As part of its expansion, the CHillPR team is pleased to welcome Marquita Hill as our latest Account Coordinator. Marquita has lived and traveled all over the world as a "military brat" visiting Germany, Spain, Italy, Michigan, Virginia, and many more. She began her matriculation through college at Georgia Southern University during the “Players Ball” period, where she developed event planning skills and a passion for philanthropy with strong ties to her military roots. Marquita then moved on to Mercer University to focus on the hospitality and health care industry, where she utilized 15 years of experience in the Girls Scouts to empower groups of young women to discover the outdoors, philanthropy, and healthy living.
Marquita has successfully created events for many non profit organizations, such as Girl Scouts of America, Pebblebrook High School JRTOC, United Church of Christ, Army Community Service and many more. As the lead to our non profit clients, Marquita brings the inspiration of Frederick Douglass to CHill Public Relations "Without struggle, there is no progress."
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One Peachtree City man who launched a website to take requests for care packages from troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is in the running for People Magazine's “All Stars Among Us” contest. Ryan Housely is the driving force behind HeroBox a non-profit that started simply by Ryan sending care packages to his brother, US Army Specialist Evan Housely. Ryan put up a simple web page to note special requests from Evan and other soldiers in his brother’s unit. One unit has now turned into 2500 soldiers requesting custom care packages from HeroBox while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
While his work has already earned him recognition locally, it is now getting some national attention. Housely's efforts have earned him a top spot in People magazine's All Stars Among Us contest, which honors "individuals who have gone above and beyond to serve their community," according to People's Web site.
HeroBox, is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the troops by sending custom care packages to deployed men and women overseas that are customized to each person’s specific request. With 52,000 U.S. Troops currently deployed to Afghanistan and the number rising to 68,000 by the end of the year, soldiers are still in need of feeling support and love from American civilians they’re protecting.
Voting started June 8th at www.peopleallstars.com and continues until June 24th. Finalists are categorized by Major League Baseball teams. There are three finalists representing each team and the top vote getter from each team will attend and be honored at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. One person will be featured in People magazine. Ryan's profile can be found by clicking on the Atlanta Braves logo on the contest's website.
Watch HeroBox on Fox5 Atlanta
For more information on Herobox visit www.herobox.org.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
African American Young Adults Now Have a Show Dedicated
to Addressing Issues Catered to Them
June 10, 2009, ATLANTA, GA. – Bridgette Alese Entertainment, LLC has now launched a web based show where young adults can engage in conversation about student life, love, sex, cooking, drugs, and everyday life situations. The Bridgette Alese Show is a social media perspective that gathers diverse people of all ages to discuss issues catered to high school and college age students. Check out Bridgette Alese weekly at www.thebridgettealeseshow.com for REAL talk with REAL people who can relate to a younger audience.
Talk show host Bridgette Alese aka The Southern Diva, nick named from her southern roots and tenacious ambition, has a mission to finally cater to young adults with topics that are relevant to them. “Talking with celebrities is always entertaining, but at the end of the day, they are all real people just like you and I!” says The Southern Diva. “My show gives students & parents a weekly outlook into the lives of others dealing with similar and inspiring situations.”
The official website for The Bridgette Alese Show offers an opinionated blog, youth forum, poetry & spoken word, music, and motivational corner. Topics include entertainment, news, sports, and all issues pertaining to diverse young adults age 15-25. The poetry and spoken word section, "Speak to Me", allows you to interpret deep poems, spoken word, and songs that pertain to real life situations that occur in our daily lives. Bridgette Alese also travels to schools, youth groups, and after-school programs to deliver Success with Swagger, a motivational speaking segment featuring Aaron (Sal) Salley, Promo Director/Artist and repertoire of DTP Records.
The Bridgette Alese Show will debut Wednesday, June 10, 2009 with guest Sal, A&R Executive at DTP Records and music producer John SK for Songbook Entertainment for the first show, “Atlanta’s Music”. The show gives young artists a look into the music industry and an idea to what A&R executives look for in an artist. Each week will offer a different topic to include “Sex before Marriage”, “Greek Life”, “Racial Profiling”, “Roommates”, “Financial Aid Complaints” and much more. For interviews and events contact Catherine Hill, Publicist 912.314.1367 or Catherine@chillpr.com.
MORE ABOUT BRIDGETTE ALESE
The Bridgette Alese Show is a weekly outlook into the lives of others dealing with similar and inspiring situations. Through one-on-one interviews, one will get an inside glance into the lives of everyday normal people and their opinions on specific topics.
Bridgette Alese has set out to establish her own destiny, paving the way for herself by starting her own entertainment company, online talk show, and a motivational speaking program known as "Success with Swagger." She attributes her success as a talk show host to her time at BET Networks and BET J Digital Network. Bridgette has produced BET J Network shows “In Video” and “Island Lime”, and hosts red carpet events for BET Honors Award Show and many others. Bridgette’s esteemed credits also includes BET’s Rip The Runway, BET on Blast, and BET Award Show Black Carpet After-Party.
www.thebridgettealeseshow.com
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