NAA Newsletter | Issue 1 | September 2015 | Page 2

Backpack Give-Back Drive The National Alumni Association led a backpack giveaway of more than 500 backpacks to a low-income elementary school in the Bay Area in mid-August. On Thursday, August 13, the National Alumni Association led a backpack giveaway drive to Rosemary Elementary School, where more than 85 percent of the students are on free or reduced lunch. The NAA raised more than $1300 to purchase 525 new backpacks to give one to EVERY student at Rosemary Elementary in San Jose (1st-5th grades). More than 90 percent of these students are Latino/a. “NAK alumni care deeply about our communities of which lowincome students reside in,” said Angel Barajas, CEO of the NAK National Alumni Association. “Upwards of 90% of our alumni brothers come from a disadvantaged background, so, we understand that investing in our youth is an investment in our community.” Sergio Andrade (NAA director of membership), Marlon Cuellar (former NAA director of scholarship) and Angel along with 6 other Bay Area NAK alumni attended this event. We are very proud of this effort and are planning to make further contributions like this at other NAK communities so we can continue to inspire our youth and pay it forward. Club R Wins 2015 Softball Tourney Club R beat Beta Chapter in the championship game on Saturday, August 22 at Chula Vista, California to take home the coveted NAK Alumni Softball Tournament trophy - congratulations brothers! This is Club R’s third NAK Alumni Softball championship in the 5 years of this tourney. Previous winners are: 2015 - Club R 2014 - Los BreWins 2013 - Club R 2012 - San Diego 2011 - Club R The NAA sponsored championship T-shirts for the winners - a small token of our appreciation for this thriving event that keeps NAK alumni active & competitive! Great job to the organizers of this event and congratulations to all of the teams! Congratulations to Club R for winning the 2015 NAK Alumni Softball tournament! Current Chartered Local Alumni Associations Current chartered local alumni associations are: • NAK Iota Chapter Alumni, Sacramento State • Kappa Chapter Alumni Association, UC Davis • Phi Chapter Alumni Association • Theta Alumni Professional Association (TAPA), Chico State 2 • Omicron Chapter Alumni Association, University of Nevada, Reno • ALAS – San Diego State University If you are interested in officially chartering a local alumni association please contact director of membership Sergio Andrade ([email protected]) @NUALPHAKAPPA | NUALPHAKAPPA.ORG | #NAKALUMNI