The brothers of Epsilon Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.  celebrated its 71st Founders/Charter Day program recently at the Word Tabernacle Impact Center in Rocky Mount. 

ESL was originally chartered in 1952 and seated in Tarboro. The chapter later moved to Rocky Mount on February 5, 1977.  

The chapter presented its annual Community Service Advocacy/Recognition Awards.  The Community Services recognition/advocacy awards were presented to six community members in the categories of education, health care, homelessness/housing, youth development, voter registration and engagement, and social and racial justice. 

• Click to open image! Click to open image!
• Click to open image! Click to open image!
• Click to open image! Click to open image!
• Click to open image! Click to open image!
• Click to open image! Click to open image!
•  

The honorees were:

Charles Johnson — Education 

Lorrie Bynum Batson — Health care

James Mercer — Homelessness/housing

Dr. Valerie Bridges — Youth development

Theresa Alston Stokes — Voter registration/engagement

Angela Bryant — Social and racial justice

ESL gave special recognition to one of the surviving founders — Marvin E. Johnson.  

Johnson is a retired principal and teacher in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System.