. We could do so much more with your assistance. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to join along with donating to our branch.

Please Join and Donate TODAY!

Fairfax NAACP Officers and Committee Chairs

Officers:

President

Kofi Annan