“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades” Audrey Hepburn On Tuesday, the young women were able to get some hands-on experience with table etiquette. We talked about the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to table manners. For example, putting elbows on the tables is not appropriate: True or False? False! You might be surprised to learn that although putting your elbows on the table while everyone is eating is NOT appropriate. Placing your elbows on the table once e

So many times, we are told that failure is NEVER an option but this cannot be further from the truth. Failure CAN and IS an option as long as we keep trying and working towards our goal. We do not need to let FAILURE be our label for life but instead a stepping stone to success. There are SO many individuals, especially women, who have faced failure and do not let it win. For example, Oprah, she faced possible failure over and over because she is a woman, the color of her ski

The evening started with a quick check-in from the group and flowed into our favorite part of the night, “What’s your Power Pose?”. For this ice-breaker activity we watched a short clip about how standing with your hands placed on your hips for about two minutes can you give you a new-found confidence. We decided to try this for ourselves, we all stood up in our circle with our hands placed on our hips and our shoulders back. As we all stood in our “Super Woman” poses, the gi

It all began on the evening of Tuesday, October 10th at the Mighty Writers South Philly location. The Diamond Daughter Corporation hosted the 1st week of the 6-week professional prep curriculum, with a group of young women from the Mighty Writers. There were nine young women in attendance, ranging from 7th grade to 10th grade. Founder Angela Deery, along with three DDC board members: Audrey Dellagranda, Tina Olive, and Darcel Laurie were also in attendance. Before the young w

Happy Tuesday Everyone! The Diamond Daughter Corporation have been waiting in anticipation and excitement for this Tuesday October 10, 2017. You might be asking yourself, why is that? It is just another Tuesday in October, an abnormally warm one, but just another Tuesday. Well……today marks the beginning of the Diamond Daughter Corporation sharing our 6-week program with a group of young ladies from the Mighty Writers program. The Mighty Writers is a great program located with