As we welcome this new and exciting year 2010, I want to again thank you for your commitment and service to the greatest sisterhood on earth.  I hope that this New Year brings you abundant blessings with family, friends and sorors alike.  Be happy, be safe and be encouraged by what is to come.

One thing we certainly can look forward to is the 79th North Atlantic Regional Conference from March 24-28, 2010.  Every conference is unlike the last one and presents a full complement of activities and programming that you simply don’t want to miss.  When we converge on the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, you will be able to feast your eyes on nearly 500,000 square feet of rooms, retail, restaurants, and relaxation, surrounded by the peaceful Potomac Riverfront.  The scenery is only part of the story. The extraordinary planning team led by Soror Denise Barnes, Chairman and Sorors Beverly Fields, Lezell Murphy, Angelique Williams and Whitney Stepp, Vice Chairmen, will greet you as they have been working tirelessly to execute a conference that you will never forget. 

From start to finish, sorors will enjoy the bubbly bus tour, tribute to leadership at the Marjorie Parker luncheon for Basilei, engaging public meeting, moonlight cruise, comedy extravaganza and step show, and gospel brunch powered by the incomparable voice of Richard Smallwood. I can’t tell it all, but you won’t be disappointed by any means!  As we prepare to gather, handle the business of Alpha Kappa Alpha and enjoy our regional reunion, there can be no better time and no more excellent location.  Indeed, this 79th NARC, with the theme, The North Atlantic Region: A Tradition of Excellence, Success and Progress, will go down in the history books.

Register now and enjoy the same rate as the last three years with even more value and class to behold amidst our stunning backdrop at the National Harbor. Your support of this, my final conference as your Regional Director, is vital to its success and I know you won’t let me or this region down.  I look forward to seeing you in the new year- the epitome of new beginnings, new opportunities and new outlooks in service to all mankind with sisterly flair.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. 

~Oprah Winfrey