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Montgomery County Council proclaims fourth annual 'Delta Day'; chapter presidents outline priorities for seniors, health and homeownership
Summary
Montgomery County Council hosted Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated for its fourth annual Delta Day. Chapter presidents highlighted priorities—aging-in-place for seniors, health and wellness, education, and homeownership—and a proclamation celebrating the chapters was read.
Councilmember Lori Ann Sales opened a Montgomery County Council session by hosting Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated for the fourth annual Delta Day observance and reading a proclamation honoring the sorority’s local chapters.
"They are always purposeful. They are always community driven, organized, and I just deeply respect them," Sales said as she thanked members for their work and listed local events and programs the chapters lead.
The two chapter presidents who spoke described the groups’ local work and priorities. Nina Abdul Wakil, president of the Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter, said the county chapter "was established in the county in 1970" and provides services for "youth to seniors" aimed at elevating families and residents. Daphne Paige Reeves, president of the Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter, noted her chapter was chartered on 04/27/1985 and described decades of advocacy in western Montgomery County.
Sales summarized the local priorities the chapters presented at a breakfast: supporting seniors to age in place; promoting health and wellness and education outreach; and offering information on homeownership and tax credits. She also announced a community data center meeting at the County Executive’s Building at 7:00 p.m., to be livestreamed and open for in-person participation.
The proclamation read during the session recited the national sorority’s founding on 01/13/1913 by 22 Howard University students, its membership totals (more than 350,000 initiated members and over 1,050 chapters worldwide), and its five-point programmatic thrust: economic development; educational development; international awareness and involvement; physical and mental health; and political awareness and involvement. The reading also noted national advocacy efforts, including a get-out-the-vote campaign and the sorority’s role as a co‑plaintiff in lawsuits challenging restrictive voting laws.
The proclamation named local programs supported or operated by area chapters — Delta Academy, Delta GEMS, Embody, STEM and reading programs, voter registration and community conversations, the World AIDS Day Solidarity for Health Equity breakfast, and the Black Maternal Health Day of Service — and described Delta Sigma Theta as "a pillar of service and support in our county." The reading concluded with formal resolution language celebrating the Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter and the Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter on the fourth annual Delta Day; the proclamation text indicates it was presented in February 2026 and signed as read.
No formal vote on the proclamation was recorded in the transcript.
