The Girl Blue Project Newletter

2011 GBP Newsletter

WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS! The Girl Blue Project is still hanging in there. We are planting seeds and looking forward to the harvest! 2010 was a rewarding year or should we say 2010 was an “awarding” year. We are pleased to announce that Miss Marlow received the Women In Theatre Red Carpet Award. She is also the recipient of the 2010 Ebony Magazine/Pine-Sol Powerful Difference Award for her work in developing The Girl Blue Project. Siedah (GB 2004) attended the Sisterspeak Awards Luncheon held at the fabulous Hilton Hotel in Century City and Darian (GB 2009) was one of the Ebony Magazine volunteers. It was a great opportunity to meet other women who are working to improve our community. The Girl Blue Project is still representin’!

We are proud of the work that we’ve done over the years and are now moving in a new direction. Our goal has always been to empower, inspire and uplift teen girls who live in underserved communities and/or in the foster care system. We created a unique, all encompassing program based on the principle of collective responsibility. For 2012 Miss Marlow is working on The Girl Blue Project Street Theatre Initiative (Girl Blue S.T.I) for teens which will focus on the ARTS and SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING GIRLS TODAY. The goal is to create a modern theatrical work by cultivating the natural talents of girls from all walks of life. If you tap, rap, write, krunk, sang (yes we said “SANG”) or can spit a rhyme BRING IT! We are literally taking Girl Blue to the streets!

There is a demand for programs like this and The Girl Blue Project is preparing to spread our artistic seeds and make the voices of the underserved youth audible to the mainstream. Miss Marlow has been asked to develop programs like Girl Blue in other communities in Florida and Kansas. Who knows, there could be a Girl Blue program in every city. Sounds good to me.

During the next phase of the program the 2011 summer session will be suspended to prepare for our TEN YEAR Anniversary!! Has it really been 10 years?

We hope that you continue to support PHASE 2 of GIRL BLUE by making a tax deductible contribution for the development of The Girl Blue Project Street Theatre Initiative (Girl Blue S.T.I). Maybe there will be another 10 years of FEMALE EMPOWERMENT!

Thank you to all of the teachers and donors who have supported and continue to support us. We are looking forward to a new and exciting future!!

As always, we must invest in our children.