In honor of Father’s Day, the Kiddie Kuts Foundation hosted a Daddy/Daughter Date last Saturday at Taki Japanese Steakhouse in Dunwoody to encourage quality time and conversation between dads and their daughters.
“Sometimes fathers work a lot or are not in the same home as the child, so this event becomes way for them to be completely with their daughters and focus on building their relationship,” said Marketing Director Erica Miller of the monthly event started in February 2011.
The date consists of a proper sit-down lunch that has fathers present their daughters with roses and the foundation prepares conversational questions that the pairs exchange in order to foster a healthy, communicative relationship. Not only does it mean quality time, “But this night out with their father gives girls an introduction to dating and shows them how they should expect to be treated in the future,” added Karrimah Muhammad, program director of The Kiddie Kuts Foundation in Atlanta.
The foundation, which began in 2003, is the nonprofit launched by the children’s salon, Kiddie Kuts Salon and Spa. In addition to the Daddy/Daughter Date, the foundation’s volunteers provide year- round tutoring services and guidance in the Youth Business Program, which teaches children about entrepreneurship. “We take a holistic approach in nurturing our kids from the outside and inside,” said Muhammad. “Our programs need volunteers throughout the year to help in tutoring, teaching them business skills or coming to do something as fun as arts and crafts. We want to nurture [the children] to believe that they can do anything.”
To volunteer with the Kiddie Kuts Foundation, visit www.kiddiekutsfoundation.org
In Other News: The Bank of North Georgia and Bank of Coweta hosted their fourth annual "Spread the Love" Peanut Butter and Jelly Food Drive from April 2- May 14. Forty-six bank branches and 17 partner schools collected 5,899 jars at 7,997 pounds, or four tons of peanut butter and jelly. The donations fared enough to make over 63,000 sandwiches for children who are served by 30 local food pantries.
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Makaylah Bosh (from left), Michael Bosh, Karrimah Muhammad, Amayia Griffin, Erica Miller, Mikayah Breedlove, Melissa Breedlove, Mark Breedlove and Megan Breedlove attended the Daddy/Daughter Date hosted by the Kiddie Cuts Foundation last Saturday at Taki Japanese Steakhouse in Dunwoody. The foundation, started in Atlanta in 2009, provides year-round tutoring and mentoring services for children, ages 1-18. Devika Rao, doing.goodajc@gmail.com
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