The TORCH - June 2014

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Monthly Newsletter

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Editor: Jason Clark

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June 2014

WHATS INSIDE Presidents Message - pg2

Pay It Forward - pg4

Calendar of Events - pg3

Chapter Birthdays - pg11

Alpha Phi Alpha, Mu Lambda Chapter - 1923, Washington, D.C.

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I thank the brothers of Mu Lambda for an excellent fraternal year. Your work and dedication has been second to none.

This fraternal year was a building block for 2014-2015. In 2014/2015 we are committing to have a good social year, but recognize we must do community service. While there will several social events – we will conduct two/three community service projects for every social event. We will do a full court press with reclaiming our brothers who are no longer in the house of Alpha. We will expand our base of corporate partners. My brothers have shown me that no matter how difficult or depressing the situation, no adversity is too much for Mu Lambda to overcome. I will see you at the Saturday, June 7th following: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

Fraternally, Brother Eddie Neal, President

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Calendar of Events Sat June 7th !

Chap Mtg - End of Year Cookout

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Mu Lambda House NOON

JUNE SPECIAL!!

All tickets for the 2015 Mu Lambda Foundation Black and Gold Charity Ball purchased by June 30, 2014 are available for a 25% reduction!

A Gala table, normally $1000 will cost only $750. Tickets normally $100 for %75 Contact Brother LeRoy Lowery for information.

To see the Gala Journal Please

Remember, the deadline is June 30, 2014.

Click Here

Any Submissions, Questions or Concerns for The Torch can be addressed to MLTorch1923@Gmail.com Alpha Phi Alpha, Mu Lambda Chapter - 1923, Washington, D.C.

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Brothers, The Mu Lambda Foundation would like to adopt a forward thinking “Pay-It-Forward� plan for the next two fraternal calendar years (2015 and 2016). Our hope is that brothers in the chapter, not to exceed 25 in number, will advance the Foundation and the Chapter two years of tax-deductible dues and ticket purchases totaling $2500. This advance will allow the Foundation to allocate funds to repair and upgrade our most valuable asset, the Mu Lambda House.

Specifically, this money will help us waterproof the basement; finish the installation of the sprinkler system; and repair/upgrade many of the windows and doors in the house.

In addition to the much needed upgrades and improvements to the Mu Lambda House, this money will also serve as a financial base upon which the Foundation will support its current activities. Further, the funds will allow the launch of a new signature event that the Board of Directors expect will augment the social calendar of the metropolitan area and provide a significant financial boost to the funds available to the foundation to advance its goals.

Seeding the Foundation 2015-2016

Non-Life Member

Life Member

2 Years Dues

$550 x 2

$400 x 2

Black & Gold Gala

$200 x 2

$200 x 2

Super bowl Party

$20 x 2

$20 x 2

Golf Tourney

$125 x 2

$125 x 2

Crab Feast

$65 x 2

$65 x 2

Signature Event

$100 x 2

$100 x 2

House Rental

$300

$300

Chair Donation

$100

$100

DONATION

$2500

$2500

Each Brother may select up to $2750 in dues and activities from the above chart, a savings of $250! Other benefits include: Jewel Seating at the Black & Gold Gala Prime Seating at the Signature Event Photo w Seed Members in the Mu Lambda House Certificate of Appreciation/Plaque w Seed Members Name in House All Monies are due by November 30, 2014 Contact Brother James Wilson (240-461-0404) or LeRoy Lowery (202-487-3129) for information on payment plans.

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E-Board & Committee Chairs E-BOARD POSITION President Vice President : Recording Secretary : Corresponding Secretary : Financial Secretary : Treasurer : Chaplain : Historian : Intake Coordinator : Assoc. Editor/Sphinx : Editor of the Torch Dir. Educational Activities : Sergeant-at-Arms : Parliamentarian : Archivist : Web Master : Intake Class President : Member at-large : Immediate past president :

BROTHER Neal, Eddie W. Gibbs, Mr. Joseph Giles, Kevin R. LaRoche, Mikael Young, II, Chatman K. Young, Bryant Michael Butler, Mr. Jonathan Z Harmon, III, James Wilson, Mr. John Hinnant, Mr. Keith Clark, Jason Fields, Jr., Dr. Arthur Jones, Mr. Nicholas Walker, Jacob R. Almaroof, Mr. Sulaiman Jones, Mr. Mark Kevin Jones, Mr. Mark Kevin Wilson, Mr. James O. Lowery, III, Mr. Leroy

EMAIL

PHONE

eneal@mulambdafoundation.org301-440-4055 josephcgibbs@gmail.com 901-240-9039 krgiles@aol.com 804-389-1906 LaRoche.dynasty@gmail.com 202-957-4055 Chatmanyoung70@gmail.com 703-231-2096 esoulmy@hotmail.com 240-472-5276 jzmb@me.com 571-251-8253 jameseharmon@gmail.com 301-659-0442 jawilson8b86@verizon.net 301-455-6119 keith.hinnant@gmail.com 202-351-8981 clark.jj@hotmail.com 732-642-2610 Drart1906@gmail.com 301-442-9064 Nicholas.jones012@gmail.com, jwalke5302@aol.com salmaroof@gmail.com 240-486-6851 jones.markk@gmail.com 301-385-0758 jones.markk@gmail.com jimmiedean198262@yahoo.com 240-461-0404 lrl1906@verizon.net 202-487-3129

COMMITTEE CHAIRS BROTHER EMAIL PHONE Auditing Mark Ross

rossmarka@aol.com 202-422-8493 Beautillion Eddie Neal eneal@mulambdafoundation.org301-440-4055

Brother’s Keeper John Wilson

jawilson8b86@verizon.net

301-455-6119 Budget and Finance Chatman Young Chatmanyoung70@gmail.com 703-231-2096 Chapter of the Year Antwan Lofton antwan_lofton@yahoo.com 292-997-8498 Charles H. Wesley Award Karim Alamurri karim.alammuri@gmail.com 571-275-8460 Communication & TechnologyMark Jones jones.markk@gmail.com 301-385-0758 Community Service Khama Sharp

khama.sharp@gmail.com

202-294-0328 Hospitaltiy Terrance Tarver terrencetarver@hotmail.com 202-489-9597 Membership Timothy Fitzgerald

timfitz06@comcast.net 301-332-7507 Pan Hellenic Council Joel Grey

jgrey7@yahoo.com> 610-639-2964 Program Frederick Engram

fengram1@gmail.com 315-921-3622 Public Policy Brent Radcliff

brentmradcliff@gmail.com 504-231-6114 Social Joel Grey

jgrey7@yahoo.com> 610-639-2964 Senior Brother Chair Robert Ricardson kcboy1959@yahoo.com 40 and Under Chair Mikel LaRoche LaRoche.dynasty@gmail.com 202-957-4055

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June

July

1st - Batts, Richard

1st - Mumford, Tremell

1st - Boyd, Moses

1st - Ridley, William

2nd - Benjamin, Kent

1st - Glee Jr, Ulysses

5th - Lowery III, LeRoy

1st - Taylor Jr, Jamison

5th - Lucas, Andre

2nd - Crawford, Evans

6th - Morrow, David

2nd - Richardson, Rod

6th - Whitley, Walter

2nd - Seabron, Lavert

7th - Cambron, Chinelo

2nd - Scott, Montae

11th - Calber, William

6th - Edwards, E.K

11th - Keen II, Larry

10th - Norton, Larry

13th - Smith, Wallace

11th - Buck, Louis

13th - Buck, Leon

11th - Suber, Herbert

15th - Speight III, James

13th - Valentine, Fred

16th - Hilliard Jr, Earl

14th - Hicks, Pernell

16th - Laney, Frederick

14th - Jackson, Leroy

16th - Thomas, Keone

14th - Hicks Sr, John

16th - Emanuel, Christopher

14th - Harris, Rylan

18th - Brown, Marcell

15th - Tillman, Kama

18th - Cruce, Mark

15th - Tyler, Antoine

19th - Wilson, James

15th - Thweatt, Isaac

19th - Harris, Rudolph

20th - Almaroof, Sulaiman

20th - Gibbs, Joseph

20th - Jones III, Clinton

22nd - Ampy, Franklin

22nd - Jefferson Jr, Julius

23rd - Kinlow, Eugene

28th - Roberts, Francis

24th - Williams, Pernell

31st - Clark, Jason

26th - Barnes, Gregory A

31st - Marshal, Kouri

27th - Williams, Frank.

31st - Matlock, Austin

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The chapter chair drive project needs your support. The Mu Lambda Foundation is accepting tax deductible donations in the amount of $100 per chair. You don’t have to be a Brother to make a chair donation: Alpha wives, friends and families are also encouraged to participate. Upon receipt of your donation, your contribution will be permanently noted for all to see. Your name will be inscribed in gold lettering on a black chair as pictured above.

Donated by Brother (your name inserted) or In Memory of Brother ___________.

David Banks Carl R. Bennet Clyde Blassengale Wiley Bowling Jr Julius Brice Arlester Brown M. Christopher Brown Michael Brown Louis W. Buck Michael Carter Keno Caudle (2 chairs) Paul Cotton Charles Donegan A. Gilbert Douglass (Donated by Mrs. Carlotte Douglass) John Eason Jr Timothy Fitzgerald Frederick Ford (Donated by Louis Ford) Rylan R. Harris Rudolph Harris Morris Hawkins Jr (Donated by Louis Ford) Eric Herndon Kenneth Higgins (Donated by Michael Brown) Kenneth Holbert Eluen H. Houston Jr (Donated by Mrs. Janette Harris) C.C. House (Donated by Louis Buck) Curtis Hunigan Malcolm Jackson Adrian Vincent James Arthur King LeRoy Lowery III James F. McDonald Lloyd T. McGriff Louis E. Murray (Donated by C.C. Jones) Eddie W. Neal William Page Vernon C. Polite (Donated by M. Christopher Brown) Earl V. Root (Donated by Louis Ford) Rudolph Scipio Syl Lorenzo Shannon (Donated by William Calbert) Coleman Reed Tuckson (Donated by Mrs. Evelyn B. Tuckson) Lee A. Tyler Robert Warren (Donated by Adrian Vincent James) Charles H. Wesley 12

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*Please attempt to submit your dues online using PayPal* www.Mulambda.org or www.MuLambdaFoundation.org *If you are not using Paypal, funds in the form of check or cash must have the appropriate form attached. You can download forms from the chapter or foundation website. Attach the form along with the check or cash to mail in or submit to the Treasurer or Financial Secretary* Chapter Dues Structure Grand Tax General Organization Life Member

Total

Late

$400.00

$400.00

$410.00

$150.00

$400.00

$550.00

$570.00

1st Year Alumni

$75.00

$250.00

$325.00

$345.00

2nd Year Alumni

$112.50

$250.00

$362.50

$382.50

Graduate Student

$150.00

$350.00

$500.00

$520.00

Non-Life Member

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Chapter Dues Mu Lambda

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mu Lambda Chapter 2405 First St. NW Washington, DC 20001-1019