Anyone can pledge a heart as many as you want for just a $1.00….
February is Heart-Health Month
Proceeds will go to supplying food, hygiene, and housing to those in the Tri-City area. Anyone can pledge We’re trying to raise at least $5,000 but anything we’ll help A local Richmond based nonprofit organization, My Brother My Sister Foundation, is posting love notes around the city before Valentine’s Day. Talk about painting the city red.
Founder and serial entrepreneur Erika Bailey came up with a crafty idea to print love themed, caring messages on sticky notes displayed around the city. On trees, in corporate lobbies, and even at the checkout counter in your local grocery store. When asked about her inspiration for this year’s Pledge Your Heart campaign, Bailey simply remarked “Virginia is for Lovers.” “We want to change the way people start their day when they are experiencing grief, loss, depression, or even something as natural as seasonal weather change.” With just a couple of weeks left before Valentine’s Day, the organization is encouraging residents and local businesses around the City of Richmond to “Pledge Your Heart.”
For more information about the organization’s efforts, you can follow them on Instagram (insert IG handle). Erika Bailey has been a Richmond resident and philanthropist for close to two decades. Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, she moved to Richmond as an ambitious college freshman at Virginia State University in 2003 where she later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and a Master of Science in counseling. Building a solid foundation for her career on her desire to create one social enterprise to provide basic needs and wraparound services for underserved families, Erika excelled in several cross functional business and community sectors that helped her rise to significant heights in a short time.
Today, Erika chairs seven businesses as Chief Executive Officer. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of My Brother My Sister Foundation. A philanthropist at heart, she has self-funded several vital community programs through her foundation. Last year, My Brother My Sister Foundation facilitated a 6-week summer program for at-risk youth who each received a stipend for school supplies after successful completion.
The organization also hosted an Adult Christmas Giveaway where those in need were gifted with laptops and tablets to help them expand their job search. “We want to do more in 2024!” Bailey remarked, when asked about her aspirations for the Richmond community this year. “Not only have I pledged my own resources over the years to ensure that people who are systematically left out of the equation are included, but I have also pledged my heart to the business of serving the people.”