Our SWaK History
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Shop with a Kappa
Shop with a Kappa, also known as SWaK is a Guide Right Program initiative started by the Las Vegas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, along with the Diamond Foundation Inc. Brother Rod O’Neal, a Vegas Alumni Chapter member and a former police officer saw an un-met need and modeled his vision of Shop with a Kappa to resemble a longer-standing program called Shop with a Cop. SWaK is now an annual event that occurs every December since 2012. Each year, members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated accompany disadvantage children from their communities in spending $100.00 for Christmas gifts of their choosing from local Wal-Mart stores.
Brother O’Neil and the Las Vegas Alumni Chapter have now expanded Shop with a Kappa to over ten major metropolitan cities throughout the Western Province of Kappa Alpha Psi. Participating cities include:
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Salt Lake City/Ogden, Utah
- Irvine-Anaheim, California
- San Jose, California
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Seattle, Washington
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Tacoma, Washington
The children selected to participate in Tacoma’s SWAK program have traditionally been selected from the Boys and Girls Club and United Way’s Center for Strong Families Program at Sound Outreach. Shop with a Kappa is a great tool to reach directly into communities identified by individual local chapters to touch those in need.
We invite you to learn more about our program and hope that you will be inspired to join us in service or donate to Tacoma SWAK at…
