- March 24, 2025
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Members of Palm Coast’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Chi Delta Omega Chapter, donated gently used formal wear to high school prom-goers in Flagler and Putnam counties.
Chapter members, their friends and families were asked to search their closets and drawers for elegant gowns, pretty shoes and flashy jewelry to make student prom nights more affordable.
The CDO Chapter partnered with several cast members of City Lites Inc. of Palm Coast who donated from their collection of performance outfits used in their annual production of “Motown and Mo.” Collectively, over 70 gowns, 14 pairs of evening shoes, jewelry, several evening bags and two men’s suits were donated to prom attendees.
The initiative was called Closet Couture Collection, part of the chapter’s Uplifting Our Local Community program. It began with the idea that receiving a free gown and accessories goes a long way in raising the self-confidence of young people who might otherwise skip this once-in-a-lifetime event, according to a press release. The donations were given to Maryiotti Johnson of the Flagler County Education Foundation who will make them available to prom-goers.
Marva Jones and Hazel Lockett are co-chairs of the Uplifting Our Local Community committee. CDO members are also collecting toiletries for the homeless population in the Tampa area. Their donations will be added to thousands of items donated by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members throughout Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
The sorority is an international service organization founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Chi Delta Omega’s president, Dr. Myra Middleton Valentine, is a charter and life member of over 50 years in the sorority. Chi Delta Omega Chapter was chartered in Palm Coast on July 3, 2002.
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