News – St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of National Council of Negro Women

36th Annual MLK Leadership Awards Event – Participants

Posted on January 4, 2022 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

The Honorable Mayor Kenneth Welch

Mayor City of St. Petersburg

Janice Mathis, Esquire

Executive Director, National NCNW

Tempress Solomon

President- Florida State Coalition of NCNW

Ethel Peeples Robinson

President, St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of NCNW

Thelma Bruce

1st VP, Chair – Scholarship Committee St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of NCNW

Dr. Yvonne Williams

Chair, MLK Awards Program

DeShay Collier

Co-Chair, MLK Awards Program

Karen Davis-Pritchett

Vice President of Access and Inclusion, Empath Health

Melissa Seixas

Duke Energy Florida state President

Rev. Clarence Williams

Pastor, Greater Mt. Zion AME Church

Councilwoman Deborah Figgs-Sanders

District 5, St. Petersburg, FL

Dr. Sharon Brown

Chair, Scholarship Selection Committee

Rose Mack

Co-Chair, Scholarship Selection Committee

Jenesis Richardson

President, Black Pearls

Rev. Frank Brunson

First Baptist Institutional Church

36th Annual MLK Leadership Awards Event

Posted on December 23, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

Purchase Tickets(s) Now!

We invite you to our celebration of the 36th Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Leadership Awards Virtual Event. We will honor Dr. King and recognize individuals in our community who exemplify his ideas and vision.

This year’s theme is “Moving Forward ”

The program will include dynamic speakers, a musical medley by a renowned performer, and much more. The cost for attending is $25.00 per person.

Interested in sponsoring the event click here to see the Dr MLK 2022 Sponsorship Levels.

Click here to view the participants.

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Congratulations to our Sister Audrey Lane!

Posted on June 24, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

Awarded 2021 Delta of the Year

Email Audrey Lane to congratulate her on one of her most deserving honor.

Welcome to our SPMS-NCNW New Members

Posted on June 23, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

What a joy to see how our SPMS family continues to grow. Please welcome our newest members who have joined our section. Let’s make sure we extend a very warm welcome to our new SPMS sisters and associate members.

Our service to the community speaks for the work we do, thank you new members for becoming a part of our local SPMS section of the NCNW organization. Together with all of you we will continue to serve and support our community.

SPMS Sisters

Judge Patrice Moore

Raqual Stringer-Woods

Elizabeth Knight

Associate Members

Archbishop Clarence Davis	Dwight Small	Sir Jim Collier
Darren Hammond	Eddie Pringle

Click on their name to email a warm welcome message.

Click here to share the membership opportunity with someone you know.Again, welcome from the St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women!

Ethel Peeples Robinson, President
SPMS/NCNW
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro

SPMS NCNW Sisters in Harmony

Posted on May 25, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

The SPMS Sisters of Harmony newly formed chorale singing “God is Doing Something Wonderful In Me”. Soloist, Mae Welch.

Debut was the 79th Fannye Ayers Ponder Founder’s Day Celebration
Click the link to watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSvxKMCyTQ

The St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section (SPMS) has kept the momentum, fulfilling the vision and mission while providing services and building partnerships with others in their community.

Our mission is to advance programs that provide the quality of life for women and young girls of color. Members have opportunities to represent NCNW as a volunteer in matters to advance the quality of life for families and your communities.

Purpose: The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. is an organization of organizations that promotes empowerment and unity among black women and other women in matters affecting the educational, cultural, economic, social and spiritual life of people.

For 79 years, SPMS has represented the interests of black women in the community, energized by concerned individuals.

Congratulations to our SPMS Sisters of the Year!

Posted on May 23, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

Congratulations to our SPMS Sisters of the Year!
Valerie ‘Penny’ Williams and Lynn Harrell-Johnson

Valerie ‘Penny’ Williams
Sister of the Year for 2019/2020

Valerie Williams Legacy Life Member, who has assisted the St Petersburg Metropolitan Section of The National Council Of Negro Women, during the pandemic zoom meetings, reports and helping members with computer questions. Valerie is truly a servant leader in our community through her love and passion for serving at church, NCNW, and I can only imagine where else she shares her time and talents when available. Valerie makes herself available at church for administration duties, church functions and worships services to make sure to offer her talents as needed. Read more.

Listen to thank you message from Valerie.

Lynn Harrell-Johnson
Sister of the Year for 2020/2021

Lynn Harrell-Johnson, since becoming a member of the St Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women, has shared her wealth of technical knowledge that has assisted the section in areas of technology during the pandemic. Lynn has worked tirelessly since joining our Section in 2019. Her expertise in the area of technology has made for a system within our organization one to be admired. Read more .

Listen to thank you message from Lynn .

Click their name to send email Valerie and Lynn to share your congratulations!

79th Founder’s Day Celebration!

Posted on May 22, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

79th Founder’s Day Celebration!
Fannye Ayer Ponder
St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section
Est. 1942
Highlighting SPMS Presidents
Join us by watching our celebration on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/1wUfnNBX68g

Domestic Violence Virtual Seminar – “This Is Not Love”

Posted on May 16, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

Domestic Violence Virtual Seminar – “This Is Not Love”

Presented by SPMS Civic Engagement
When: May 16, 2021 Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Click here to register in advance for this virtual seminar
ZOOM ID: 840 6510 8937 | PASSCODE: 758870

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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2021 Women in History – Recognizing Our SPMS Educators

Posted on March 20, 2021 | by lynn

We salute our amazing St. Petersburg, Florida NCNW Sisters that are educators: some retired and some actively teaching and educating others through their strong contributions and commitment to educate and empower families in our St. Petersburg communities.

SPMS Educators featured all week!

Carolyn Wilson
50 years – active
Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data facts, skills or abilities – that’s training or instruction – but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed.” Thomas Moore

Rose Mack
45 years – active
“It’s not your aptitude but your attitude that determines your altitude. If you are not struggling, you are not learning”

Joan Thurmond
44 years
“Time spent teaching children is never wasted time.”

Carole Moore
42 years
“Find the good and praise it” – Alex Haley

Beverly Campbell
41 years – retired
“Get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding.”

Georgia Thomas
38 years – retired
“Follow me as I follow Christ.”

Sandra Patterson
38 years – retired
“I can do all things though Christ who strengthens me.”

Gwen Anderson
38 years – retired
“Education is not just preparation for life, education is LIFE itself.”

Rene Waymon
37 years – retired
“A good education can change anyone. A good teacher changes everything.”

Sharion Thurman-Reeves
36 years – retired
“Go forth and be a credit to the race.”

Teresa Anderson
36 years – retired
“Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.”

Althea Hudson
35 years – active
“Today is a great day to learn something new.”

Dr. Cynthia Parker White
35 years – retired
“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.Luke 12:48”

Gayle Ashwood
35 years – active
“Strong towers have mighty powers an Educated mind, a Warm heart, a Physically fit body, and a Spiritual soul collectively Contribute to a Strong tower with Mighty Powers…”

Barbara Norris
34 years – retired
“Reading is the key.”

Dr. Tonjua Williams
34 years – active
“From our Founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune who is also known as the “First Lady of the Struggle” – “if we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.”

Apostle Clarice Pennington
33 years – retired
“Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore, get wisdom and in all thy getting, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7”

Mary Murph
32 years – retired
“God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the Difference.”

Dr. Sharon Jackson
30+ years – retired
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Valerie McGarrah
30 years – retired
“Man look at the outside but God looks at the heart.”

Jacquelyn Wilson
27 years – active
“So many of the smiles in my heart are there… because of you.”

Sandra Law
25 years – retired
“With God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26″

Dr. Marva Dennard
20 years – retired
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” – Proverbs 3:5

Twanna Monroe
18 years – active
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams…” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Karen Davis-Pritchett
16 years – retired
“Educators are essential to helping our community and world thrive, because we have been entrusted with the children that will lead, advocate, invent, and continue to shape society. I was blessed to share their journey.”

Christina Fields
13 years – active
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.–William A. Ward”

Jennifer Richardson
11 years – active
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world .” – Nelson Mandela

Caprice Edmond
7 years – active
“You can accomplish many things by working hard and remaining focused.”

Mae Welch
7 years – retired
“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” – Psalm 119:105″

June Kicklighter-Peterman
4 years -active
“It is a privilege and a great responsibility to be a part of shaping the perspectives and ambitions of young people.”

Armetha Williams
2 years – retired
“Education is the Key to the Future.”

Dr. Sharon Brown
?? years
“Education doesn’t make us smarter. It makes us whole.”

Dr. Yvonne Williams
?? years
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepared for it today.”

Roshan Reno
?? years
“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”

Mary McLeod Bethune
Educator-NCNW Founder
“Education is the great American adventure, the world’s most colossal democratic experiment.”

Dorothy Height
Educator-NCNW Founder
“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”

Fannye Ponder
Educator-SPMS Founder
“Education allowed me to develop competent and courageous leadership among African-American women.”

Women’s History Month – “Recognizing our SPMS Educators”

Posted on March 20, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

Congratulations to our SPMS Educators for impacting the growth of our familes and communities. Our educators – some retired and some actively teaching through their contributions and commitment to educate and empower others.

Watch the video – https://zcu.io/uCOv

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Featured SPMS Educators – watch the previous videos:
Monday – zcu.io/djFF
Tuesday – zcu.io/78Rr
Wednesday – zcu.io/2XLw
Thursday – zcu.io/yp3C
Friday – zcu.io/yafM

Women’s History Month – Friday featured SPMS Educators!

Posted on March 19, 2021 | by SPMS-NCNW Inc.

FRIDAY – The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future.