CHARTERED NOVEMBER 19, 1972
North Shore (IL) Chapter
The Links, Incorporated
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!
• CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!
The North Shore (IL) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
The North Shore Illinois Chapter of the Links, Incorporated has been serving the Chicago North Shore and neighboring communities for 50 years. Since 1972, the North Shore (IL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, has been committed to delivering impactful, sustainable and transformational community programs. Our 39 active members and alumna continue to take great pride in serving our communities with compassion and excellence. Our program initiatives are aligned with The Links, Incorporated five programming facets which include Services to Youth, The Arts, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services and Health and Human Services. Our chapter currently provides programming related to Human Trafficking; minority health issues and disparities; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); art appreciation and global initiatives. Through the years we have provided scholarships to high school students and supported many cultural and civic organizations.
Adrienne E. Davis
President
It is with great honor that I write this message to wish a very happy 50th anniversary to the North Shore (IL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. It is inspiring to reflect on the gift that has been given to us and to the community by our visionary Chapter organizers Vivian McMillian and Georgia Williams, the 23 civic minded charter members and to all of those who followed.
We have much to celebrate regarding our many accomplishments that align with The Links, Incorporated program areas which include: services to youth, the arts, national and international trends, and health and human services.
We can measure our impact by highlighting our 50 years of service: co-sponsoring the Lake County Health Fair; providing college scholarships to deserving youth; donating playground equipment; sustaining two JoAnn Brown Nash Reading Rooms; raising awareness and supporting survivors of domestic violence; sponsoring traveling art exhibits; inspiring our youth to appreciate classical music through engagement with the Chicago Sinfonietta; promoting healthy lifestyles/combating childhood obesity; sponsoring community forums on human trafficking; educating the community on awareness and prevention of chronic kidney disease; and establishing a National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Jr chapter.
Through the years, we have provided financial contributions to cultural and civic organizations that work towards enriching the lives of African Americans and persons of African descent...and so much more.
We are pleased to celebrate our first 50 years and look ahead to future endeavors that will positively influence social change, improve educational outcomes, reduce health inequities and improve the overall well-being of people throughout our service area.
In Friendship and Service
Adrienne E. Davis, President
North Shore (IL) Chapter
The Links, Incorporated
To Our Partners, Thank You!
The North Shore Chapter is pleased to have been granted a second year of Black Kidney Awareness, Resources and Education funding (Black K.A.R.E.) from The Central Area of The Links, Incorporated made possible by Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
The primary goal of the Black K.A.R.E. initiative is to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Black communities with a focus on risk factors, complications, treatment — and how to reduce the risk of kidney failure and/or improve outcomes for people living with the condition. The continued support allows us to expand and further programming to educate and empower communities around this issue.