OPBSI Launches S.O.S. Campaign

Contact: Betty Diaz Community Service@OmegaPhiBeta.org Click on Image to Enlarge

New York, NY -June 16, 2007 - Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated (OPBSI) announce the launch of their 1st “S.O.S: Summer of Service” community campaign. Throughout the summer season, the members of OPBSI will participate in serving the community with various volunteer opportunities that will benefit organizations including, but not limited to, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Amnesty International, and Grace Institute.

More than a quarter of our membership is estimated to participate. “A large number of our members are increasingly active throughout the summer, as it is a time to relax and unwind, as well as time off from school. Our goal was to provide volunteer opportunities that are fun and with little time commitment and most of all that benefits such worthy organizations”, says Betty Diaz, OPBSI’s Director of Community Service. The S.O.S campaign will provide unique volunteer opportunities for OPBSI and friends, while enriching the community. Whether it is a simple click on the computer (i.e. donating online, purchasing items to benefit a worthy cause, etc.), placing a box in their office/home where family and friends can donate supplies, or even a one-time event where service is needed, members will be able to select which service project is most convenient for them.

“We hope the success of this launch will not only benefit the community, but show our membership, it is not the quantity of the time given but the quality, and it can be easy and fun”, says Betty Diaz

Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is a national, fully accredited Greek-lettered organization founded in 1989 at the University at Albany, State University of New York by seventeen women of diverse cultural backgrounds. While continuously working towards the mission of cultural awareness and community service, the organization also focuses on addressing the needs of the undergraduate and local communities where chapters are located.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is comprised of people dealing with the concerns of battered women and their families. NCADV represents both rural and urban areas. NCADV programs support and involve battered women of all racial, social, religious and economic groups, ages and lifestyles. NCADV opposes the use of violence as a means of control over others and support equality in relationships and the concept of helping women assume power over their own lives. NCADV strive toward becoming independent, community-based groups in which women make major policy and program decisions. For further information visit: NCADV.org

Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a worldwide grassroots movement of 1.8 million members. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work overall to promote all human rights. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. Section of Amnesty International. For further information visit: AIUSA.org

As it has for over 100 years, Grace Institute provides tuition-free, practical job training in a supportive learning community for underserved New York area women of all ages and from many different backgrounds. In the tradition of its founding family, Grace Institute is dedicated to the development of the personal and business skills necessary for self-sufficiency, employability and an improved quality of life. For further information visit: GraceInstitute.org

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