We “R” Listening Events
“Love Your Selfie Event” - Virginia Beach, VA
held at Zeiders American Dream Theater
We R Listening hosted a “Love Your Selfie” informational and interactive event for ladies ages 13 to 22 in Virginia Beach, VA at the Zeiders American Dream Theatre. The event was all about mental and emotional well-being, physical health, and self-love and appreciation. From manicures, massages, and photo booth pictures, to mental health awareness activities and discussions, journaling, bracelet making, henna tattoos, yoga, and love your selfie vision boards, the young ladies who attended had a blast! We R Listening also gave out 2 $250 educational scholarships to 2 young ladies who participated in the “Resilient Student Scholarship Award” essay writing contest.
VIRTUAL YOUTH CAREER WORKSHOP: INTERVIEWING SKILLS & RESUME WRITING
Youth Financial health Workshop: money matters: the importance of good credit & saving MONEY
social media safety workshop
self-esteem WORKSHOP, “love your selfie”, WITH new MOMS AT RAPHAEL LIFE HOUSE IN ELIZABETH, NJ
We R Listening had the pleasure of conducted one of its workshops with the new moms at Raphael Life House in Elizabeth, NJ. Our self-esteem workshop focuses on building self-esteem and confidence and helping young women see their potential. We worked with the ladies on building a positive self image and creating a personal vision that they can reflect on and strive towards every day. Raphael Life House helps young homeless mothers and pregnant women.
Toiletry donation to raphael life house
We R Listening donated 13 toiletry baskets to Raphael's Life House in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Raphael's Life House provides transitional housing for young homeless women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. Thank you so much to our donors who supported us by donating to this cause!
we r listening sponsors a h.s. TEEN AT HER PROM WHO ATTENDS PRINCESS ANNE HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA
We R Listening Sponsored the Prom of Naeja Imani Dillard
We R Listening had the absolute honor of sponsoring Naeja Imani Dillard's prom. Naeja is a special needs young lady who attended Princess Anne High School in Virginia. Her ultimate dream was to attend her high school prom and her dream came true on June 9th. Seeing the bright smile and happiness on Naeja's face made it all worthwhile! She looked stunning and had a blast on her special day and will have memories to last a lifetime!
We would like to take this opportunity to send a special thank you to everyone who helped us make this Queen's dream come true! Thank you to Divine Crystals Designs who donated her labor and designed Naeja's fabulous sneakers, Anthony Brewer of Virginia Beach Hall Nissan who supplied the bow tie and handkerchief for Deionte Banks, Naeja's prom date, Kennedy Williams who donated her services and did Naeja's make up, Jackie King who donated Naeja's purse, Melissa Hardy who donated Naeja's tiara, Lakeila Whitaker of Traci Lynn Jewelry who donated Naeja's jewelry, Beck G Radio Personality of "The Morning After Show", Latisha Byden and friends, Antoinette Harris, Angela Dickerson, Sherill Marshall of the Marshall Law Group LLC, and Tabatha Thompson for their monetary donations, photographers Valyaunda Garnes-Gregory and Kathy Fiske-Baksa and Jodie Frame Lee of Katherine Lane Photography for donating their photography services.
We are extremely thankful and grateful that we have the love and support of our community that supports our initiatives and more importantly our youth!
social media safety workshop AT POUGHKEEPSIE H.S.
We R Listening conducted its latest workshop "Monitoring Your Social Media Reputation" at Poughkeepsie H.S. With social media growing tremendously, online safety and reputation is becoming more and more important every day. We R Listening discussed these important factors with Poughkeepsie high school students.
christmas cards to soldiers event
We R Listening teamed up with at the young ladies and men of YLYM in Virginia to write christmas cards to soldiers stationed in the Middle East who are not home to spend the holidays with their family.
YLYM is a youth leadership program for middle and high school students who carry at least a 2.5 GPA or better, and determined to make a difference in their lives, as well as others, in a positive way.
first annual zumbathon against bullying HELD IN HARLEM - NYC
We R Listening Inc. held its first annual ZUMBA-athon to raise awareness for bullying prevention month in St. Nicholas Park in Harlem, NY! We "R" Listening teamed up with Blink Fitness (Harlem) to provide a fun-filled Zumba workout, family-friendly activities, bullying information tables, and guest speakers and other fun treats.
We R Listening welcomed students, parents and faculty of Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School, co-founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs. Capital Prep opened its doors for the 2016-2017 school year.
toiletry donation to life haven shelter IN CONNECTICUT
We "R" Listening, Inc. had the honor of donating nine baskets of toiletries to the staff at Life Haven Shelter in CT, which is a temporary emergency shelter for women and their children. When we arrived and the front door opened, the first thing we were hit with was the smell of delicious bacon. We came on a great day! :-) What a wonderful feeling to know that we are helping young ladies and their babies and we are both delighted and humbled that we were able to do so.
WE R LISTENING PRESENTS A public speaking workshop AT NORWALK H.S. IN CONNECTICUT
We "R" Listening, Inc. partnered with the ladies of the #OmicronUpsilonOmega chapter of aka who sponsors the ASCEND (Achievement, Self-Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking and Development) program. The ASCEND program provides educational enrichment to high school students with an emphasis on Science, Math, and Related Technologies. We "R" Listening presented a speech on Public Speaking and Speech Writing at Norwalk High School to the ASCEND students.
WE R LISTENING DONATED SCHOOL SUPPLIES to seatack elementary SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA
We "R" Listening, Inc. sponsored its 1st Annual School Supply Drive benefiting Seatack Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Va. We "R" Listening distributed school bags full of school supplies inside to youth at Seatack Elementary School. The smiles on their faces were priceless. Thank you Seatack Elementary School!
WE R LISTENING TEAM AT poughkeepsie h.s.
We "R" Listening presented an overview of its programs and events to students at Poughkeepsie H.S. today. What a great time we had! We met with a fantastic group of young ladies who are enthusiastic and optimistic. We had a memorable t
