The T&T Project’s mission is to help ALL children who have been affected by tragedy and/or misfortune.
What is your 30-second business card? (Business name & brief description)
The name of our business is The T&T Project. Our website is kstbllc.com. The T&T Project was founded January 16, 2010 by Taylor Bates (15) and TaDarol Bates II (11). Our mission is to help all children (under 19) who have been affected by tragedy and /or misfortune.
What do you consider to be your strong points?
Our strong points are we are very organized & have always worked with our mom to volunteer. Our mom has a company that works directly with Non-profits and we have hands on experience volunteer with various non-profit organizations. .
What do you consider to be your weaknesses?
Our weakness is that we just started and the need is so great. We have made and donated backpacks to a family who had 7 children. All of their belongings were lost in a fire. We also donated to a teenager whose family needed help with money to bury her. We are still trying to get our organization off the ground. Our Mom is completing our 501c3 application for us.
What inspired you to start your own business?
On the date of January 16, 2010 I was sitting in homeroom and we were watching CNN & the tragedy that struck Haiti. I looked a little closer and noticed little children wandering around. Instead of just sitting around and hoping that somebody else would do something, I called my brother into my room. We discussed what we could do to help the children and we came up with the organization to help ALL children who have been affected by tragedy and/or misfortune.
Other than money, what were you looking to get out of your business?
Out of our organization, we just want to be able to help out all children who have been affected by tragedy and/or misfortune. We hope that by receiving a backpack full of goodies from us, it will brighten their spirits despite what they are going through.
Did you ever have a feeling of desperation or insecurity when launching your business? How did you overcome those feelings?
We’re just launching our project. The very first day, TaDarol & I did have doubts. We didn’t know if people would be interested in an organization like ours. But, both children and adults have been very generous with their time, products, and monetary donations.
How do you use your business to share your faith?
We use our business to share our faith by simply helping out children who are going through a challenge. We are enjoying giving back to children. It feels so good to know that we are helping them during their time of need.
OTHER:
The T&T Project will be packing shoe boxes for the children of Haiti this Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 3 p.m. We welcome all children (under 19), to come and help us pack. Each shoe box contains some of the following:
Note cards
Socks
Teen Magazines
Wash cloths
Deoderant
Uno cards
Old Maid cards
Underwear
sanitary and baby wipes
tampons/sanitary pads
soap
toothbrush
toothpaste
bottled water
small stuffed animal
The boxes will be delivered to: The Haitian Alliance, Inc. They will take them to Haiti and distribute them to children.
OFFICERS:
Taylor Bates, President (15)
TaDarol Bates II, Secretary (11)
Kimberly Sellars-Bates, Advisor
Danielle Galloway, 17, is the eldest of six in a family that has grown up homeless in Atlanta. They’ve bounced from shelter to shelter, occasionally to an apartment, and back to another shelter. By her count, Galloway has attended 10 different schools. Her father is largely absent from her life. Her stepfather is in jail for molesting her. (The AJC doesn’t typically name sexually assault victims, but Galloway gave her permission.) And yet, Galloway has graduated in the top 25 percent of her class. In the fall, she will attend Boston University on a full-tuition scholarship. She plans to run a foundation that will provide mentors to homeless and low-income children.
