For the third year in a row, Miracles of Hope, http://www.miracles-of-hope.com, is collecting Prom Dresses for Katrina Victims through Becca‘s Closet, http://www.beccascloset.org.

The Prom Dress campaign, for those who don’t know the story, began with Rebecca Kirtman, a remarkably caring 16 year old from Florida. In the spring of her freshman year at Nova High School, Rebecca started a dress bank to provide dresses and accessories to high school girls who wanted to attend their prom or homecoming but could not afford it. That year, Becca was able to collect over 250 prom dresses. Regretfully, Becca passed away in a tragic automobile accident on August 20, 2003, but her legacy goes on through the efforts of friends and family.

Last year Becca’s Closet and Sharon Stone’s organization, Planet Hope, helped Miracles of Hope with every single girl who contacted them for help. In addition, Planet Hope also donated two designer gowns, along with accessories of jewelry and perfume for the girls. Donations are accepted all year long, however, the deadline for this prom season is April.

Miracles-of-hope.com is helping direct collections to the areas who need help, for example, there is a group of 40 high school musicians who are going to New Orleans to give a concert and donate 100K worth of musical instruments. They contacted Miracles of Hope because a couple of the girls want to collect gowns so they are setting them up for their collection to go to a Becca’s Closet chapter in that area. Denise Marhoefer, founder of Miracles of Hope, also says that, “anyone who would want to collect and be responsible for sending them to the Katrina area can collect for me that way, I have people on the ground there who can distribute.” She goes on to say that she is concentrating on helping the hardest hit areas this year.

The Miracles of Hope Network is a fantastic organization dedicated to helping children all over the world. The description on their website states, “Miracles Of Hope Network is made up of child agencies, organizations, and celebrities world-wide, who are dedicated to the creation and restoration of good in the lives of children.” These agencies and organizations include: The Defense Foundation for Children, The Juvenile Defender, Healing Horses, Brainstormers INC, and 911 Gear.

You can visit http://www.miracles-of-hope.com and view a “RockYou” slideshow of the beautiful gowns. It is amazing to see one girl’s legacy touch so many hearts. The inspired spirit of humanity moves on.

If you would like to assist in this worthwhile project, please visit http://www.beccascloset.org to either find a chapter near you or start a chapter of your own. You can also contact Denise Marhoefer at defensefoundation@gmail.com for information about sending dresses directly to the Katrina area for distribution.

Written in collaboration with Mary Beth Marino, The Writing Editor, www.thewritingeditor.com

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Attendee’s vision of the Purple Moose Lounge. The after hours club of the Work At Home Expo

Business and Learning has just opened registration for the next Work at Home Expo happening on November 13, 14, and 15th, 2007. I can’t wait! I had so much fun and met so many new contacts during the May event. If you’re looking for a great networking experience this is it. Admission is free for all attendees, or you can choose to become an exhibitor like me for $50.00 USD or a sponsor for $300.00 – $1,000.00 USD.

When you become an exhibitor you will receive the following:

• Present one 30 minute seminar/presentation during the expo
• A CD or downloadable copy of the Expo’s recorded seminars, featured speakers and networking opportunities (Valued at $50)
• Your graphic with a live link to your web site on the schedule page
• Exhibitor links will be up from October 1 to March 30

As a Sponsor you will receive the following:

$300.00 Level:

• Your company’s logo on every page of the expo web site including the conference room’s welcome page
• Featured in at least one press release or article
• Mentioned in at least two live podcasts at the expo.
• Sponsor ads will be up from October 1 to March 30

$1,000.00 Level

• Your company’s logo on every page of the expo web site including the conference room’s welcome page and the blog
• Mention in every press release
• Mention via audio and text within the conference room every 1.5 – 3 hours at the expo
• Featured or interviewed in one live podcast during the expo
• Sponsor ads will be up from October 1 to March 30

This is a great marketing opportunity and one I highly recommend. During the May Expo over 300 people were signed up to participate and over 2900 visitors viewed the web site in the first week alone! The attendee mailing list for the upcoming event is now over 500. That’s a lot of exposure for you and your business!

If you wish to attend, exhibit, or sponsor at this popular event, just click on the link provided on the right side of this page.

Hope to see you there!

Pam Sargant
Graphic Artist/Illustrator/Writer/Song-writer
Owner of Delaney Imaging
Author of Mother’s Survival Kit and Christmas Survival Kit (Coming Soon!)

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It’s been a fun couple of weeks but the Delaney Imaging site is back up and raring to go. And with a brand new look too! (Swishes the skirting) Doesn’t it look pretty? A special thanks to Will Shepler of Neoweb.net for this wonderful new design. He’s made it so easy for me to use and it shows off my art beautifully.

A lot of changes have been going on around here. Exciting News!

I am officially expanding my services to include Illustrations and cover art. Keep checking back for more information as new pages are constantly being added. Business is booming and requests for illustrations for books and graphic reports, as well as cover art for fiction and non-fiction books have kept me quite busy. As I expand those services, I have decided to discontinue the collage services. If you won a collage, please redeem your prize by February 29, 2008 – after that the offer is no longer valid. To redeem your prize, email me at delaney2@sympatico.ca.

Finally I will be taking a blog a day challenge. I heard about this challenge from Casual Friday Everyday but was too late to participate. The idea is to make a blog post once a day for 30 days. Today I am sending out my own challenge to all bloggers to keep this alive and keep me motivated. If you would like to join in the fun, make a comment to this post with a link to your blog and start blogging!

Pam Sargant
Graphic Artist/Illustrator/Writer/Song-writer
Owner of Delaney Imaging
Author of Mother’s Survival Kit and Christmas Survival Kit (Coming Soon!)

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