Community Service in Shelby County, AL
We Are A Service Driven Brotherhood
We work with the American Heart Association, Lifting As We Climb, Susan G Komen Race for the Cure, American Diabetes Association, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, NAACP, UNCF, Salvation Army, Toys for Tots.
Lifting As We Climb
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Lifting As We Climb Foundation is partnering with the Beta Mu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, through the foundation’s Black Rhinos of Alabama Mentoring Program. This program was created to seek, shape, and enrich the lives and futures of young men and the surrounding community.
Salvation Army Kettle Bell Campaign
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The Red Kettle Bell Campaign began with a Salvation Army Captain, Joseph McFee, in December of 1891 with the goal of providing free Christmas dinners to the impoverished people in the San Francisco area. Today, the Salvation Army Kettle Bell Campaign has grown tremendously serving over 30 million people worldwide during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Annually, the Beta Mu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. participated in the annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell Ringing at the Pelham area Walmart. The sound of Christmas carols and holiday bells could be heard throughout the day. Generous shoppers filled the red kettle buckets with monetary donations. These funds help support year-round programs provided by the Salvation Army’s area community centers.
Holiday Dinner Giveaway
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The Beta Mu Nu Chapter, BMN, of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. came together with two community servicing organizations, Family Connection and Safe House, to provide them with turkeys for Thanksgiving. Family Connection is a multi-service non-profit agency providing services for children, youth and families in Shelby County and the Greater Birmingham Metropolitan area of Alabama.
Through a variety of crisis prevention and intervention programs, Family Connection is dedicated to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families. SafeHouse of Shelby County offers critical domestic and sexual violence response and prevention programs for the communities of Shelby, Coosa, and Clay Counties in Central Alabama. Several of the Brothers of BMN traveled to both locations to deliver the turkeys so they could be provided to the needy families that those organizations serve. Both of the receiving organizations were overwhelmed with the donations.
Community Blood Drive & Health Fair
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Beta Mu Nu Chapter annual community blood drive & health fair at the Pelham, AL Wal-Mart Supercenter. Partnering with Alabama Regional Medical Service, & Life South Community Blood Centers, Beta Mu Nu Chapter serves and bring health awareness to community participants. Participants are educated on ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Did you know that just one pint of donated blood has the capability of saving up to three lives and more than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day? Knowing these statistics, Beta Mu Nu Chapter will continue to do their duty by serving their community in whatever capacity is needed and look forward to providing health awareness to the community.
