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Community Service

Lambda Theta Alpha’s National Alumnae Executive Board will be hosting a community service collection during our convention weekend to benefit Cool Girls, Inc, an organization dedicated to the self-empowerment of girls in low-income communities. Throughout the Alum/Grad convention weekend, we will be collecting items from the Cool Girls, Inc. wish list to donate to the organization. The items that will be collected are needed in order to enhance the organization’s programs.

About Cool Girls, Inc.
Cool Girls provides the tools needed to help girls make positive choices to achieve academic success, break the cycles of teen pregnancy and poverty and to overcome the barriers of racism and sexism. Their programs instill confidence and provide exposure to a broader world of opportunity through mentoring relationships, field trips, health and life skills education and academic support. Their mission is achieved through the collaborative efforts of volunteers, staff, schools and the local community in active partnership with the girls and their parents. For more information about Cool Girls, Inc. and their programs, please visit www.thecoolgirls.org or call (404) 420-4362.

Cool Girls wish list:

  • Magazine subscriptions for program activities (Essence, O, teen magazines, outdoor magazines, etc.)
  • Soap, lotion, toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products, deodorant, girls' underwear and undershirts, washcloths, hair accessories and supplies
  • Snacks and drinks for after-school programs
  • School supplies and back-packs
  • Incentive gifts (water bottles, pouches, key rings, journals, etc.) for good attendance and success in program areas
  • Age-appropriate paperback books for girls ages 6-16
  • Clothing for girls, both in girls and junior sizes
  • Educational games and puzzles for elementary and middle school aged girls
  • Arts and crafts materials for program activities
  • Tickets to cultural and sporting events in/near Atlanta
  • Bus transportation for field trips (2 buses with drivers are needed a minimum of two times per month)
  • Greeting cards that can be used to thank volunteers, celebrate volunteers' and girls' birthdays, etc.
  • Color printer and color copier
  • Laptop computers, desktop computers for graduates of our Cool Tech Programs
  • Cell phones and cell service for staff that travel to schools in the afternoons
  • TV/VCR, overhead Projector, LCD Projector Storage Unit for program supplies
  • Professional Audit

    • Why should you donate?
    Not only will you be helping these young ladies develop into self-motivated and educated women of the future…but the NAEB will also be raffling off a surprise gift! How it works: A chapter/individual will receive one (1) raffle ticket for every $15 donated (or $15 worth of items donated). Anything under those minimums are more than welcome, and will receive one raffle ticket. The winner will be announced at the 5th Annual National Alumnae & Graduates Convention on February 24th in Atlanta, GA.

    How to make a chapter/individual donation

    In Person: Items will be collected during Alum/Grad Convention in Atlanta. You may contact any NAEB member on where to bring your items.

    By Mail: Items may be sent directly to Cool Girls, Inc. at the following address:

    Cool Girls
    100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 580
    Atlanta, GA 30303

    Monetary donations: Monetary donations will be collected during the Alum/Grad Convention in Atlanta, and a check for one lump sum will be donated to Cool Girls, Inc. For more information on monetary donations, please chat with our NAFA, Jennifer Schambon. Or you may mail your monetary donation to:

    Jennifer Schambon
    1638 White Oak Vista Drive
    Silver Spring, MD 20904

    Please email naeb@lambdalady.org with any questions related to this community service.

    * Please note: Raffle winner need not be present to win, and all donations sent directly to Cool Girls, Inc. will not be counted toward the raffle.