Letter From The President

Welcome to the THE MOLES website!

 

We are THE MOLES, a national organization of  thirty-four chapters.  Our motto, “ENJOY YOURSELF ITS LATER THAN YOU THINK” describes what we believe.  Our members share a common conviction, that nothing is promised and we must enjoy each day. 

 

THE MOLES, began as a small group of four friends coming together for an evening of fellowship and fun.  From that beginning THE MOLES was formed and in 1950 in Norfolk, VA the group was chartered as the first chapter organization.  The chartering members were Emily Brickhouse, Vivian Hucles, Celestine Diggs Poster, Thelma Pruden, Vivian Riddick, Aileen Spiller and Cleo Washington.  Our chapter now stretch from New Jersey to Florida and go as far west as Texas.  Our membership of nearly one-thousand are predominantly African American professional women. 

 

Although the chapters were originally organized for fun and friendship they soon realized there were unmet civic, social and financial needs in their respective communities.  Today, THE MOLES members look to provide service to their communities either through donation or volunteering in worthy projects.  Each year, the organization contributes to worthy cause in the city where the annual meeting is held.  Additionally two scholarships, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship and the Celestine Diggs Porter Scholarship, are awarded each year to deserving students. 

 

This year, 2025, we are excited to celebrate our 75th anniversary in New Orleans.  At that same time we will install our thirty-fifth chapter, the New Orleans Chapter.  These twenty-one ladies will make up our THE MOLES first chapter in the state of Louisiana.   This will be a sparkling Diamond Anniversary in the Big Easy!