You are invited to The Princess Shop’s 3rd Annual Perfectly Pink Appreciation BBQ, presented by Meyers Norris Penny, where our past and current Princess Graduates, sponsors, volunteers, and other friends of The Princess Shop will share a summer meal and celebrate a successful graduation season. Please join us!

WHEN Wednesday, June 30, 2010 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
WHERE Henry Kelsey Public School, Valens Drive, Saskatoon SK (North off of 33rd Street W, between Avenue I and Avenue P)
WHAT Games, activities, snacks, door prizes, BBQ dinner – Attendance is FREE – with PINK attire
4:30 PM Slow Pitch Game
5:30 PM Short Program
BBQ Dinner to follow

Please see the event invitation for more information: Perfectly Pink BBQ Invite (PDF)

Please invite your staff members and other friends of The Princess Shop — and RSVP your total number of guests to ainsley@theprincessshop.ca by Wednesday June 23, 2010.

See you there!
Ainsley

On behalf of Rayne Robertson, I am very excited to announce the launch of The Princess Shop’s Fairy Godmother Program pilot this June! Rayne Robertson is The Princess Shop’s new Fairy Godmother Program Coordinator for this mentorship-type initiative.`

The Princess Shop plans to implement a pilot phase of the Fairy Godmother Program this year, so just a few matches will be made as we move through this trial period and learn more about how the program will be able to run in full force next year. For this program year, Fairy Godmothers should be prepared to meet with their Princess Graduates at least twice per month from June to December, 2010. For more information regarding expectations and time commitments, etc. please see the Information Package on the Fairy Godmother Program webpage.

If you are male, or are not interested at this time, please consider promoting this program with bright, successful, women who are passionate about our community, and have life experiences to share with young women in The Princess Shop’s program! We are on a slightly tight timeline to make some matches in the next couple of weeks, so I appreciate your haste in promoting this mentorship-type program.

If you are interested, please review the Information Package and complete an Application Form. You can find both of these documents on the Fairy Godmother Program webpage.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Rayne: rmr679@mail.usask.ca or 306.238.7629.

Much love from The Princess Shop.
Ainsley

Jen hosted our very first Lloydminster-area graduate on Friday, May 7. This graduate actually came from Dewberry – and was The Princess Shop’s first Alberta Princess Graduate!

Fore more information on The Princess Shop’s satellite office in Lloydminster, please click here.

Contact Information

Jen Boyer, Lloydminster Satellite Office Coordinator
5712 51st Street
Lloydminster, AB T9V 0R5
H: 780.875.1758
C: 780.870.0036
E: jl.25@live.com

The Princess Shop’s 3rd Annual Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses will take place on Wednesday April 14, 2010 at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Be sure to mark your calendar with this exciting and unique event! View Glass Slipper invitation here.

Featuring:
Keynote speaker Barb Macpherson, Executive Director of YWCA Saskatoon
Musical guest Kirby Criddle

The Princess Shop holds an annual fundraiser, the Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses, as a celebration of the current year’s Princess Graduates. The event will feature Princess Graduates speaking about their experience, dinner, live and silent auction, musical guest Kirby Criddle, and keynote speaker Barb Macpherson, the Executive Director of YWCA Saskatoon. The benefit serves as an opportunity for the Saskatchewan community to experience the impact of The Princess Shop, celebrate its successes, and ensure the sustainability of the program. The Princess Shop’s 2nd Annual Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses was held on March 13, 2009 at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Outstanding response and support from our community resulted in 240 guests and financial contributions to assist with The Princess Shop’s operating budget for 2008-2009.

If your company is interested in being a part of the Glass Slipper Benefit, please email info@theprincessshop.ca.

Tickets are now available on Picatic! Special early bird pricing will be available until February 28, 2010, so get your tickets now and save!

Early-Early Bird $55    *until Jan 31, 2010
Early Bird $65    *until Feb 28, 2010
Regular $75    *until Apr 7, 2010

Newsletter
The Princess Shop’s second edition of The Princess Post is now available, arranged by our lovely designer Zach Perkins at Kinetic Design. This issue includes:
- Looking Back: The 2008-2009 Graduation Season
- News
- Upcoming Events

In Lieu of a Gift
Since the “In lieu of a gift” cards went so well last year, we are doing them again this year! We have a beautiful card available that reads: “In lieu of a gift this year, I made a donation to The Princess Shop in your name.”

Gift cards can be made out for any amount and payment will be accepted by cheque or PayPal. If you are interested in purchasing some Christmas cards please email info@theprincessshop.ca or call 222.3311. The gift cards will either be mailed to you, or directly to the recipient(s), at your convenience.

Mailing List
Click on “Sign up for our newsletter” on the right-hand side of the page to sign up or sign your friends up to receive news and invitations from The Princess Shop!

Thank you for being a friend of The Princess Shop. With your continued support, The Princess Shop continues to create an enhanced graduation experience for female students in need, and provide them with mentorship, support, and the tools to pursue success after graduation.

Happy Holidays to all of you, and your loved ones.

xoxo
The Princess Shop

The Princess Shop’s 3rd Annual Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses will take place on Wednesday April 14, 2010 at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Be sure to mark your calendar with this exciting and unique event!

The Princess Shop holds an annual fundraiser, the Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses, as a celebration of the current year’s Princess Graduates. The event will feature Princess Graduates speaking about their experience, dinner, live and silent auction, musical guest, and keynote speaker Barb Macpherson, the Executive Director of YWCA Saskatoon. The benefit serves as an opportunity for the Saskatchewan community to experience the impact of The Princess Shop, celebrate its successes, and ensure the sustainability of the program. The Princess Shop’s 2nd Annual Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses was held on March 13, 2009 at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Outstanding response and support from our community resulted in 240 guests and financial contributions to assist with The Princess Shop’s operating budget for 2008-2009.

If your company is interested in being a part of the Glass Slipper Benefit, please email info@theprincessshop.ca.

Tickets are now available on Picatic! Special early bird pricing will be available until February 28, 2010, so get your tickets now and save!

Early-Early Bird $55    *until Jan 31, 2010
Early Bird $65    *until Feb 28, 2010
Regular $75    *until Apr 7, 2010

During The Princess Shop’s second high school graduation season in June 2009, the program had created an exciting, affirming day for 55 Princesses – an increase of 41 percent from last year, bringing the organization’s total impact to 94 female youth. The organization’s second year in operation also marked the announcement of The Princess Shop’s scholarship program, with the donation of a full esthetician program scholarship (valued at $10,000) by Spa Academy. The Princess Shop also holds an annual benefit to raise funds for operations, and a year-end appreciation barbeque with members from the business community and several recently graduated Princesses and their families at the Forestry Farm. The Princess Shop now has over 700 grad dresses in inventory and 2100 members in its Facebook group.

Jessica Bridal, located at 234 1st Ave S in Saskatoon, recently donated 10 brand-new dresses to The Princess Shop’s inventory. We are very excited about establishing and fostering relationships like this with small businesses in our community. Thank you, Jessica Bridal!

Buy Insurance Salvage.com is a web-based company that sells insurance salvage on behalf of insurance companies. Buy Insurance Salvage.com recently donated 80 new formal dresses, as well as some new shoes, purses and gloves. This substantial donation is very exciting as The Princess Shop continues to increase its impact each year, and this continues to require a larger inventory of dresses. Thank you, Buy Insurance Salvage.com!

Huge thanks to Saskatoon Movers! Your willingness to assist The Princess Shop with this move made the day so much easier, and the moving process a lot faster.

Our new home: 12-1622 Ontario Avenue, Saskatoon SK

The 2nd Annual Perfectly Pink Appreciation BBQ was scheduled to take place on Tuesday July 7, 2009 at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm. Unfortunately, the BBQ was canceled due to a terrible thunder and rainstorm that day. The Princess Shop would like to recognize the title sponsor of this year’s Perfectly Pink Appreciation BBQ, Meyers Norris Penny. Terri Deiner from MNP worked in coordination with The Princess Shop’s Co-Founders to recoup the food costs and save the day: the food that was to be served at the BBQ was instead served for lunch at MNP, in return for donations. The Princess Shop extends sincere gratitude to MNP for their consideration .

Since we had already ordered food from a local caterer, we had a ton of food to get rid of and no one to eat it. Terri Diener from MNP and The Princess Shop’s co-founders came up with a plan to serve the food in the staff room at Meyers Norris Penny. Their employees graciously made donations to enjoy the meal. Because of MNP’s help, we were able to recoup the food costs. We are very excited to continue to grow our relationship with MNP in many forms.