Providence Chapter of Chums, Inc.
Providence Chapter Chums Inc is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides opportunities for women to meet in friendship and fun, to encourage a spirit of helpfulness, and to use their many talents in service to the community. The organization promotes civic, cultural, educational, and social improvement. An ancillary focus of the organization is to enrich the lives of children by helping them develop to their fullest intellectual, moral, emotional, physical, and social potential. Sponsored by the New York Chapter of Chums, the Providence chapter was installed in 1961 and celebrates its 63rd year in 2024. The chapter currently consists of 20 active members. We provide opportunities and/or scholarships for African American and Black descent women, children and youth.
Chum Rahsaan Gomes, President
The Chums Incorporated 2024 National Projects Report
Our National Theme is "Listen to the children...enrich their lives"
Chums support children because they are the cornerstone to our future. Embracing their essence and helping them to realize their talents, helps our communities to grow and flourish. The Chapters of Chums Incorporated have creative ways to support our communities through the building up of our children. Use the following link to view the 2024 National Projects Report
Presentation Created By: Chum Rahsaan M. Gomes | Edited By: Chum Jeannine A. Corbin
Mary Ward Barnes, Theodora Jackson Cora and Joyce Tate Brown
History of Chums
The organization known as Chums began as a friendship between three women in Norfolk, Virginia, and evolved into a social and civic club. The organization was founded by Mary Ward Barnes, Joyce Tate Brown, and Theodora Jackson Cora. The idea for Chums came about on a cold, rainy night in February of 1946. The three founders were sitting in Barnes' red Thunderbird convertible. The war was officially over, each of the young women had a boyfriend serving in the military who wasn't home yet, and segregation was still the norm. That particular night, the three friends couldn't think of anything to do so they decided to form a social club and name it after their friendship "Chums."
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The Yellow Tea Rose
Chums, Inc. adopted the yellow tea rose as its official flower; for Chums the yellow symbolizes "brightness" and the green symbolizes "awakening."
Our Logo
"A good archer is not known by his arrow but by his aim" is our motto. The official logo captures both of these concepts and links them with the handshake symbol of fellowship in a shield surrounded by a sunburst.