From left at the March of Dimes event are: Kenny Miranda;
Deyona Winton, 4th quarter; Jennifer Evans, 4th quarter; Judith
Zephirin, 5th quarter; Kanema Morrison, 8th quarter;
and Jennifer Miranda, 8th quarter. |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and
urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Kanema
Morrison, president of the Student American Black Chiropractic
Association (SABCA) on Palmer’s Florida Campus said, “One of
the reasons I took on this leadership position is that I believe in
empowering and encouraging our students to do more for their
community. I feel that America’s new foundation will be built one
community at a time … and that starts with us.”
SABCA, formerly known as the Harvey Lillard Society, was established
in memory of the first chiropractic patient. Its purpose is to
aid in the recruitment of African-Americans and other minorities
into the chiropractic profession.
Joining Ms. Morrison on the Florida Campus SABCA executive
board are Teri Payton, D.C., faculty advisor, William Peterson III,
vice president, and Jennifer Miranda, communications officer.
Some of the volunteer projects that SABCA has conducted for
the community include:
- Mentoring at The Delta Academy, created by Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, which focuses on at risk females ages 11-14;
- Participating in the Girl and Boy Scouts’ “Scouting for Food”
drive, which assists families in need as well as Volusia
County’s Second Harvest Food Bank;
- Participating in the March of Dimes “March for Babies”
barbecue fundraiser and walk;
- Donating to the Palmer Clinic Abroad Program Florida
Campus group trip;
- Donating to the Haiti Relief Fund;
- Assisting the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life by
teaming up with other Palmer students to camp out at a
local park and walk or run in the relay; and
- Providing financial support and volunteers for the Annual
Freemanville Day, an event held in honor of the City of Port
Orange’s African-American heritage, which is connected to
the freed slaves who came to the area in 1867 to work for
the Florida Land and Lumber Company.