As many of you know, She’s The First*{Syracuse} entered a video in Vivanista’s “Parties For a Purpose” contest. We were thrilled when we learned that we were one of the top 5 finalists, and on Saturday, even bigger news was announced: WE WON!
This is a victory for all She’s The First supporters. Our video received more than 6,000 votes, thanks to so many of you voting each and every day of the contest, and telling your friends to do the same. By posting the link to Vivanista’s voting page on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites, you helped the word spread like wildfire.
We are so grateful to have won the $1,000 prize, and we plan to put 80% of the money toward girls’ sponsorships in a program from the She’s the First directory (we’ll decide which ones when She’s the First*{Syracuse} holds our first meeting of Spring semester, and we’ll keep you posted!). We’ll also reinvest 20% into an STF fundraiser at Syracuse University that raises more than $200 to send even more girls to school.
So thank YOU for using the power of social media to lead us to victory and help us transform girls’ lives!
