2nd Annual Prom Dress Event

It's prom season again and S4TP is partnering with Tommy Hilfiger Corporation for our Second Annual Dress to Remember event providing teenage girls with dresses for their prom! Last year was a great success with over 200 dresses collected, over 100 girls in attendance, and about 90 dresses distributed in addition to countless shoes and accessories. This year we will be focusing on young women living in NYC shelters.

Prom season can be very expensive especially for those struggling to even get their most basic housing needs met. We know that while these young women have more significant life stressors to be concerned about, prom is an unforgettable and precious memory for every girl. We want to make sure that they have a dress and have one less barrier to attending their prom.

We are currently accepting donations for dresses and recruiting volunteers for the event. If you are interested in donating a dress please see the site locations and contact persons listed on the flyer. You may also sign up to volunteer as a personal shopper, merchandiser, greeter, or coorindator for the event by contacting l.woods@somethingforthepeople.org.

We hope you will consider helping us make this another event to remember. We can't do it without you!

S4TP Support the Red Pump Project! March 10th Y'all!

If you don't know, now you know! Thursday, March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness day. Check out the awesome initiative The Red Pump Project is taking to protect and empower women and girls around HIV prevention and education.

http://www.theredpumpproject.org/

Here are some stats from their site on behalf of the CDC and Kaisser Foundation!

Did you know...
■There are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. & almost 280,000 are women
■In 2006, there were 15,000 new HIV infections and 9,801 AIDS cases diagnosed among women
■The only diseases causing more deaths of women are cancer and heart disease
■HIV is the leading cause of death for Black women (including African American women) aged 25–34 years.

In acknowlegement and support of the Red Pump Project S4TP plans to rock our red pumps too! We hope that you will do the same. More importantly, if you cannot rock red pumps make sure you do something in observance of the fight against HIV: educate yourself, your sister or your girlfriends, get tested, restock on condoms, learn how to use a female condom, have a conversation with your partner. Take any step that you feel is necessary to help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and its impact on women!

S4TP Valentine's Day Announcement

Happy Valentine's Day from the S4TP family! We are excited not only because it's Valentine's Day but also because we are launching our inaguaral "Your Love is Our Love" Contest Celebrating Black marriages. We are taking nominations for married couples who have a wonderful and loving story to share and inspire others through their marriage. We believe that by highlighting the prevalence of matrimony in our communities we can spread positive influence and change the way we all love one another. If you are or if you know a couple who exemplifies marital success and is a great example to others please share their love with us. Beginning April 1, 2011 we will be showcasing the couples' stories on our site and within our social network. Winners will be selected every other month and will receive a handsome prize to celebrate their love. We want real people, real stories, and real love! So tell us how "Your Love is Our Love"! For more details about the "Your Love is Our Love" Contest please click the flyer above. Let the stories of love be told!

Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions or opportunities to sponsor the initiative. Send inquiries to blacklove@somethingforthepeople.org or connect with us on Twitter @S4TP and Facebook "Something for the People".

We're at it again! This time..."Back to School, Back to Giving". Donate Now!

That's right, folks! Something for the People is back with another Event With A Purpose;"Back to School, Back to Giving" school supplies drive, which will take place later this summer!! The supplies gathered will be given to various families in need from the public school PS 230x in the South Bronx, and families which are receiving services from ACS. At this time we are reaching out to you on behalf of Something for the People asking for your help with gathering supplies for this event. Please click on the flyer below for further information. If you'd like to make a monetary donation through Pay Pal, copy and paste the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6LRBTUXBPSTHJ

Also, right now Staples is having their annual supplies sale!!! The sale lasts until Sunday, July 18th so if you are interested in donating items, please take advantage of these bargains!




We appreciate your continued support!

" You can't lead the people, if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people"-C. West.

A Dress To Remember

Every girl dreams of her prom night and no dream is complete without the perfect dress. It is a occassion that girls will remember forever. Thanks to a great opportunity and partnership with Tommy Hilfiger and local schools, Something For The People was able to host a very special event "A Dress To Remember". Preparations began in February with collecting gently used dresses and shoes from friends, collegues and family. We outreached schools and guidance counselors throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn to recruit young women who were in need of a prom dress. The response was staggering. We collected over 200 dresses!!! The event was a true success with 81 girls attending and 72 receiving the perfect prom dress. There are no words to describe the joy and greatitude expressed by these young women. We are happy to have had the opporunity to host the event and be a part of such a special moment in time for these young women. We are so grateful for every volunteer and dress donor who made the event so special. Special thanks to the staff at Tommy Hilfiger especially Betsey for your her dedication and support. We are foever grateful. The event was a launching pad for our Loving the Skin I'm in campaign which seeks to empower young women to celebrate their beauty and practice self-love.

Something for the People Walks For Haiti

In an effort to further support relief initiatives in Haiti, Something For The People raised $530 and participated in The Walk for Haiti. The 5k walk took place April 3, 2010 in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York. Something For The People's executive team braved a brisk early Saturday morning and proudly walked for Haiti. The event was truly empowering and fun! We hope to keep the Haitian relief initiatives alive within Something For The People's developments and will continue to support the cause. We must all remember that the it not only takes pledges and promises, but perserverance and persistence to rebuild Haiti. One day at a time and one step at a time...












"You can't lead the people, if you don't love the people.
You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people."
~Cornel West

Project L'Union Fait La Force (In Unity There is Strength) Update!

DONATION UPDATE:
Something For The People Thanks You

On behalf of the Executive Board of Something For The People and Friends of Something For The People, we would like to warmly express our appreciation for your monetary support towards our Project L'Union Fait La Force (Supporting Haiti).

Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $1,355 in unmatched funds!!! With our matching company's support, we raised a total of $2,710!! That is $710 more than our anticipated goal of $2,000!!!WhooooHooooo!!!

We applaud you. We salute you. The catastrophe in Haiti will not be "fixed" over night....We hope you are committed to this long term movement!!

For more information about Something For The People and Project L'Union Fait La Force, please frequently visit somethingforthepeople.org!

In Unity!

The Something For The People Team!

Please Note: We are currently not taking any more donations via our paypal account at this present time. If you are interested in submitting donations to Project L'Union Fait La Force, please email us at somethingforthepeople@gmail.com