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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 justice@fairfaxnaacp.org
  • Education Committee meets monthly on the 15th. Contact Sean at education@fairfaxnaacp.org
  • Health Committee meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday. Contact Linda at health@fairfaxnaacp.org
  • Membership Committee meets monthly on the last Sunday. Contact Iris at membership@fairfaxnaacp.org
  • Youth Branch meets monthly on the the 3rd Saturday. Contact Flossie and Shareem at youthcouncil@fairfaxnaacp.org

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 secretary@fairfaxnaacp.org .
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 youthcouncil@fairfaxnaacp.org .
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
president@fairfaxnaacp.org

First Vice President
Karen Campblin
1stvp@fairfaxnaacp.org

Second Vice President   
Evelyn Spain
2ndvp@fairfaxnaacp.org

Third Vice President       
Dr. Iris Hunter
3rdvp@fairfaxnaacp.org

Treasurer
Michelle Leete
treasurer@fairfaxnaacp.org

Secretary
Michael O’Brien
secretary@fairfaxnaacp.org

Visit our website
Committee Chairs:

Armed Services and Veterans Affairs
Niki Zimmerman
veterans@fairfaxnaacp.org

Communications, Press, and Publicity
Mary Supley Foxworth
communications@fairfaxnaacp.org

Community Involvement
Evelyn Spain
community@fairfaxnaacp.org

Criminal Justice
Kofi Annan
justice@fairfaxnaacp.org

Economic Development
Niki Zimmerman
economicdev@fairfaxnaacp.org

Education
Sean Perryman
education@fairfaxnaacp.org

Freedom Fund (Fundraising)
Michelle Leete and Evelyn Spain
freedomfund@fairfaxnaacp.org

Health
Linda Shealey Cook
health@fairfaxnaacp.org

Legal Redress
Veronica Harsley-Dean, Esq.
legalredress@fairfaxnaacp.org

Membership
Dr. Iris Hunter
membership@fairfaxnaacp.org

Political Action
Karen Campblin politicalaction@fairfaxnaacp.org

Young Adult
Christina Cherry
youngadult@fairfaxnaacp.org

Youth Council
Shareem Annan and Flossie Lomax
youthcouncil@fairfaxnaacp.org
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