Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Loudoun Chapter Has Great Impact with FFSS Community Event

ASHBURN, Va. - Sept. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- Psi Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is pleased to announce the success of their 4th annual Family Free Shopping Spree which is an event that the chapter prepares over a two to three month period in the summer working with the community, local government officials, and collecting donations.

The chapter lead by President Monica Hutcherson, designates event chairs, who then work with the department of social services, the Loudoun County Schools, Salvaltion Army, the transitional and emergency shelters and the woman's abused shelter resource center to help get the word out about our event.  Hutcherson had this to say about this year's great success: Our chapter has been doing this event for four years now. We are all very humbled and grateful for how much it has expanded and the number of individuals and families that we are able to touch and gift with clothes and other vital needs.

Event Co-Chair Lena Hickman Miott:

"My heart was truly touched to see a 50% increase, to almost 750 individuals, in those we could serve in the community during this 4th annual program. The vast outreach to the community by the team of volunteers was outstanding. Donations from the community continue to make this Family Free Shopping Spree possible and we would like to give a special thank you to the Leesburg branch of Capital One Bank for their monetary contribution, our Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and annual partner Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Dulles-Leesburg Alumni Chapter."

The chapter members deliver flyers to the agencies and establish an email contact for communications. The chapter converts a community center into a shopping store and staffs it with sorors and other community volunteers to serve as personal shoppers, clothing associates, greeters, translators, etc. Then the chapter sets up from 6am to 9am and the doors open to the public with needs from 9am to 12 noon.

Finally, Psi Rho Omega Chapter partners with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc Dulles -Leesburg Alumni Chapter. This year's Psi Rho Omega chairman was Lena Hickman-Miott and our co-chairman was Rashida Branson. The Kappa chairman was Sidney Wiggins.