[VIDEO] Durham (NC) Links’ Shades Of Green Luncheon & Fashion Show

Durham, NC – The Durham (NC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated sponsored its charity event, Shades of Green Luncheon and Fashion Show, for sixth consecutive years. This Premier Runway Fashion Event of the Triangle continues to feature the latest fashions from the New York and Las Vegas fashion markets along with fashions from local department stores and on-site vendors.

Rocking the runway and showcasing the beautiful and unique fashions are graceful, energetic and sassy professional models from several modeling agencies. Area HBCU campus queens also walked the runway. The event  is a sellout each year, attracting over 750 loyal and enthusiastic supporters this year.

Funds raised from our charity event have been contributed to over five scholarship programs, including the Chapter’s special endowment at North Carolina Central University. Other programs and/or organizations that received contributions are:  Community Health Coalition; Family Moving Forward; Stem Program; Merrick Washington Braille Magazine; Special Mentoring Programs and Summer Camp Initiatives.

Chartered in 1958, the Durham (NC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is celebrating a legacy of 60 years of Leadership, Friendship, Philanthropy and Service. The sixty-four members of this chapter are committed to providing transformative programming and service to the Durham community.  Linked in friendship and connected in service, they provide programming through their Five Facets: National Trends and Services, Services to Youth, The Arts, Health and Human Services and International Trends and Services. 

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of nearly 14,000 professional women of color in 283 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. 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. See www.linksinc.org

For more information on the Durham chapter, visit https://durhamnclinks.org/

Fashion Show Highlights: (Photographer/Videographer: Phyllis Coley)