🎉 ★彡 ʜᴏᴍᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʀᴇᴄᴀᴘ! 彡★ 🎉

If you missed any part of the homecoming week then you sure did miss out. Each day took us to a different movie ESD style! ESD 5th Annual Homecoming Week was off the chain! Not only was it fun but it was also for a serious cause.... Sickle Cell Anemia Disease. This week we have raised a total of $40,068L for Sickle Cell. If you donated give a pat on the back to yourself because you have made a impact.

Sickle-Cell Anemia is a disease that occurs when the red blood cells in the body are shaped like crescents, which can block blood flow in the blood vessels of the limbs and organs. Blocked blood flow can cause pain and organ damage and also raises the risk for infection.

It is estimated that between 90 to 100,000 Americans are living with Sickle-Cell Anemia, many of them people of color!

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped (crescent shaped) and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels.

When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood can each that part of the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is what causes the complications of sickle cell disease. There is currently no universal cure for sickle cell disease.

Hemoglobin is the main substance of the red blood cell. It helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the air in our lungs to all parts of the body. Normal red blood cells contain hemoglobin A. Hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C are abnormal types of hemoglobin. Normal red blood cells are soft and round and can squeeze through tiny blood tubes (vessels). Normally, red blood cells live for about 120 days before new ones replace them.

People with sickle cell conditions make a different form of hemoglobin A called hemoglobin S (S stands for sickle). Red blood cells containing mostly hemoglobin S do not live as long as normal red blood cells (normally about 16 days). They also become stiff, distorted in shape and have difficulty passing through the body’s small blood vessels. When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood can reach that part of the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is what causes the complications of sickle cell disease.

For More Information, Please Visit:
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/

Let's go over some of the events this week. 

Day One... Batman... Gotham City Showdown Kick Off

Here are some pictures from the fun filled night...

Day Two... New Jack City... Let's Get Gangster
Bringing you to the 90's in the New Jack City Style

Day 3... Coming To America... Homecoming Dance in Africa

Everyone loves this movie and we had a blast in Africa.... 

Crowned Homecoming Queen Cherry London

Day 4 & Last day... Titanic... Come Aboard the Titanic

What a great time seeing everyone dressed up!

Sponsors Special event... Murder Mystery Dinner 

This was exciting and so fun! Everyone enjoyed the night 

The winners of the Murder Mystery... Theta Delta Alpha

Again on behalf of Eta Sigma Delta Sorority, we would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for this year's Homecoming.

★ ZETA PHI XI SORORITY

★ XI GAMMA XI

★ THETA DELTA ALPHA SORORITY

★ ZETA THETA MU SORORITY

★ OMEGA XI NU

★ HILLMAN UNIVERSITY

★ HILLMAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

★ FAMILY LUV MEDICAL BIRTHING CENTER

★ ROYAL EMPRESS

★ SACRED HEART MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

★ TICKET CENTRAL

★ DJ SPICE 265 FLAVAZ

★ FIVE STAR RESORT

We would also like to thank Alpha Sigma Omega for their awesome donation.

THE FLAWLESS SAPPHIRES OF ETA SIGMA DELTA WOULD LIKE TO SEND A BIG SHOUT OUT TOO ALL OUR FAMILY & FRIENDS WHO CAME OUT AND SHOWED US TREMENDOUS LOVE AND SUPPORT <3 :-)

TO OUR GREEK COMMUNITY:
★ THETA DELTA ALPHA
★ ZETA THETA MU
★ XI GAMMA XI
★ ZETA PHI XI
★ IOTA CHI EPSILON
★ SIGMA GAMMA SIGMA
★ ALPHA SIGMA OMEGA
★ DELTA RHO ZETA
★ THETA NU THETA
★ OMEGA XI NU
★ NU GAMMA RHO
★ KAPPA XI PSI
★ ZETA NU CHI
★ ETA LAMBDA XI
★ BLACK SKULLZ MCC
★ GAMMA GAMMA PHI
★ ALPHA THETA EPSILON
★ ZETA PHI THETA
★ KAPPA NU CHI

Huge shout out to the awesome DJ's who held us down and did their thing this week:
MC BOOGIE AKA TORREY JAMES SR.
DJ SPICE AKA CLAUDIA URBINA
DR FUNK AKA JOHN T GOODE
DJRAIDOUS GALVINO AKA ARNEZ.M GALVINO

See you all next year for our 6th annual Homecoming with a new theme and new fun! 😊

Signing out

Destiny C. Santiago M.D.

aka Big Sister On Point