Sweets with a Purpose Workshop!

The Diamonds & Pearls on the move again with group Founder Mrs. Neka Scott.
At the 1st annual Sweet with a Purpose Workshop!

Diamonds & Pearls once again has broken new ground with their 1st Annual "Sweet with a Purpose Workshop"! The groups workshop was held at a very sweet place indeed! It was held at ButterSweet Bakery in the historic downtown Hapeville GA. ButterSweet Bakery is just 10 minutes from downtown Atlanta, GA.

Group Founder Neka Scott talking to some of the new & current members of  D&P 

The girls were very excited to be in such a sweet place but they were also excited to be around their friends. There were also new members to the group with their mom's. Of course many of the new girls were very nervous and shy but at the end of the day everybody was smiling and hugging each other. Neka Scott, Founder of Diamonds & Pearls had the girls play a quick game, this allowed the girls to break the ice and make them feel comfortable with each other.

Once that was done she explained to the girls what the Empowerment group was all about. She also talked about some of the up and coming events that they would be involved in. It was at this time Mrs. Neka told the girls and their mom's the workshop agenda. She had also invited a very special guest to come and talk with the young ladies. Once she had introduced the very special guest Nevaina (Nih-von-yah) Rhodes another new chapter for the Diamonds and Pearls had begun!     

Nevaina Rhodes encouraging and empowering the girls to love who they are and more!

  

Ms. Nevaina is a motivational speaker, author, and actress who has portrayed on stage the Lady in Green in the directorial debut of Jasmine Guy in "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf". She has also acted in several different plays, and TV shows. Ms. Nevaina talked with the girls about numerous different subjects, loving themselves, believing in who they are as a person, and understanding the true power they have within them selves! All of the girls seemed very interested in  listening to Ms. Nevaina encouraging words! 

The first activity Ms. Nevaina had the girls to work on was the "I'AM" worksheet. The girls had to write down all of the positive things about their selves after they colored their I'AM worksheet. 

She also sung a inspirational song  "I'AM".  One of the other activities she had the girls to do was to create their own oriangal song. At the end of the their songs they had to use the word I'AM, and then read from their I'AM  worksheet to tell who they are.

Click on and listen to Nevaina Rhodes inspirational song I'AM.
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=4308d56f6f&view=audio&msgs=12be63772c167135&attid=0.2&zw



I'AM coloring worksheet!



The girls working together for their I'AM project. 



All of the girls being creative!

While the girls creative juices were flowing ButterSweet Bakery had a surprise in store for the girls! They provided all the girls with their own cupcakes and they also had the chance to decorate and design their own cupcakes! 

The Diamonds & Pearls decorating their own cupcakes!

And of course the best part was eating the cupcakes!

You did it get again Mrs. Scott & Ms. Tracy thank you both! 

Thanks also to all the D&P mom's we are just getting started!

Ms. Nevaina, thank you so much for not only inspiring my daughter but also me! You given my daughter and I so much more to talk about on our ride home! Keep moving and empowering others with your words and wisdom!


Sunday November 7th come out to the Exclusive book launch of  
"Conversation with Colored Girls" by Nevaina 
Being held at: Too Groovy Salon on 265 Ponce De Leon from 6-9pm.


I will also be there to taking some great pictures and then I will be following up with an article about the event!

Go to Nevaina Rhodes website at http://www.rawempowerme.com/

Also check out some of Ms. Nevaina TV work like "One Tree Hill and Tyler Perry's House of Pain"

http://www.rawempowerme.com/reel.htm