HONEY SHINE’S HONEY BUGS SPEND $75 DURING BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING SPREE
Target Stores and the Honey Shine Mentoring Program Teamed Up to MIAMI, FL (August 24, 2009) — Eighty “Honey Bugs” from the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, a program of Alonzo Mourning Charities, learned the ins and outs of shopping for deals this Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 as they explored the aisles of Target for back-to-school necessities for the 2009-2010 school year. The selected young girls from the Honey Shine Mentoring Program were chosen based upon their attendance and participation in the program. They learned to shop for deals and manage finances with the help of Target team leaders and Honey Shine mentors at the Target store located at 7795 SW 40th Street (Bird Road) Miami, FL 33155. The girls began their morning with a light breakfast and a special presentation from the Target team on how to shop smart for savings, including buying in bulk versus purchasing single items as well as how to read the signs that say sale or clearance. To make the activity even more interactive, a “Price is Right”-style game got the girls thinking about costs and the difference between generic and name-brand items found in the Target store. The Honey Bugs were then paired up with a mentor and given a $75 gift card along with a shopping list for their back-to-school necessities. “Our Honey Bugs look forward to going back to school and we want to make sure the transition is easy, allowing them to solely focus on making the grade,” says Tracy Wilson Mourning, founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program. “Our girls have worked hard throughout the year and during the summer at our Camp Honey Shine, so it’s nice to reward them with a shopping experience which also gives us another opportunity to teach them the importance of budgeting properly.” The Honey Bugs were given a specific shopping list for back-to-school items ranging from clothing to toiletries and spent the day with Target team leaders and Honey Shine mentors shopping for the best prices available for each item. The girls learned to use coupons, look for the price difference between generic and name-brand products, in addition to how to stay within a budget. The most popular purchased items this year for the Honey Bugs were school clothes, undergarments, socks, shoes and toiletries. ... HONEY SHINE MENTORING PROGRAM AND ARTOPIA AT NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS JOIN FORCES FOR YOUNG GIRLS AT RISK Special Exhibit at Cielo Garden & Supper Club Displayed
Expressive Art Produced by the Young Ladies of Honey Shine
MIAMI, FL (May 23, 2008) — The Honey Shine Mentoring Program and mentors from the New World School of the Arts teamed up to let young girl’s inner creativity shine through expressive artwork for this years’ ArtOpiA exhibit. Honey Shine’s program participants across South Florida felt like master artists this week when their artwork was displayed at a special exhibit on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at the Cielo Garden & Supper Club in Coconut Grove, Florida. “I am the Vision I Create” is this year’s theme, and the girls and their mentors did not hold back in creating vibrant and meaningful art that portrayed a positive self-image in which they expressed themselves. The young ladies and special invited guests had the opportunity to see their accomplishments on display this week. “This creative exercise allowed us to see a glimpse into the past, present and future. Each beautiful piece says so much about where our girls come from, their current state and how they visualize themselves as successful women,” said Mourning, founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, which develops and nurtures the mind, body and soul of young women by providing experiences that enlighten and create balance in their lives. The ArtOpiA program at New World School of the Arts provides an annual mentoring program to young children to facilitate them in creating artwork based on a theme. The mentors work on a one-on-one basis covering fundamental art and design concepts, computer layout programs and various other media including painting, photography and collage. Guests at the exhibition were able to view a number of posters and t-shirts produced by the girls on display and enjoyed light cocktails and bites on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m at Cielo Garden & Supper Club. ...
WOMEN LIFTED THEIR HATS AND YOUNG GIRL’S HEARTS AT THE Tracy Wilson Mourning Hosts Popular Luncheon Benefiting
Honey Shine Mentoring Program for Young Girls at Risk in South Florida
MIAMI, FL (April 30, 2008) — South Florida’s most vulnerable and often forgotten – young girls at risk – had the chance to shine in the spotlight, and were joined by over five hundred women who sported hats of all kinds, on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at Jungle Island for Tracy Wilson Mourning’s 6th Annual Hats Off Luncheon presented by the ING Foundation. A dozen girls – a.k.a. “Honey Bugs” – were dressed in high style with the latest spring fashions and strutted their stuff to adoring fans at a fashion show sponsored by Aventura Mall during the Hats Off Luncheon. “Our hearts and sincere gratitude go out to all our supporters who contributed to make this year’s luncheon yet another success,” said Mourning, founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, which develops and nurtures the mind, body and soul of young women by providing experiences that enlighten and create balance in their lives. “Hats Off has grown not only in size and popularity, but also in awareness in the importance of what Honey Shine does and means to the community.” A diverse group of members, sponsors, donors, mentors and volunteers, including Veronica Webb - Fashion Accomplice on Bravo TV’s new series “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style” - who led the Honey Bugs on how to grace the runway, raised proceeds at the luncheon for the Honey Shine Mentoring Program which funds bi-weekly workshops for young girls and Camp Honey Shine, a four-week summer day camp at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Coconut Grove, Florida for one hundred girls enrolled in the program. “The ING Foundation proudly supports the Hat’s Off Luncheon and the Honey Shine Mentoring Program,” said ING Foundation President Rhonda Mims. “These important programs offer an incredible opportunity to help empower young girls in South Florida. Like the Honey Shine Mentoring Program and Alonzo Mourning Charities, we are committed to our children’s education, motivation and preparing them for tomorrow.” “The fashion show was a great way to have the girls, whom are often lost in the shadows, feel beautiful as well as put a face to what is a very important cause in our community,” said Mourning. “I encourage and invite other women to invest in these girls because with just a little attention and mentoring, it’s amazing how much we can help them discover their inner light, their value and ignite a passion to learn and reach their potential.” For more information on Honey Shine Mentoring Program as well as a membership or donation kit, contact 305/476-0095 or visit www.HoneyShine.org.
Teach Young Girls how to Shop Wisely and Prepare for Going Back to School
6TH ANNUAL HATS OFF LUNCHEON PRESENTED BY ING FOUNDATION
Guests at the popular luncheon, which featured Local 10 News anchor/reporter Neki Mohan as Mistress of Ceremonies, enjoyed a reception and silent auction, luncheon, “Honey Bug” Fashion Show, and delicious desserts courtesy of Heavenly Cupcakes all in the Treetop Ballroom at Jungle Island in Miami.
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