The chapter will conduct its annual reclamation event at the Fairfax County Government Center on Saturday, September 13, 2008. This event is focused on connecting and/or reconnecting "lost" and new LU alumni residing in the DC metropolitan area with their local alumni chapter, and  It also provides the opportunity to host the LU President, Dr. Carolyn Mahoney, who will be in the area for a conference.  Additionally, our newly elected chapter officers will be sworn-in at this event which kicks-off the chapter's 2008-2009 calendar.  The members of the Washington,  DC Metro Chapter cordially invite all LU alumni, parents of current LU students, and friends of Lincoln University to join them in celebrating their "LU roots" and welcoming Dr. Mahoney who will provide an update on campus activities.  Hearty appetizers and refreshments will be served.  RSVP to Lynda Crayton (703-455-8578) or Mary Rogers (301-567-0553) by September 1st, 2008. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FLYER

CLICK HERE FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS  

CLICK HERE TO RSVP BY EMAIL

On Saturday, July 26, 2008, almost twenty members of the DC Metro chapter gathered at the Ward Memorial A.M.E. Church for the "Send Off Celebration" for five Class of 2008 Spingarn High School graduates -- James Gurley, Rodney Alston, Shayna Anderson, Purnell Russell, and Alyssa Howard--who will attend LU beginning this Fall.  Each student received sage advice on the challenges and rewards ahead and a gift certificate redeemable at the LU Book Store for books and school supplies to get them started on their way.  Chapter members Jerome Offord, Latasha Solomon, French Thompson, Linda Thompson, and Mary Rogers coordinated the event and chapter member Jerome Smith, a Springarn graduate, provided financial support.  Some of the pictures taken at the event are provided below. 

Click here to download the schedule of events, local hotel information and the official forms for convention registration and housing (4 page pdf file) 

Click here for the Memorial Service Program   

Lincoln University is accepting nominations for naming the New Residence Hall currently under construction located at 800 Locust Street, Jefferson City, Missouri.  For more information and nomination criteria, please visit the Lincoln University Design and Construction website at http://www.lincolnu.edu/pages/192.asp or call 573-681-5084.  Nominations must be submitted in a formal written letter with supporting documentation to Chair of Naming the New Residence Hall Committee, Design and Construction, Young Hall Room 309, P.O. Box 29, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65102-0029, by close of business on July 31, 2008.

Click here for the Nomination Criteria for the Naming of New LU Residence Halls

The Chapter's Spring business meeting was conducted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Lamond - Riggs public library.  Agenda items included the Reverse Raffle fund raiser, the selection of new Chapter officers, revisions to the Chapter's by-laws and the September 2008 Reclamation event.         

TO:          WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA ALUMNI

FROM:    DONALD R. TINDALL, CHAPTER PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow Lincoln University Alumni,

If you did not attend the Chapter’s recent Founders Day/Annual Giving Brunch at B. Smith's Restaurant, you missed a real treat.   Our Founders Day/Annual Gift Giving celebration continues to provide us an excellent opportunity to renew friendships and honor Lincoln University’s founders, the soldiers of the 62nd and 65th Colored Infantry who sacrificed and donated money to establish our beloved Lincoln University. It also provides us the opportunity to kick-off our annual Gift Giving Campaign to the Lincoln University Foundation.  This year, as in past years, we are again appealing to you for your pledges and donations.  You may make your pledge or donation anytime in 2008, but monies must be received by the Lincoln University Foundation by June 30, 2008 to be published in their 2008 Annual Report.  Funds received after that date will be shown in next year's report.  Your donation is deductible for Federal income tax purposes.

For your convenience, I have attached a pledge form to indicate your donation.  Also, attached is a synopsis of the scholarship funds established by the Washington, D.C. Chapter that you can designate your donation to.  You may also donate to the Soldiers Memorial Fund or other funds such as the President's Restoration Fund.  Checks should be made payable to the Lincoln University Foundation with a notation in the memo line of the check indicating the fund to which you wish your money to go.  Checks should be sent to our Chapter Treasurer Ernest W. Harr is at 5009 14th Street, N.E.; Washington, D.C.  20017. 

Sincerely,

Donald R. Tindall

Chapter President

A link to the schedule of the college fairs that will be conducted in the Washington, DC area is provided below.  These important outreach activities provide an outstanding opportunity to promote Lincoln University to local students and deserve our support.  Chapter members interested in participating should contact Mary Rogers at 301-567-0553.

Schedule of the 2008 College Fairs

On Saturday, February 23, 2008, over 20 chapter members met at B. Smith's Restaurant at Union Station in Washington, D.C. for brunch to commemorate the illustrious legacy of the soldiers of the 62nd and 65th Colored Infantry Regiments who founded Lincoln University in 1866 and to kickoff the Chapter's 8^th Annual Giving Campaign.   A synopsis of the current funds and scholarships sponsored by the chapter and new pledge forms enabling donors to designate their contributions for specific funds and scholarships were distributed to participants and also are available via the following links. 

Don and Theresa

Chapter President Don Tindall and his wife, Theresa, hosted the Chapter's Christmas - Kwanzaa Holiday Social and Quarterly Business Meeting at their lovely home in Lorton, Virginia, on Saturday, December 8, 2007. 

Some of the pictures taken by Robert Newton are provided below.  (Click on the thumbnail to enlarge) 

LU Homecoming 2007

CLICK HERE FOR A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION / DUES REMITTANCE FORM. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE CHAPTER'S REIMBURSEMENT VOUCHER FORM

Orders for paraphernalia may be placed at the following link:

The Soldiers' Memorial --

The Soldiers' Dream and a Piece of History

Click here for historical presentation

Click here for the slide show

Some of the photographs taken by Bob Newton of the pavers and bricks at the LU Soldiers Memorial that were purchased by Chapter members are pictured below.  

Notes: 

In an effort to exploit the internet (e-mail and chapter web site) as well as to save on the cost of postage, the Chapter's QUARTERLY business meeting will be announced primarily through electronic medium.  If this does not work for you, then let the Chapter President know by reply email.   Notices will be mailed only to members who are not on the current e-mail list.