What Is Zoe’s Dolls: Zoe's Dolls is the vision of now 9 year-old Zoe Terry. Zoe’s Dolls
ask family, friends and the community to donate new dolls of color to give out to little
girls in need during the holiday. Zoe started this company when she was 5 years old on
her birthday. She asked all of her friends to bring a new doll of color in lieu of a birthday
gift. Zoe then rallied her school to set up boxes to collect new dolls of color. In her first
year Zoe gave out over 150 dolls to little brown girls in Miami, Haiti and Zambia. Zoe
has since expanded her company and now has a chapter in Atlanta, GA and Dallas,
TX. Since starting Zoe’s Dolls has given out over 1,000 dolls. You can find out more
about Zoe's Dolls at www.zoesdolls.com.
What Is The Living Doll Experience (LDE): LDE is the premiere, kick-off event to
Doll Season. LDE will feature 15 girls that will be transformed into “living dolls”. They
will be cased in life sized doll boxes. These 15 “live” dolls will represent all the beauty,
grace and style that the little Black girl embodies. These “live” dolls will represent the
multitude of ethnicities, lifestyles and cultures of the African Diaspora. Once the show
starts, an eclectic burst of fashion, music and dance will collide to bring to life the image
of the powerful, beautiful and undeniable Black girl. LDE will be free and open to the
community. The event will feature live music, free food, entertainment, vendors offering
free items and social service agencies.
What Is Doll Season: While Zoe’s Dolls accepts donations of new dolls of colors all
year long however Doll Season, which starts October 19th and goes through December
20th is the official start of doll collection. Doll Season kicks-off each year with a premiere
event. This year’s event is the Living Doll Experience (LDE).
What Is Girlpreneur: Girlpreneur is a pilot program that Zoe’s Dolls will be debuting
at the LDE event. The pilot program will start in January 2016. The program will accept
15 girls between the ages of 8-12 that have an interest in owning their own business.
Girlpreneur will work with these girls for six months, using a kid based business
curriculum designed to give these girls the foundation to starting their own business.
During the program girls will learn how to formulate their business idea, develop a
business plan, incorporate their business and design marketing plans. The girls will also
be paired with business owners, whom will serve as mentors. At the end of the program,
each girl will have incorporated and started their business. Each girl will also receive
$500 towards the development of her business.