24th event highlights international cultures
Published 12:00 am Saturday, February 20, 2016
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority alumnae chapter will host the 24th annual International Awareness and Involvement project at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Vicksburg City Auditorium. The focus of this year’s event will be the many faces of America with an educational theme, sorority member Barbara Burns said.
The event will include spotlight speakers representing International cultures along with entertainment, and fashion.
During the event, the 2015 Trail Blazers will also be recognized. These individuals have all made local, state, national and international impacts in the sorority’s five-point trust areas, Burns said.
“The five-point areas are economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health and political awareness.”
Those receiving recognition respectively will be W.H Jefferson Funeral Home, Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister, Ret. Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, Dr. David Foote and former Vicksburg mayor Robert Major Walker.
“The event will end with the famous international taste, Burns said, which will include dishes from Japanese, Chinese, Mexican and African cultures.
Tickets for the event are $10 and will be sold at the door.
For more information, call 601-415-1002 or 601-415-6754.
Proceeds from the event will benefit overseas charities, which include Adelaide Tambo School, South Africa; Delta House/Vashti Village, Swaziland; DST School/CB McIntyre Campus, Haiti; Mary Help of the Sick Hospital, Kenya; Training Resources for Early Education, South Africa and Water Tanks/Supplies/Scholarships, also in Kenya.