New York, NY (January 20, 2010) - Tea Party
Angels, a national fundraising initiative for
girls’ education around the world, was launched
late last year with a tea party, of course, with
the support of Honorary Angel Christie
Brinkley and her daughter Sailor. An
impressive guest list of mothers and daughters
came out to support the launch including rising
young actress Emerald-Angel Young
and WCBS2 New York anchor Kristine Johnson and
her daughter Ava.
Tea Party Angels is one woman's story of how to
change the world one tea party at a time. Cheryl
Beck, Founder and Chief Executive Angel, had the
inspiration for Tea Party Angels after reading
the bestselling books Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson and Leaving Microsoft to
Change the World by John Wood. Both men she
found doing extraordinary things to help educate
girls around the world. Passionate about their
mission that only through education can we
achieve peace and prosperity, she too wanted to
make a difference.
Beck came up with the simple idea of using tea
parties as fundraisers and enlisted support from
both men's non-profits, Mortenson's The Central
Asia Institute and Wood's Room to Read. In turn,
each will be the beneficiary of Tea Party Angels
fundraising along with other organizations such
as Orphaned Starfish, Miracles in Action and
Camfed. Imagine mothers and daughters hosting
tea parties across the country to raise money
for girls around the world in need of education
and at the same time teaching girls here social
responsibility.
Emerald-Angel Young has become the cause's
biggest cheerleader and is proud to serve as a
spokesperson. She explains, “I believe in giving
back, that is the only way we Angels can make a
difference. So let’s join forces and change the
world one day and tea party at a time. Remember
no amount is ever too small once it comes from
the heart. Angels, lets earn our halos.”
Christie Brinkley, Sailor and Emerald-Angel
Young star in the inspirational videos
supporting the cause, and both of the young
ladies are encouraging their friends to get
involved by hosting tea parties.
Tea Party Angels
offers a turn-key FUNdraising tea party kit that
is available on its Web site. Monies are raised
by the girls attending the tea party; each girl
invited will be asked by her mother to do some
sort of chore that will earn her money to donate
at the tea party, giving her a sense of
empowerment. During the Tea Party, each girl
will have a turn to tell what she did to earn
her donation. Tea parties will also include the
showing of a brief educational video, and a
custom "tea-shirt" making activity. As a thank
you gift, girls will receive a beaded bracelet
made from girls in Guatemala. Hosts will decide
which nonprofit to support from the list of
qualified organizations on the Tea Party Angels
Web site, or can simply choose the Tea Party
Angels Fund which supports all of the
organizations equally.
Tea Party Angels is fiscally sponsored by MADRE,
a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization.