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PROVIDING HOPE

Earlier in the year (pre-pandemic) CEO/Founder of Honey Babees, Beagy hosted a Baby Sprinkle at UMDNJ
where she provided welcome home gift bags to moms to be. To address the need for basics baby supplies
(formula, diapers and wipes), which was exacerbated due to the pandemic, Beagy held a donation drive to gath-
er much needed baby supplies for her annual community baby shower held on December 28th at the East Orange
City Hall. Donations are welcomed all year long and are distributed to moms both in the US and Haiti.

Believing in Honey Babees’ mission of making life sweeter for expecting and new moms and that every baby should
be welcomed and showered with love, Giselaine, donates her one-of-a-kind designs to Honey Babees
participants. Visit her page gisenaldcreations.com/index.php

Despite the
pandemic,

Diane, (member STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM CREATE GIFT BAGS
of St. Luke AME FOR THE HOMELESS By Ms. Shanthia Williams - On Tues-
Church), continued day, December 15th, members of the student leadership team at
Philip's Academy Charter School gathered together to create
her missionary work gift bags for the Circle Life Homeless shelter in Newark. This
providing information was a culmination of a community service activity organized by
the student leadership team which includes: Kyrae Brock
about weekly food
distribution, stress (president), Melissa GrandJean (Vice-President), Christian
relief and women’s Uzoukwu (Treasurer), Maya Wyche (Secretary),
health conferences Avery Sampson (Class Rep) Michael Wyche (Class Rep) and
and gift cards for Uhurah Bey (Class Rep). Earlier in the year, the students
pitched to Mrs. Sampson the idea of having the school donate
holiday money towards putting gifts together for a charity organization.
dinner. The student leadership team was gifted with $750 which they
used to purchase: gloves, hats, socks, lotions, and other neces-
sary items that were packaged together and gifted to the organi-
zation. Though all of the student leadership team wanted to help
package the gifts, only three students could attend due to the
pandemic. On Tuesday, Avery Sampson, Maya Wyche, and
Melissa GrandJean met with Ms. Williams and Ms. Airall to put
together the gifts for the Circle Life Shelter. The student leader-
ship team looks forward to leading more community service
opportunities in the future.