Local boys attend Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Boys’ Camp
In above photo: Boys from Winston-Salem’s Psi Phi Chapter who attended the Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. camp in photo are (left to right): Asara Cuttino, Kaleb Jerald-Smith, DayShawn Chin, Andrew Davis, Jayden Bannister, Jaylen Terry, Quai’zal Kellam, James “Jay” Mitchell, Kealan McGary, Desmond “DJ” Whisonant Jr. and Psi Phi Chapter Brother Emory Jones. (Submitted Photo)
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Winston-Salem boys were among the more than 200 young African-American males, ages 8-15 from North and South Carolina who gathered at YMCA’s Camp Hanes for the Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.’s Boys’ Camp in King.
The Sixth District Boys Camp was from Sunday, June 28 through Friday, July 3.
The camp was free to all campers.
The boys from Psi Phi Chapter were: Asara Cuttino, Kaleb Jerald-Smith, DayShawn Chin, Andrew Davis, Jayden Bannister, Jaylen Terry, Quai’zal Kellam, James “Jay” Mitchell, Kealan McGary, Desmond “DJ” Whisonant Jr. and Psi Phi Chapter Brother Emory Jones.
Kealan McGary said he looks forward to going back next year, to ride the horses, to swim in the lake and to meet new friends.
During the camp, the attendees participated in workshops on Leadership and Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, My Future, Life Skills, Adult and Child CPR, Black Lives Matters, Making Healthy Decisions, Etiquette Training, Finance, Team Building Reading and Writing.
Activities included: golf, horseback riding, climbing wall, swimming, water slide, water zip line, canoeing, alpine tower, alpine zip line, nature hikes, archery, arts and crafts.
The camp counselors were undergraduate Brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., from Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, North Carolina State University, Shaw University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Winston -Salem State University.
The Sixth District is comprised of all graduate and undergraduate chapters in North and South Carolina.
Worldwide, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. has over 700 chapters throughout the United States, Bermuda, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Korea, Japan, Liberia, Germany, Kuwait and the United Kingdom.
For more information or to visit the camp, contact Cassius Smith, Psi Phi Chapter’s basileus or Kenny H. Faulkner, chairman of Psi Phi Chapter’s Social Action Committee at 336-978-0489.
