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Camp Butterfly Fundraiser Hopes to Send More Girls to Camp

d Saturday, July 22, 2006 from 12:00pm until 6:00pm at 2522 East 73rd Street, Chicago IL to benefit girls wanting to attend Camp Butterfly's8482; this summer. Advance donation is $20 - $25 at the door.

June 30, 2006 -- A Natural Touch Spalon will host a 2-Day Fundraiser on Saturday, July 1, 2006 and Saturday, July 22, 2006 from 12:00pm until 6:00pm at 2522 East 73rd Street, Chicago IL to benefit girls wanting to attend Camp Butterfly's8482; this summer. Advance donation is $20 - $25 at the door.



Inspired by the self-published book of native Chicagoan Niambi Jaha, 's8220;Project Butterfly: Supporting Young Women and Girls of African Decent Through the Transitions of Life,'s8221; and utilizing the curriculum developed by the Project Butterfly organization, Camp Butterfly's8482; offers programs that provide pre-teen and teenaged girls with creative learning experiences.



's8220;Our programs are designed to help break the perpetual cycle of negative self-image and social outcomes. We create an atmosphere that fosters positive cultural identification, encourages self-expression, and promotes a feeling of wholeness and sense of worthiness,'s8221; says Niambi Jaha, Founder and CEO of Project Butterfly. 's8220;Our flagship curriculum/program, 's8216;If the Caterpillar Only Knew's8230;'s8217; is a 4-part process of self-discovery and re-birth for female adolescents and teens that is based upon the developmental needs of female youth of African descent. It takes a psycho-cultural approach towards self-development,'s8221; she further states.



From its inception, Project Butterfly's8217;s 's8220;If the Caterpillar Only Knew's8230;'s8221; curriculum has been used to support programs in Chicago Public Elementary and High Schools, social service and private agencies and churches. Over 300 teen girls in the Chicago area alone have experienced their curriculum (in various forms). Project Butterfly has inspired the creation of Camp Butterfly's8482; (a not-for-profit organization) whose mission is to serve and support teenaged girls of African descent from across the country and world.



Since 2004, Camp Butterfly'ss one-week sleep away camp has hosted 90 teen girls (ages 11-17) from Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, St. Louis, Florida, Michigan, New York and California. Girls from across the nation, even Alaska will be attending the camp. The organization still needs volunteers as well as sponsors to help the girls pay for the trip. For more information visit the websites: www.campbutterfly.org and www.projectbutterfly.com

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