We truly don’t have the words to express how grateful we are to everyone who made this year’s Santa Baby event such an incredible success. Your generosity, time, and dedication helped create a magical day filled with inspiration, empowerment, and holiday cheer for the young ladies.
To Our Amazing Sponsors:
MYCAP, United Way of Youngstown, WEAN Foundation, and the City of Youngstown & Parks and Recreation – thank you for believing in this vision and providing the support needed to bring it to life. Your contributions have a lasting impact, and we are truly honored to have you in our corner.
To Our Wonderful Volunteers:
David & Connie Hight, Kimberlyn Hines, Jena Sweden, Tia Taylor, Morgan Jones, Tammi Hardin, Jonelle Ballard, Monica Anderson, Selina Cotton, Megan Pakovich, and Rakia McRell – you all went above and beyond! Your presence and hard work brought so much energy and love to this event. Whether you were setting up, guiding the girls, or helping behind the scenes, your support made ALL the difference.
We are so blessed to have the incredible young women of Daughters of Bethel, the passionate students and mentors from Inspiring Minds of Youngstown, and our dedicated college representatives, who return year after year to pour into the lives of these young ladies.
A huge shoutout to Fire Chief Barry Finley, who literally came in hot and delivered an amazing motivational speech that left our young ladies inspired and empowered.
️ To Our Talented Vendors:
Traylor Made, Charmaine Phillips, and Joseph Napier – thank you for showing up and showing out with your incredible talents and offerings. Your dedication added that extra special touch that the girls and families loved so much.
To Our Girl Bosses:
Myah Starkey and Kyndall Higgs – you both absolutely shined! Watching young ladies like you step into leadership roles and inspire others is exactly what this event is all about. We couldn’t be prouder of you both!
To everyone involved – whether your role was big or small – your time, heart, and effort were deeply felt. Seeing the smiles on these young ladies’ faces and witnessing the impact of what we created together was truly priceless. You all helped us bring this vision to life, and we will never forget it.
From the bottom of our hearts – THANK YOU for showing up, showing out, and standing with us to empower the next generation. We are so incredibly blessed to have such an amazing community by our side. Let’s keep making magic together!