Beginning September 1st, 2010, PrimaDonna, Inc will be in the running for a $25,000.00 Pepsi Refresh Grant to help fund an afterschool enrichment program for girls. Please read the following instructions in order to support our program Project PEAR (PrimaDonna’s Empowered to Achieve Results):

1. Go to www.refresheverything.com

2. On the main screen click on Vote to Refresh America

3. At the very bottom of the screen in small print you will see Welcome! Sign in or Join Refresh Everything in Yellow

4. Click Join Refresh Everything

5. A small, white sign-up box will pop up (turn off your pop up blocker if need be)

6. Fill-out your first and last name, email address, create a password, enter your date of birth and type in the security code in the designated box

7. Then click DONE

8. At the top of the screen you will see a white search box

9. Type in Project PEAR or search by my name Imari Norris

10. Once my grant appears, click on Vote for this idea

You are allowed 10 votes per day, but may only vote for each grant once per day…SO VOTE FOR PROJECT PEAR EVERYDAY. If you have any questions about how to register to vote, please call me at (919) 330-7261 or (919) 330-4279 and I will walk you through it!!!

Thanks in advance for the support!

Imari :o)

We have been so busy lately with events, grant writing and event planning. On August 21st, we had an awesome FREE Ice Cream Social for girls and gave away free ice cream and school supplies. A lot of people came out for the event and many girls were signed up for our program and are interested in starting dance classes in September!! We are still working on tweaking our program within the schools and afterschool, but we have faith that it's gonna happen when it should! In September, we will be hosting a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Summit in Mount Olive (date & location TBA). A lot of awesome events are being planned for you...so keep looking at our website for more information.

Have a Happy Back to School Week!!


Imari :o)

PrimaDonna's Empowered to Achieve Results:

Since we are not a 501 (c) (3) organization I have decided to submit an individual application for Project PEAR for the Pepsi Refresh Project. We are asking the Pepsi Refresh Project for $25,000.00 to help us fund an enrichment program for girls focused on education and the arts. Here are our proposed program goals:

1. To introduce 30-40 girls to the arts, music, dance and other activities

2. Promote literacy and education through literary circles and tutoring

3. Take 20 high school female juniors and seniors on college excursions

4. Build self-esteem through hygiene and abstinence courses monthly

5. 20 girls w/improved GPA's will receive $200 book stipends for college

I will be updating you shortly with a direct link to our project on the refresheverything.com site. Please remember that voting takes place everyday for a month. Please help us help the girls of Mount Olive.

Thanks,

Imari :o)

So, we have decided to sponor a few of our girls to attend dance and educational camps this summer. With that being said, today is the first day of the High School Musical Camp with Dancin' Daze! A special thanks goes out to Mrs. Desiree Autrey-Houston for allowing our girls to participate at a non-profit discounted rate! I am looking forward to working with her and many other local businesses for the next few years!!

Good Luck Ladies at your Camp and Make PrimaDonna PROUD :o)

Imari

**By the way, I promise I will update our events calendar this week...I've just been SUPER busy**

We have been so busy lately with developing our program! God has truly been an amazing part of all of this so I can not take all of the credit. Our plate sale raised over $600.00 and thanks to all of your help we reached our goals! We will be sending 5 girls to summer camps this month and will begin planning our back to school events in August. Please look for us in newspapers, church bulletins and e-mails because we are beginning our advertisment campaigns this week.

Check back next week to view any updates on upcoming events and the start of the literary circles/tutorial classes.

:o) Imari
God Bless you all!!

Good Morning All...

We will be having a plate sale tomorrow, July 2nd, 2010 to raise money for our program. The plates will consist of Baked Barbecue Chicken, green beans, macaroni and cheese, cake and dinner rolls for only $6.00!!! If you would like a plate to be delivered to you and your family at any location in the Wayne County area please let us know!!! Give me a call at (919) 330-7261 and we will make sure your plate(s) are ready to go!!

Remember it's for a good cause!!!


Imari :o)

This Saturday (June 19th) we will be holding a Car Wash at Piggly Wiggly in Mount Olive from 9 am-3 pm. Please stop by and have your car washed...every dollar counts and donations/proceeds go to help fund programs for our girls.

Thanks for all your help :0)

Imari

So this week we are planning, developing and marketing our services to all schools and local communities. We are preparing for the Summer and are excited about the upcoming events and programs we have planned. Please check the upcoming events section of our website for What's Going On with PrimaDonna, Inc. weekly.

Imari :o)

Hello all...

This week flew by so fast that I barely had time to breathe! As you know, I love being busy because that means that we are getting things done for the youth of Wayne County. This week we got the "go ahead" from WCPS to promote and introduce our program to the students at the Southern Wayne County elementary, middle and high schools. Next week we will be holding meetings with Guidance Counselors and Principals to set up student presentations before the school year ends. So, what is my goal? My goal is to enroll at least 30 girls in our program by July. Check back here for more updates...

Don't forget the Girls Night Out June 5th, 2010

Imari

Hello Ladies....

We are working really hard to plan events and fundraisers for our wonderful girls to participate in this summer and for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. At this time we are working on signing up as many girls as we can for our program. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a part of PrimaDonna, Inc. please let me know. You can fill out the Contact Form on the website or see Mrs. Olliver at Mount Olive Middle School for a Program Interest Form.

We are also looking for two interns to help with our Fundraising and Grant Writing committee. If you are interested in interning or volunteering please give me a call at (919) 330-7261 or shoot me an e-mail at imari@primadonnainc.org.


God bless and remember...inside, we're all PrimaDonna's :o)


*Imari*

Hello All! I just want to thank everyone that has contributed to the development and planning of the Enrichment Reading Circle. We are still in the process of developing a set schedule for the Summer, but the Reading Circle is set to kick off in a few weeks :o) Special thanks goes out to the lovely girls from Mount Olive Middle School and their staff. I would also like to send a special thanks to the following people for their book donations and discounts: Bluford Book Series and Embracing the Child, First Book National Book Bank and Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women.

The purpose of this segment of our program is to encourage our program participants that reading is truly fundamental. The broad spectrum of topics discussed in all books the girls will read will be intriguing and increase their interest in reading and comprehension. We would like to continue the Reading Circle throughout the school-year and through out the summer to ensure that our youth continue reading and understand the impact that reading will have on their everyday lives.

We are so excited to help promote literacy in Wayne County!!

Remember all things are possible if you just believe...look for PrimaDonna Atlanta coming in June ;o)

Good Morning All!! I am busy, busy, busy researching and locating funding for our Summer Enrichment Program beginning in June. We have found several buildings and have several interested females...but we need more funding!! So, I have made it my point to spend today finding financial solutions for how we can make PrimaDonna, Inc. a success! Girls in Wayne County need help, they need outlets and activities to participate in that are JUST FOR GIRLS! This organization will cater only to females and will promote GIRL POWER and high self-esteem. So, keep looking back to our website for more information on how we can make PrimaDonna, Inc. the best female non-profit in Wayne County...I feel it coming!

Positive Thought of the Day:

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him.--Psalm 37:7

Hello All!! PrimaDonna, Inc. conducted its first official fundraiser at the Mount Olive Piggly Wiggly!! We washed about a million cars (not really, but a lot)! I have included some pictures of our eventful day. We are also selling raffle tickets for $1.00 and will be hosting the raffle on April 17th, 2010. Buy a ticket from any PrimaDonna and you could win a Nientendo Wii or a $100.00 Gas Card!!

Please look forward to seeing more fundraisers and events posted around Wayne County as we are trying to fund a Summer Enrichment Program for Girls beginning in June. We are also trying to secure a building and will be raising funds for that as well.

Thanks for all your love and support!

Remember...inside we are all PrimaDonna's :o)

So, this is my first blog for PrimaDonna, Inc. and I am super excited right now about the direction that this organization is going into right now. We are in the process of finalizing all "business" procedures and are preparing for our board interest meeting on Saturday, August 15th, 2009. We are working to ensure that our organization is up and running for the advancement of all females (adults too) within the next two months. We are writing grants and beginning to really dig into all that the government has to offer females of Wayne County. Anyway, I look forward to working with all of you to ensure that we are making a difference in the lives of woman in our county. Next blog comming soon!!!