Saturday, August 21, 2010

A Special Thanks to Kid Junction of Branchburg, NJ!





A special thanks to Kid Junction of Branchburg for allowing us to use their facility, last Tuesday, August 10th for our single parents event. The production team was in attendance taking footage for possible use in the pilot episode. To be honest, I was a bit nervous that not enough people would show up to the event that night, but ended up being relieved with the amount of people who did attend. So another special "Thank You" to all who attended and came down to support me and the cast members that will soon be television's 1st reality-based show on single parents.

My goal was to introduce my mission of increasing the need for more support and assistance programs for working single parents, and my plan to launch a single parent organization that will provide temporary assistance with rent, utility, food, daycare, education, etc, to struggling working single parents based on need, and their current situation. An organization that will award scholarships to single parents and their families, and a place single parents can go to for support and mentoring.

So as I begin to transition into my new life, a destiny I can finally call my own, I feel good knowing that my mission is one I won't be taking alone. That there are people around me who believe whole-heartedly in what I am doing, and hope to do with the success of the show. Most people pursue careers in reality television primarily for money and fame, but for me it isn't about neither of them. It's about making a difference, and using my success and the power that comes with it to help others. It's about continuing a mission that started four years ago between my friend Heather and I. Most importantly, it is about carrying out that very same legacy and full-filling the promise I made to her, and not stopping until it is achieved.

Below are the pics from the Kid Junction event, courtesy of Stefanie Guilano Photography. Thank you Stefanie!

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Friday, August 6, 2010

Taping Begins for "Single Parenthood: NJ" Pilot! Yippeeee!!!!!!!!!


Yesterday, August 6th marked the first day of shooting for the "Single Parenthood: NJ" Pilot. It was such an exciting day for me to finally see my show concept come to life, after a year of working day and night to make my dream a reality. It was fun watching Lisa, the producer in action and being involved in every aspect of the development process from start to finish.

I know once the show series gets picked up by a television network, that I won't be able to do too much of the behind-the -scenes stuff since I'm also a cast member on the show. So to have the opportunity to do it now has so far been such an amazing experience. I just can't wait to see the final product....just can't wait.
Wow looking back I just can't believe that its' been exactly one year that I first began taking the steps to develop this project; a concept that just popped into my head one afternoon while watching television, trying to clear my head from a few struggles I was going through as a single mom. I remember just how many single parents out there where in my shoes, raising a baby on her own without the help of her father financially or physically. Of course being the "google freak" that I am, I began researching statistics and wasn't surprised when I saw that there were approx 13.7 million single parents in the U.S. today. Don't believe me? Check it out yourself here.