Linked in Friendship, Connected in Service

A Message from Our President

Greetings from the marvelous members of the Fort Valley (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated! The Links, Incorporated is an international women’s service organization established on November 9, 1946, by Margaret Roselle Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott. These two young Philadelphia women encouraged seven of their friends to join them in organizing a new type of inner-city club. Their vision was clear, an organization that would fill the gaps in addressing the African American communities’ needs while fostering friendships amongst its members. 

They embraced a threefold mission for their newfound club, civic, educational, and cultural. With these goals in mind, they developed intentional programming with a purpose. To this day, the strong, philanthropy-driven women of the organization adhere to those original goals. 

The membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of African descent in 292 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.

Today, the organization has a million hours and more in community service around the world.  Fort Valley (GA) Chapter was established on March 1, 1969.  It is a blessing to continue to have a Charter Member as an active sister in the chapter, Link Sylvia Malone.  As we are able to lift the COVID-19 protocols, please look forward to community activities, such as Dress for Success, Walk-A-Thon, Blood Drives and a variety of community service projects that will be shared soon. 

May God continue to bless you and keep you always!

Sisterly,

Link Theodosia Strange

President

Fort Valley (GA) Chapter