OBAL in the Community
Celebration of Excellence Scholarship Event
Congratulations to our Chair, Loraine Binion Hardy and the Celebration of Excellence (COE) Committee for hosting a fabulous Scholarship Program on April 23, 2023. The virtual event began with a welcome by Loraine Binion Hardy. Theresa Clincy provided an overview of...
The HBCU College Experience
Kudos to Theresa Patton, Alexis Smith, the Services to Youth and International Trends and Services Facets for hosting the HBCU College Experience, on April 22, 2023, at Youth Uprising. The purpose of the event was to introduce and share the HBCU experience with high...
The Arts Facet Holds a Poetry Slam
Congratulations to Carolyn Watson, Kimberly Higgins Mays, and the Arts Facet for hosting an engaging Poetry Slam at Elizabeth House on April 6, 2023. Loraine Binion Hardy delivered a delicious meal of chicken enchiladas with rice and beans for the adults and cheese...
Health and Human Services and National Trends and Services Facets Host Moms Making Boss Moves
Congratulations to Terri Porter, Valarie Kelly, the Health and Human Services Facet, and the National Trends and Services Facet for hosting the Moms Making Boss Moves Summit, at St. Leo's Catholic School on February 25, 2023.. The two committees transformed the...
Solar Buddies at Youth Uprising
Congratulations to Theresa Patton, Alexis Smith, the Services to Youth Facet, and the International Trends and Services Facet for hosting a fantastic event, on October 18, 2022, at Youth Uprising (YU). The activity provided us with the opportunity to connect STEM to...
Oakland Bay Area (CA) Chapter’s Thanksgiving Food Drive
OBAL has done it again! We partnered with Safeway and Beebe Memorial Cathedral to provide thanksgiving food baskets to 32 needy families this morning. Safeway provided us with the turkeys and a $250 Safeway gift card. OBAL contributed additional funds and purchased...
Congratulations to the Health and Human Services Facet for facilitating a marvelous workshop tonight at Elizabeth House!
Congratulations to Link Terri Porter and the Health and Human Services Facet for facilitating a marvelous workshop tonight at Elizabeth House! This workshop is part of our ongoing series to Love, Honor, and Respect Yourself, developed by Link Shakeya A. McDow. It...
Kudos to the National Trends and Services Committee for hosting “The Power of Activism” Workshop held tonight at Elizabeth House
Six (6) current residents and four (4) previous residents attended this evening. The program began with greetings provided by Link Shakeya, an overview given by Link Valarie, and a pre-survey administered by Link Michele D. Link Valarie presented the segment "What...
STY/ITS Solar Buddy Project
Under the Leadership of Theresa Patton and Alexis Smith, Chairs of our Services to Youth Facet and International Trends and Services Facet we hosted a fantastic event at Youth Uprising. This activity provided us with the opportunity to connect STEM to how the lack...
A Walk for Healthy Living
On September 24, 2022, the members of The Oakland Bay Area (CA) Chapter of The Links Incorporated laced up our shoes and participated the “Walk for Healthy Living.”This is The Links Incorpotated 27th Annual Walk-a-thon to “Step Up and Move More” a national program for...