Scenes from our 2015 Young Leaders and Scholarship Awards banquet (Crossing The Bar 2015). This is our annual "Shirt & Tie" (formal attire) event where the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation provides College Scholarships to male college bound seniors and we provide certificates of volunteer service and participation for the members of The Golden Fold.
Young Leaders meet with Assistant Director Richard Green preparing for the night's event.
Young Leader C.J. performed marvelously as our event's emcee.
Rev. Perez Gatling provides the Christian spiritual influence for the event with an opening prayer.
Trequan Manning opens the event singing The National Anthem.
Communituy Bridge-Builders Gary McCollum and Kezia Hendricks with Director Seko Varner.
Gary McCullom speaks to some of our Young Leaders.
Young Leaders of the Golden Fold try to get very sneaky....................................... It didn't work.
Director Seko Varner directs our Young Leaders during the mealtime of the event.
Gamma Xi Uplift member and Omega Man Dr. Antoine Hickman opens the event for the Omegas.
Our Young Leaders providing a re-cap of the 2014-2015 Golden Year.
Talented motivational speaker Arthur Kelly leads a Commencement Speech.
21 Young Leaders who comprised the 2014-2015 Brotherhood of The Golden Fold. Each received a certificate of participation and achievement. Each earned 10 - 50 hours of community service during the 2014-2015 Golden Year.
Above a TGF Young Leader receives a $5,100 scholarship from Bryant and Stratton.
Below the seven receipients of the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation's college scholarship with members of the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation.
Director Seko Varner leads the parents in the Blessing of The Head ritual during the Crossing The Bar Ceremony.
Our Gold Fold parents conducting the Blessing the Head ritual for their Young Leader sons who have "Crost' the Bar."
The Golden Fold's head mentor Mike Grimes presents the personalized "Crossing Gifts" to the Young Leaders of The Golden Fold who will graduate from High School into a Golden Life. This "Crossing The Bar" gift are the below backpacks filled with items that Young Men will need as they move from High School into college, the military, or into the work force.
Five of our six Young Leaders who will enjoy the High School Graduating "Crossing The Bar" ceremony.
William T. Calhoon, 2015 Baslieus of the Gamma Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi shares remarks.
A Young Leader rallies leads our ceremonial "Harambee Creed" closing. (Harambee = Let us pull together)
Rev. Gatling closes out the event with a benediction.
Stunning parents of some of our Young Leaders who have Crossed The Bar while we provided The Dare to excellence for the Young Leaders and scholarship recipients.
Our Young Leaders and the scholarship recipients receiving the Dare to Excellence !
From the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation Mr. Reggie Matthews provides remarks for the evening.
Our Assistant Director Richard Green (left) and Director Seko Varner (right).
The Staff of The Golden Fold.
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves 6th - 12th grade youth by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-932-0177. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation.
Here is what our Golden Fold Youth Academy Program did in the 2014-2015 Golden Year !
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves 6th - 12th grade youth by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Fathers with peer-father mentoring events. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-932-0177. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation.
