THE AWARDEES AT THE ANNUAL LEGACY AWARDS LUNCHEON
After a four-year hiatus, once again women 80 years of age or older were honored, celebrated and recognized by the local Rankin/Mon Valley/Pittsburgh Section of the National Council of Negro Women.
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that March 23, 2024, marked the return of their annual Legacy Awards Luncheon at The Rivers Club at One Oxford Centre. Fourteen phenomenal women received high praises for their outstanding service to women, their families, and communities.
MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY INCORPORATED
The women recognized for their commitment and dedication included Dr. Elayne Arrington, Dr. Shirley Biggs, Aralessa Davis Bush, Francis Barr Butts, Alice Paylor Dais, Patricia Ann English, Cecelia Epperson, Georgia Dunn George, Mildred Glenn, Elizabeth Harris, Marcella Lee-Wilson, Beverly Doyle Shropshire Lowe, Althea Skelton, and Signora Watson. The theme of the evening was “Celebrating History, Service, and Sisterhood.”
MEMBERS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED
This year’s annual Legacy Awards Luncheon was sponsored in part by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, the Honorable Mayor Ed Gainey, and the Hosanna House. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s luncheon provided funding for the V. Schnel Simmons “True Worth Scholarship,” to be issued to a deserving applicant later this spring.
LOCAL NCNW PRESIDENT CHERYL MCABEE WITH AN AWARDEE, CECELIA EPPERSON
The Rankin/Mon Valley/Pittsburgh Section was founded in 2009 as a local section of The National Council of Negro Women founded by Mary McLeod Bethune in 1935.
MAYOR ED GAINEY AND CONGRESSWOMAN SUMMER LEE WITH BRENDA TATE AND MON VALLEY/RANKIN/PITTSBURGH SECTION PRESIDENT CHERYL MCABEE
LOCAL NCNW PRESIDENT CHERYL MCABEE WITH AN AWARDEE
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