Fundraiser to benefit childhood literacy
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By Ann Tormet/ThisWeek
At the Glass Slipper, 5-year-old Ella Peddicord of Clintonville, seated, opens presents during a birthday tea as 4-year-old Elizabeth Combs of Gahanna, left, looks on Sunday, April 11. To honor the 100th anniversary of the building housing her business, Glass Slipper owner Stacey Haney will hold a Black Tie Tea to benefit the Second and Seven Foundation. The event is set for Saturday, May 22.
A Powell business owner who brings fun into children's lives is holding a fundraiser to help
children with literacy.
Powell resident Stacey Haney, owner of the Glass Slipper, will hold a "Black Tie Tea" from 6:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the business at 77 W. Olentangy St., Powell.
The Glass Slipper holds birthday parties, teas, manners classes, and bridal and baby showers, said Haney.
The Black Tie Tea is a celebration of the building's 100th birthday. The proceeds will benefit the Second and Seven Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes childhood literacy.
"Since we work with children (at the Glass Slipper and hold) birthday parties, camps, art and manners classes, I thought it would be cool to have the proceeds benefit a foundation that helps children," Haney said.
The Second and Seven Foundation was developed by three former Ohio State University football student-athletes, Mike Vrabel, Luke Fickell and Ryan Miller, the organization's Web site says.
The three friends, who played from 1993-1996, had positive experiences volunteering in the community, as OSU athletes are required to do, said the organization's director of development Amy Hoying.
In 1999, they held a football camp to raise funds to read and take books to second-graders in seven area schools, hence the organization's name of Second and Seven Foundation, said Miller.
"It really hit home when we were driving away from our first opportunity at Ohio State to be involved in a 'Right to Read Week,'" Miller said. "We thought, 'why don't we do this more often?' ... After we were done playing (for OSU) we decided to hold a football camp and we got to go to seven schools and read to seven second-grade classes."
The organization focuses on "tackling illiteracy" in schools in which students are economically disadvantaged, said Hoying, noting that second grade is an important time to strengthen beginning reading skills.
"Everything starts with literacy," said Miller. "When we go to a school that is one of the first questions we ask, 'Why is it important to know how to read?' The kids break it down to the most basic elements, reading a stop sign, cooking a meal. ... As you continue to go through your education, literacy is the cornerstone to being successful. We feel strongly about it."
In its 11th year, the organization, run by volunteers, is publishing its third book about the Hog Mollies, a team of animal characters, Miller said. The Hog Mollies work as a team, trying their best and doing the right thing.
A book is given to each second-grade child in the schools visited by the organization's volunteers. The program and the books also have been used by the University of Toledo, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, Miller said.
Miller said corporate sponsors and fundraising events, such as the Black Tie Tea, help to fund the Second and Seven Foundation mission.
To register for the Black Tie Tea or for more information on the Glass Slipper visit www.Glass SlipperTeas.com or call (614) 433-9171. For more information on the Second and Seven Foundation, visit www.secondandseven.com.
Powell resident Stacey Haney, owner of the Glass Slipper, will hold a "Black Tie Tea" from 6:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the business at 77 W. Olentangy St., Powell.
The Glass Slipper holds birthday parties, teas, manners classes, and bridal and baby showers, said Haney.
The Black Tie Tea is a celebration of the building's 100th birthday. The proceeds will benefit the Second and Seven Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes childhood literacy.
"Since we work with children (at the Glass Slipper and hold) birthday parties, camps, art and manners classes, I thought it would be cool to have the proceeds benefit a foundation that helps children," Haney said.
The Second and Seven Foundation was developed by three former Ohio State University football student-athletes, Mike Vrabel, Luke Fickell and Ryan Miller, the organization's Web site says.
The three friends, who played from 1993-1996, had positive experiences volunteering in the community, as OSU athletes are required to do, said the organization's director of development Amy Hoying.
In 1999, they held a football camp to raise funds to read and take books to second-graders in seven area schools, hence the organization's name of Second and Seven Foundation, said Miller.
"It really hit home when we were driving away from our first opportunity at Ohio State to be involved in a 'Right to Read Week,'" Miller said. "We thought, 'why don't we do this more often?' ... After we were done playing (for OSU) we decided to hold a football camp and we got to go to seven schools and read to seven second-grade classes."
The organization focuses on "tackling illiteracy" in schools in which students are economically disadvantaged, said Hoying, noting that second grade is an important time to strengthen beginning reading skills.
"Everything starts with literacy," said Miller. "When we go to a school that is one of the first questions we ask, 'Why is it important to know how to read?' The kids break it down to the most basic elements, reading a stop sign, cooking a meal. ... As you continue to go through your education, literacy is the cornerstone to being successful. We feel strongly about it."
In its 11th year, the organization, run by volunteers, is publishing its third book about the Hog Mollies, a team of animal characters, Miller said. The Hog Mollies work as a team, trying their best and doing the right thing.
A book is given to each second-grade child in the schools visited by the organization's volunteers. The program and the books also have been used by the University of Toledo, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, Miller said.
Miller said corporate sponsors and fundraising events, such as the Black Tie Tea, help to fund the Second and Seven Foundation mission.
To register for the Black Tie Tea or for more information on the Glass Slipper visit www.Glass SlipperTeas.com or call (614) 433-9171. For more information on the Second and Seven Foundation, visit www.secondandseven.com.
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