The esteemed 104-year-old women's
service organization is expected to bring record numbers of women
committed to scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood
to Indiana this July
WASHINGTON, July 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From July
23, 2024 through July 28,
2024, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., one of the country's
largest women's service organizations established by five African
American women, will celebrate the 2024 Grand Boulè in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center. During the six-day
conference, Zeta Phi Beta will continue their commitment to
providing impactful programs and initiatives that promote
education, decrease health disparities, and raise awareness around
important issues facing women today.
The theme of this year's Boulè is "Finer Women Amplifying The
Extraordinary Power of S.H.E. through Legacy, Leadership &
Impact." The Boulè will kick off the week with a VIP Reception at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and an Impact Training Day in Indy
for local female entrepreneurs, local youth mentorship with the
Army, career opportunity interviews with various employers and a
community service project packing care packages in partnership with
Project Period.
Additionally, the organization is partnering with Project Period
to launch Period Poverty Project, a new nationwide Zetas Helping
Other People Excel (Z-HOPE) initiative to help put an end to period
poverty. Kicking off in Indianapolis and extending nationwide, the
effort aims to help keep young girls in school, promote healthy
menstrual hygiene, provide period prep products and education, and
support self-care. Together, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and
Project Period strive to normalize the conversation around periods
to eliminate stigma that holds Black women back. Zeta Phi Beta has
collected over 10,000 boxes and close to $90,000 in donated funds which will be
distributed to communities that need them most.
Following these events, workshops will set the agenda for the
week where each corresponding day will have dedicated programming
designed to amplify the organization's work toward advocating for
the Power of S.H.E. (Social justice, Health justice,
and Economic justice) globally.
2024 Grand Boulè Highlights:
- Women Who Win in Indy Training Day and Pitch
Competition: Monday, July 22,
2024
- In partnership with the Office of Minority and Women Business
Development of the City of
Indianapolis and the Be Nimble Foundation, Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Inc. is sponsoring a training day and pitch competition
sponsored by Macy's that will support local Indianapolis women-owned businesses in the
Health, Beauty, and Wellness industries as a nod to Madam CJ
Walker.
- Participants will receive free training from our Partners :
Prudential, JPMorgan Chase, and WBENC
- The Extraordinary Power of S.H.E. Opening Program:
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at
7:30pm at the Indiana Convention Center
- The opening program will feature a Blueprints to Black Wealth
fireside chat with Platinum Partner Prudential and DFREE. Special
guests include Lexi Allen (host) and
an Inspirational Concert with performances by Ann Nesby, Anita
Wilson, Richard Boone, and
VaShawn Mitchell.
- Social Justice Town Hall and Luncheon: Wednesday, July 24, 2023 at 12:30pm at the Indiana Convention Center
- The Town Hall will feature special remarks from U.S.
Congresswoman Kamlager Dove and U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib followed by a Social Justice Power
Talk with National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) President and CEO
Rev. Shavon Arline Bradley, Rainbow
PUSH Past President Rev. Freddy Haynes
III, NAACP Vice Chair Karen
Boykin-Towns. The event will focus on the importance of
using our collective power to affect change in our communities and
Election 2024.
- Health Justice Town Hall and Friendship Luncheon:
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at
12:30pm at the Indiana Convention Center
- The luncheon, sponsored by Black Health Matters, will be
moderated by Camille Chang Gilmore,
Vice President of Human Resources & Global Chief DEI Officer of
Boston Scientific and will feature Dr. M. Kala Zorn, Vascular Surgeon at Franciscan
Physician Network and Dr. Khadijah
Breathett, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologist at
Indiana University Health.
- Impact Awards Dinner Gala: Friday, July 26, 2024 at 7pm at the Indiana Convention Center
- This night, hosted by Vivica Fox
and Jericka Duncan, will celebrate
and award the top Zeta Phi Beta chapters in service and award two
$125,000 scholarships to two
deserving High School Seniors. We will also honor and celebrate the
success of our service with Project Period.
- Our Economic Justice focus for the evening will include a
Fireside Chat with U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman and an Economic Roundtable with
The Boss Network and WBNEC.
- Closing out the evening will be a closeout performance by
R&B group After 7.
Additionally, there will be an "Ode to Hip Hop" Stroll and
Step Exhibition featuring performances by Big Daddy Kane and YoYo,
a Life Member Dinner featuring Raheem
DeVaughn and a Fedora and Fascinator Concert featuring
Syleena Johnson, Chrisette Michelle, and Wendy McIntyre hosted by Curtis Cook.
Lastly, our International Military Attache will be celebrating
the work of our service women with a variety of support
services, recordings for the Library of Congress and services
provided for The Center for Women Services.
Sponsors for this year's Grand Boulè include: Prudential
Financial, Macy's, JP Morgan Chase, Eli Lilly, American Diabetes
Association, Amazon, AARP, Vertex, Black Health Matters, American
Cancer Society, Google, Niagara Bottling, Kasper, Herff Jones, U.S. Army, St. John, All of Us, Collins Aerospace, TD
Bank Award Concepts, Nelson and Mullins, and Equitable.
To find out more about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., visit
www.zphib.org.
About Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1920 on the
campus of Howard University, and is headquartered
in Washington, D.C. Zeta has initiated a diverse
membership of more than 130,000 college-educated women with more
than 9000 chapters in North America, Europe, Asia,
the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East. For
more information about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
visit www.zphib1920.org.
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