Promising Pages is a unique non-profit organization. This
organization is regularly known for its consistency for working with other
organizations such as businesses, schools, and churches. My fellow interns and
I were able to participate at the Park Church Ministry on East Independence Boulevard
in Charlotte, NC. The Park Church was
putting together a community baby shower for expecting mothers. From my own opinion, I never knew something like
this was able to be conducted for many mothers who live in Charlotte. The Park
Church made sure to educate and inform new mothers on what to expect and what precautionary
steps to use when bringing a new child in to this world. I was blown away by how much was put in to
this community baby shower. Everything you could think of that you would need
for a baby shower was there. I remember seeing an financial advisor to assist the mothers. I was more thrown back that we were able to be part of
such a special event.
Brennan who is one of the interns (picture to the right) had
managed our showcase at one of the tables. You can see in the picture that she
is playing Erma the Book Worma. This is our main mascot that helps us
promote to children that it is awesome to read. Promising Pages generates that
reading = smart, and smart= being successful. This is specifically used to show
people who we are and what Promising Pages is about. We all helped to place
wrapped baby books neatly on the table. Once the day came to an end we were able
to give all of the baby books away. 
Sandrine and I managed the children’s room. We set up our
table with unwrapped books for the older children to be able to choose their
own books. Most of the older children around the ages of 10-12 were more
excited about receiving a book then the younger children. After Sir Purr made
his grand entrance the children were then able to settle down. And finally Erma
the Book Worma was able to form a corner in the room and began to read to the
children. She read the Duck for President.
All the children were very attentive and listened to the story. Erma was so
animated and enjoyed reading to the children and Sir Purr. 
By the end of the event we dwindle down and were able to
give away 485 books at the Community Baby Shower. We only had 15 unwrapped
books left. I feel that we did a great job as a group. We enjoyed
ourselves and this experience was rewarding for all of us. --Rasheeda Mickle
