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BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

We're tremendously excited to host our event at Cascade Fine Catering in Hamden, CT on Saturday May 23, 2026. 

We'll honor Women of Excellence, announce this year's scholarship winners and be inspired by our Keynote Speaker Jaminda Blackmon.

Tickets for the event are still available and may be purchased at Style 2000 Hair Salon, 883 Whalley Ave., in New Haven, CT or via Cash App at: $sharandshar. Please provide your full name when purchasing via the app. 

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2026 Keynote Speaker 

Jaminda Blackmon

2026 Keynote Speaker

Jaminda Blackmon

Jaminda Blackmon is a New Haven based music teacher, voice teacher, vocalist, flautist, music director, playwright, director, and performer who has spent decades honing her craft. She has a B.S. Degree in Communications from Bridgewater State College and a Masters Degree in Theatre from Regent University. She has taught music, theatre, and dance for over twenty-five years, eighteen of them being in the New Haven Public School System. She is also the founder and director of the non-profit arts organization Jaye Faye Productions, where she has helped many performers achieve their musical goals. Jaminda is a voice scientist who has completed her first stage of certification with Estill Voice International. When not performing or teaching, Jaminda can be found spending time with her family and friends, in the kitchen cooking and baking, on a plane traveling, at home utilizing her Netflix subscription, or even catching up with her reading. Jaminda thanks God every day for the opportunities that she has been given and feels very blessed to work with so many musicians. “And remember the truth that once was spoken, to love another person is to see the face of God.” ~Herbert Kretzmer (Les Miserables)

WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE 

2026 HONOREES
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Pastor Sandra Jefferson

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Apostle Eunice Tucker

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Pastor Rosa B. Davis

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Sandra Pittman

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Tonya Chapman

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Shakina Rowe
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Robin Higgins

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