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Source: Saving Our Daughters / Radio One KEKE PALMER PARTNERS WITH RADIO ONE HOT 107.9 AND “SAVING OUR DAUGHTERS” FOR HOLIDAY CHARITY EVENT SUPPORTING SINGLE MOTHERS …ANNUAL BRATZ DOLL DRIVE TO GIVE AWAY CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED ATLANTA YOUTH Multifaceted entertainer, Keke Palmer will partner with Radio One, Hot 107.9 in Atlanta this holiday season to support “ Saving Our Daughters” for their annual Bratz Doll Drive . Focusing on supporting single mother’s and gifting 1 st and 2 nd grade students with Bratz Dolls, the community impact event will be held December 15 th , 2017 at the Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology. Held every holiday season, the charity event is in memory of “Saving Our Daughters” founders Debbie and Curtis Benjamin’s daughter who passed away from a cancerous brain tumor. Bratz Dolls was her favorite toy and Keke Palmer was her favorite celebrity. Using her celebrity for philanthropic endeavors for over 14 years, Keke Palmer has been a constant voice in the community, raising awareness on many issues such as bullying, domestic violence and connecting children to the arts. Passionate about giving back, Keke explains “I grew up in a home where my dad volunteered at the homeless shelter in our town, I would see him prepare hot meals and take them to feed people, that is what we are called to do, give of ourselves and I plan to do more.” While starring on Broadway in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Keke launched the program “ Saving Our Cinderella’s”- an initiative designed to expose underprivileged teenage girls to the entertainment arts. Inviting local NYC youth to Broadway to see Palmer star as Cinderella’s first African American princess was a life-changing and fulfilling experience for many of the girls who’ve never seen a play before. Under the guidance of “Saving Our Daughters”, the program has continued to flourish, with celebrities such as Lupita Nyonga, Rumer Wilis, Yara Shahidi, Grace Byers and others following in Palmer’s footsteps, inviting youth to attend their performances as well . Our single parent mothers have several disadvantages and the Annual Bratz Doll drive with Radio One and Keke Palmer, will give our moms true hope who are battling issues such as homelessness, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, with their daughters in their families”, says the event host, Ms. Lisa Thompson, Student Support Specialist at the Barack H. Obama School. The Annual Bratz Doll giveaway will also be supported by FOX’s EMPIRE Director and Producer Sanaa Hamri, the cast of FOX’s EMPIRE and longtime board trustee, Roger Bobb of Bobcat Films. This year”s Annual Bratz Doll Drive will be hosted by HOT 107.9 radio personality Dominique Danielle.
