Greetings,
Xi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host its 18th Annual Cotillion Ball at the Anchorage Sheraton Hotel on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. The Cotillion Ball is our annual fundraiser. All proceeds will be used to provide academic scholarships and community service awards to deserving Anchorage youth and programs. We would be honored to have you join us in our efforts to encourage and reward academic excellence in the Anchorage Community.

Since the mid-eighties Xi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has awarded scholarships to high school students in our community. Many of the past recipients have gone on to successfully complete post secondary education and have become productive members of our community. We appreciate your support and request your assistance in helping us continue this tradition.

We would like very much to include you in our souvenir booklet. A copy of the booklet is made available to each Cotillion Ball attendee. The souvenir booklet offers the opportunity to have your advertisement viewed by several hundred people for a very nominal fee. Our Tax I.D. number is #36-3377475.

Attached are forms to assist with selecting the size of your advertisement. Please include us in your charitable contributions budget for 2010 and respond no later than Saturday April 17, 2010 for your advertisement to be included in our 2010 souvenir booklet. However, we will accept ads prior to April 17th. If you need additional information, please contact a Cotillion committee member. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Kristina Bellamy, President

2010 Cotillion Souvenir Booklet Ad Forms

Loujester Fontenot, Chairperson Cotillion Committee louf@ninestar.com (907) 333-4426

Catherine Jones, co-chair Cotillion Committee catjones@gci.net (907) 242-6635

Joy Green-Armstrong Cotillion Committee jgreenarm@earthlink.net (907) 677-1205

In 1988 Xi Psi Omega became involved in the Miss Alaska Pre-teen Pageant. One of our soror's daughters was a contestant and the sorority was one of her sponsors. It was very pleasing and rewarding to have Kristina Bellamy reign as the first black Miss Alaska Pre-teen. The Progressive Teen Program consists of junior and senior girls from local high schools. It was started in 1992 by several sorority members who possessed an overwhelming concern to enhance positive qualities in the African-American female teenagers in the Anchorage community.

The desire to direct these young ladies towards self-discovery was their goal; it continues to be the chapter's goal as we strive to enhance young ladies in the areas of self-esteem, college preparation, etiquette, and respect for themselves as African-American women. Workshops along with other activities conducted by professionals on a variety of subjects included self-defense, date-rape, scholarship folder completion, examination of college choices, promoting employable skills, and exposure to the arts in attending a variety of professional performances at the Anchorage Performance Arts Center. This is a year-round program with the culminating activity being the Cotillion, a fund-raiser ball held the latter part of May each year.

The next Cotillion Ball will be held on May 15, 2010.