EMILY THE STRANGE TO SPONSOR
ALLYKATZZ TWEEN TOWN HALL MEETING
Outspoken Icon to Encourage Tweens to Speak Out
NEW YORK, NY, March 12, 2010 — Emily the Strange is NOT your average 13-year-old girl, but for that matter, what girl IS average? Global licensing agency Gator Group announced today that Emily the Strange is slated to be a Gold Level Sponsor for the upcoming AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting on March 13, 2010. The FREE event will welcome 150 tween girls, ages 8-14, to UCLA’s Hall of Fame for an all-day invitation to be seen and heard while learning the importance of taking action and making a difference in their world.
Rob Reger, President and Creative Director of Cosmic Debris, home of Emily the Strange, will make an appearance at the event, interacting with the attendees and signing free copies of his book, Emily the Strange: The Lost Days, now available in paperback form from HarperCollins Publishers.
Over the course of the event, tweens will attend a “Meet & Greet” with the inaugural group of A.L.L.Y. Award winners - tweens and teens who have formed their own non-profit organizations dedicated to changing the world for better. The altruistic activities will continue with DenimMessagingTM, a creative activity that will include decorating and donating jeans to homeless tweens and teens. Reger and other celebrity attendees will also decorate jeans which are slated to be auctioned off for charity.
“Emily has been 13-years-old for the past fifteen years,” Reger states, “For girls going through adolescence, Emily is a powerful icon representing individuality and the do-it-yourself movement. We look forward to sharing Emily’s story with these influential girls and encouraging our fans to make an impact on the world through self expression.”
“Emily the Strange is a strong, self-sufficient tween and her presence at the AllyKatzz Town Hall is a perfect fit,” says Denise Restauri, CEO and founder of both AK Tweens and AllyKatzz.com, “She speaks her mind and she follows her own lead without fear of what others may think, which is a largly what this event is about.”
For more information and to apply to attend the AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting visit http://www.tweentownhallmeeting.com.
About Emily the Strange
Created by Reger and his company Cosmic Debris in 1993, Emily the Strange has become an internationally celebrated icon for individualism, female empowerment, and do-it-yourself style. Born from the San Francisco graphic arts community, Emily graces a full, rock-influenced fashion clothing and accessory line, including everything from T-shirts, dresses, and underwear to toys, guitars, and school supplies. She is the featured character in a series of comic books from Dark Horse Comics, four hardbound Chronicle Books, and a series of young adult novels from HarperCollins Publishing. For more information about Emily the Strange, visit http://www.Emilystrange.com.
About AllyKatzz.com
AKTweens is the leading consulting and marketing company that captures the thoughts and opinions of tweenage girls and is built around the country’s largest COPPA compliant tween social networking site, AllyKatzz.com. 75,000 tweenage girl members come to AllyKatzz.com to share uncensored information about what's going on in their worlds: opinions, ideas, dreams, people, places, products and trends. AK Tweens is able to translate their thoughts and opinions from “tweenage chatter” into valuable feedback for companies seeking a more meaningful and beneficial relationship with the tween girl market.
About Gator Group
Launched in 2009 by Australian entrepreneur Geoff Rosenhain, Gator Group has quickly grown into a full-service licensing agency offering the unique combination of seasoned licensing executives coupled with expertise in product design and manufacturing. Gator Group provides a wide range of services for a focused group of strategic corporate partners as well as wholly owned brands. The company is the worldwide licensing agent for renowned fashion brand Paul Frank Industries manufactures a range of electronics accessories for Apple iPods, iPhones and laptops and recently launched a new socially responsible soft toy line, Tales 4 Tomorrow, created in partnership with Conservation International. Gator Group is headquartered in Dana Point, California with offices in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris. For additional information please visit http://www.gatorgroup.com.
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