Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. promotes service nationally on three levels:
International: Children’s International
Through C.I. each of our chapters as well as alumnae sponsor underprivileged children in Latin America.
We have sponsored impoverished children in Latin America since 1990.
www.children.org
National: Camp Heartland
Our organization fundraises on behalf of Camp Heartland year round. Each undergraduate chapter is required
to host annual fundraisers for this organization and nationally we participate in various annual funding drives.
Members have also volunteered at the camp that provides personal growth, social development and
good old-fashioned fun to campers. Our partnership with Camp Heartland began in 2003.
www.campheartland.org
Local: SIA (Sisters in Action)
On a local level, chapters as well as alumnae participate in a variety of
community service events. Each chapter as well as each region is encouraged
to participate in local events based on the needs of their community. Philanthropies
that our organization traditionally sponsors/participates in include
(but are not limited to):
March of Dimes
The mission of this organization is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth,
and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to
save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work
together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birth
weight. SIA has fundraised on behalf of the March of Dimes since 1990.
www.marchofdimes.com
MS Walk
For too long, 400,000 Americans and their families have suffered the devastating effects of MS.
More than just a fundraising event, though, the MS Walk is a celebration for an entire community.
The donations that pour in fund countless programs and services and research, but the event itself
creates a hope-filled and fun atmosphere for everyone affected by MS while generating a greater
awareness of multiple sclerosis in the public at large. Families are drawn closer together, co-workers
are united for a greater good, and people gain a better understanding of what MS is and how close we
are coming to eradicating it. SIA has fundraised on behalf of the MS Walk since 1990.
www.nationalmssociety.org
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals
with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society
through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities
year-round training and competition in 30 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. SIA has volunteered with the
Special Olympics since 1990.
www.specialolympics.org
Hands On Network (City Cares Days: NY Cares, Chicago Cares, etc.)
The Hands On Network brings people together to strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action.
They are a growing network of more than a half million volunteers changing communities inside and outside
the United States. Hands On Network creates and manages nearly 50,000 projects a year, from building
wheelchair ramps in San Francisco to teaching reading in Atlanta, to rebuilding homes and lives in the Gulf
coast communities. Hands On Network is currently made up of 58 national and international volunteer organizations
that act as entrepreneurial civic action centers. Together, we help people be the change they want to see in their communities.
www.handsonnetwork.org
AIDS Walk
AIDS Walk and their affiliates across the country organize various walks and runs, the proceeds of
which benefit a plethora of organizations whose missions are tied to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic.
www.aidswalk.org
Various Breast Cancer Walks
Worldwide, Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer in females - affecting, at some
time in their lives, approximately one out of nine to one out of thirteen women who reach age ninety
in the Western world. It is the second most fatal cancer in women and it is the most commonly diagnosed
cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among Latina women. Women of Mexican, South and Central
American, and Puerto Rican descent are 20% to 260% more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer
when compared to non-Latinas.
http://www.4woman.gov/minority/hispanicamerican/bc.cfm
Food & Clothing Drives
Holiday Toy Drives