Sandy Welfare with Cool Woman of the Year CeCe Winans and Sheryl Sellaway from Verizon Wireless

Hot Pink Party 2012 was a success!!!

Cool Girls thanks all of our awardees, sponsors and guests for joining us for a fabulous evening this past Saturday, April, 28th 2012 at the Georgia Aquarium. Cool thanks to our following sponsors:  Verizon Wireless, Delta, Perennial Properties, UPS, Angel and Aaron Goldman Family Foundation, Lauren and Tim Schrager Family Foundation, Atlanta Dream, AGL, CGI, Coca-Cola, Federal Home Loan Bank, Mercer Thompson LLC, MillerCoors, PNC Bank and Michele and Jim Reiner.

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Meet Ayana Barry-Buchanan. During our Hot Pink Party, this young woman was honored as our Cool Girl of the Year. We were excited to recognize Ayana for her incredible accomplishments as a Cool Girls alumnae. Ayana is currently studying Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University. She is confident, generous, and a wonderful role model and mentor for the next generation of Cool Girls. Ayana was recognized along with our Cool Woman of the Year, CeCe Winans, our Pink Empowerment Award Honoree, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and our Volunteer of the Year, Shelley D. Nelson.

“I think that Cool Girls taught me to believe in myself, to really know what I stand for, to become a better “me” and to understand that I can do anything I set my heart on,” said Ayana.

Cool Girls learned about carbon dioxide and chemical reactions at all of our schools this fall!

THANK YOU to everyone who made our event a huge success! Over 200 Cool Girls attended the event on Saturday, December 10th. Each one went home with a bag full of great gifts! Special thanks to all of our cool volunteers and wonderful sponsors: TJ Maxx, Target, Mercer Thompson LLC, Sarah Hutton & Brownie Troop, Clark Atlanta Campus Guides, Honda, Sandy & Cliff Welfare, St. Peter & St. Paul Episcopal Church, Kutak Rock LLP, AAUW, Bank of America- Atlanta League of Women, and the Cool Girls Board of Directors & Friends!

Cool Girls and Cool Sisters enjoyed the Atlanta Dream game on Saturday, June 18th and had the privilege of meeting the Honorable Mayor Kasim Reed.

Our Annual Pink Pin Bowl on August 21st was a huge success!

Lots of Cool Girls, Cool sisters, friends and sponsors came out to bowl and support us.

On behalf of the Cool Girls team, we thank everyone who made the event possible. We send a special thank you to board member Aaron Goldman, the staff at Midtown Bowl, and all of our sponsors: Perennial Properties, CB Richard Ellis, Enerecap, Verizon Wireless, AGL Resources, Milton Hall Plastic Surgery, Cornerstone Bank, Alliance Primary Care, Vantage Realty, Credit Suisse, Imani Dwight James, Kutak Rock, Lucky Strikes, Pink Divas, and Power Players.

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2011 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the Cool Girls 2011 Scholarship Recipients Ayana, Desma, Kari, Shekinah, and Samantha. We are very proud of you.
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Thank you!
The Hot Pink Party was a huge success! We want to thank all of our awardees, sponsors and guests for joining us for a fabulous evening in support of Cool Girls. We raised over $220,000 that will go directly to support Cool Girls comprehensive programs for young girls living in low income communities in Atlanta. A very “cool” thank you to all!

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• 30,000 girls in Atlanta did not live in poverty.
• Girls found their voices to refuse abuse and advocate for themselves and others.
• Girls excelled in science, technology and math education.
• Girls played sports and built healthy eating habits from a young age.
• Girls received individualized mentorship from a caring adult.
• Girls had resources to break cycles of unwanted pregnancy.

Cool Girls has turned these “if onlys” into realities for over 4,000 girls since 1989.
We provide nine holistic programs where girls receive the support they need to succeed, for no charge. Ever. Donate today.
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November 5, 2010 - Every Holiday season, Cool Girls offers participants the opportunity to “shop” using points they receive in Cool Girls Club and other programs for excellent behavior. This year’s Shopping Day will take place on December 11th, 2010 at McNair Discovery Learning Academy.

This is where you can help: Over 200 girls’ ages 7-14 will participate in this exciting event. In addition to coats and winter accessories that they’ll need to stay warm this winter, we are offering a “Gift of Giving” table for the girls to shop for their loved ones, and a “Hot Pink Table” for the girls with 2 or fewer absences and exemplary leadership. Some gift ideas include: Small electronics, gift cards, jewelry gift sets, and bath and body products. If you or someone you know wants to get involved, please contact Andrea Hill at a.hill@thecoolgirls.org. Let’s make this a great holiday!

October 30, 2010 – Through the generous staff at the Atlanta Hawks and grantor Atlanta Thrashers, Cool Girls and Cool Sisters cheered the Hawks to victory at their first home game of the 2010-2011 season. Go Hawks, and Go Cool Girls!

September 18, 2010 – Cool Girls from Clifton and Cary Reynolds Elementary Schools joined the Atlanta Dream at the WNBA Cares “Be Fit” Clinic at the East Lake YMCA. The Eastern Conference Champions taught Cool Girls athletic drills, fitness tips and important nutritional information for growing up healthy and strong.

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September 13, 2010 – Cool Girls joined the Braves starting lineup on Turner Field (if only for a moment…) to receive the 2010 Atlanta Braves Foundation Grant in recognition of “Outstanding Contributions to the Community and Youth of Metro Atlanta.” For more on this exciting award, please visit our own hometown heroes’ website here. Go Cool Girls and Go Braves!

September 10, 2010 – Cool Girls is very pleased to announce that it has been able to expand to include a 2nd grade program at all five existing partner elementary schools, after a year of demand for programs for younger girls. We are also very excited to announce that we have been able to expand our services to a new elementary school site at Hope-Hill Elementary! Thanks to all the community supporters who made this growth possible!

Sunday, August 29th - Cool Girls Annual Pink Pin Bowl was held on August 29 at Midtown Bowl. Cool Girls, Cool Sisters, local celebrities, friends and sponsors came together in a sea of pink t-shirts for food, fun and fellowship to raise over $40,000 for Cool Girls programs.

Huge thanks to board member Aaron Goldman and the staff at Midtown Bowl for their hospitality, as well as our dedicated volunteers and corporate sponsors: Perennial Properties, CB Richard Ellis, Enerecap, Alliance Primary Care, Milton Hall Plastic Surgery, Atlanta Dental Spa/Cohen Cooper Estep and Allen, LLC, The Cope Law Firm and Mirant Employees.

Our annual Hot Pink Party was a festive evening that raised over $100,000. Proceeds from the event will be used to continue offering programs that self-empower girls from metro Atlanta’s low-income communities.

Congratulations to Tanya Egins who has been promoted to Cool Girls Deputy Director. She began her career at Cool Girls in 2001 as the Cool Sisters Mentoring Coordinator. Since, she has served as Program Manager, Director of Special Programs, Director of Programs and most recently Deputy Director. “When I started my career at Cool Girls, we were serving close to 200 girls in six schools,” Tanya says. “Since that time, we have more than doubled that number, which means that we are touching more lives.”
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