Orangeburg, SC December 22, 2009 200 girls, aged 2-17, who live at or below the poverty line will attend a screening of Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” and receive tiaras on December 22, 2009 in Orangeburg, South Carolina thanks to BET (Black Entertainment Television) Networks. The event, “Tickets and Tiaras”, was created to celebrate Disney’s first African American princess but was almost cancelled after a sponsor withdrew without notice. The organization, Our Little Princesses, focuses on self esteem and character building for young women through training in music, arts and life skills.
“We strive to build a strong self image for our students and believe seeing Disney royalty, Princess Tiana, who looks like them, reinforces our objectives, “says Shaquana Cuttino, Our Little Princesses program executive director. “After our initial sponsor cancelled without notice or explanation, we were determined to not disappoint the children and reached out to our new Fairy Godparents at BET Networks! We contacted them on a Tuesday and by Friday they were sending the donation check! This means so much to the girls! Some of these children have never owned a pretty dress but this event will highlight our teaching – that they are all Our Little Princesses and now they’ll have the tiaras to prove it!”
ABOUT: Our Little Princesses Inc.
Our Little Princesses Inc is a nonprofit organization devoted to “promoting self esteem, self motivation, and self preservation” in girls ages 2-17 through modeling, etiquette, public speaking, dance, voice, acting and piano. For more information, please visit www.OurLittlePrincesses.com
ABOUT: BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 97 million households and can be seen in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks – BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
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