Boldly My organized anty bully assembly in my daughter junior hight - my daughter was very moved and inspired by this event. It was an eye opening experience for her. It simply changed her. She became more companionate, kind and sensitive to her classmates. Thank Bouldy Me for your great job - we will continue to support you.
They helped me become a better and more confident person. I am grateful that I have discovered them.
I had the pleasure of meeting Alanna as Founder and President of Boldly Me through Fremont's Chamber of Commerce. When she came to share her experiences and challenges with us. I immediately wanted to learn more and felt I could strongly relate my thoughts and feelings of being different due to my seizure disorder of Epilepsy. She actually provided the opportunity and fortune of me being able to share my own story with a BLOG on the Boldly Me website. She strongly encouraged me and motivated me to continue pursuing and creatively share my own story through my on-going manuscript. I want to share my own experiences, with what I've come to learn or discover. It is a learning opportunity for myself and perhaps others- be it personally, and/or friends and family of epileptics.
Alanna has helped me allow myself to open up, to share and confront my own fears by the opportunity provided through Boldly Me.
As an adult who grew up with a noticeable birthmark on my face, I was delighted to discover Boldly Me. How awesome it is for young kids to have this resource to develop new talents, celebrate differences and feel good about themselves. This year I went through cancer treatments. The Boldly Me banquet was the first place I went publicly bald after my own hair fell out due to chemotherapy. It was a safe and accepting environment to be “Boldly Me.”
After working with Boldly Me for a year from 2013-2014, I can honestly say that this nonprofit does wonders for the community. Alanna and the other members are kind, compassionate, and caring. Not only do they serve their clients, but they also work with local schools and have programs to involve students and help them learn. Thanks Boldly Me!
Alaana has created Boldly Me an organization dedicated to helping others through the journey of self love and acceptance. I met her at a talk she was doing about building confidence. The day helped change the course of my life by helping me overcome fears one by one. I'm very thankful for the opportunity to participate in her first annual fundraiser in which I put myself out there to sing a duet with my coach Tracy. Boldy Me helps many people in different ways. Thankful to be a part.
Alanna Powell has created an organization that truly has life changing aspects. Boldly Me attracts individuals who are said to be different in some way. Through their program they promote inclusiveness and sensitivity to others. Alanna has shown that one person can truly make a difference. In her case, the creation of Boldly Me will make a difference to people of all ages and backgrounds. Thank you Alanna for your many sacrifices which have made it all possible.
I have been a board member since 2012 as well as a volunteer for Boldly Me. It has been an amazing journey watching this non-profit grow. During its short existence I have seen many people who have greatly benefitted from Boldly Me's services. I met Alanna Powell at a stage in life where I was looking for new ways to contribute to the greater good. She was kind, supportive and listened to me. She has pushed me out of my comfort zone and has helped to grow to be a stronger and better person. I have never met a person with more drive and passion to help people. Our society today is a great need for the type of support and learning to love oneself that Boldly Me offers. Through Boldly Me, we hope to create a better, more loving world.
Alanna has a passion to help others. Boldly Me is the realization of this passion. She is helping so many people in the community every day. She is reaching out to teens at risk and providing ways to boost their self-esteem. She provides support for people feeling different or discriminated against. She is working in the elementary schools to teach self-confidence to our children to help them see their importance in the world. For each person who is touched by Boldly Me, he/she goes on and affects the lives of others. It is a wonderful ripple effect that is changing our community. Thank you, Alanna and Boldly Me!
Our culture moves faster than ever, and it seems as if society's focus on 'new' and 'fast' and 'best' has shifted our collective mindset and we ignore basic, common human needs to survive in a society, such as 'what to people need to do TO feel good about themselves and others and how do we help?'
Alanna stepped away from the 'fast' world and placed her talent, technique and drive into the world of helping people; helping students and adults BE better through support that focuses on the emotional and behavioral needs that seem so lacking in so many.
Alanna is passionate and kind and just knows 'people.' I love this program and think her laser focus on helping our culture focus on care of self and others is key.
Alanna has created an organization that works to help those that are hurting. She is passionate about her cause and her message makes an impact on those that she encounters. As a volunteer, I saw Boldly Me reach a large number of students and make an impact on their lives.
Boldy Me is very unique and passionate organization focused on very important issues that normally do not receive a lot of attention. Working with Alanna and her team is awesome. They are very professional, committed, and passionate about their cause. I would highly recommend looking into getting involved in helping Boldly Me if you are able.
Meeting Boldly Me and its founder, Alanna, was probably one of the life-changing experience for me. During high school, I had to complete a senior project in order to graduate. The topic was to address a social issue and hopefully find a solution to it. I happen to choose Bulimia, which is a type of eating disorder that can develop. I had a difficult time finding a non-profit that would help me, but I met Boldly Me. Boldly Me is a organization that works with people who are struggling and hope to turn their life around. The first time I met her, it was with about 7-10 other people, she greeted us with smiles and made me feel welcomed. She told us her story and she hardly knew us, to me it showed she was willing to work with us. She made me feel comfortable about myself, and that is the reason I wanted to work with her. Boldly me and group made ideas and plans to solve and raise awareness of what eating disorders and depression are. With the help of Boldly me, we achieved what we wanted. During our trips to high schools, many teenagers gave us positive feed back. Even a few students came up and wanted to get help with the help of Boldly Me. A year ago I was a different person then I am now. Wearing a scarf on my head, i was very shy and insecure about who I was. Boldly me has taught me to just be myself no matter what. It made me realize that I am someone of value, and that I do have some characteristics that I do like about myself. Alanna is a passionate woman who cares about what she does, she wants to make a difference and help people. She is selfless, sweet, and if you don't have anyone to talk then you can always find Alanna. She supports your decisions because she believes that you will make far in life. Boldly me has been working with people to overcome their difficulties, and all of what they are doing is successful. It has been a pleasure to be part of Boldly Me, I’m proud to say that I was a part of it.
Boldly Me assisted many of our students as they are assigned to work with a non-profit for their senior project. While Boldly Me met the criteria, it was also so much more. Many of our students learned to be themselves and feel more comfortable around others. They spread this message to other students at our high school, making the school better in general. We are indebted to Boldly Me.
As the founder and president of Boldly Me, it has been an honor to serve the community. What started out as a philanthropic mission to use my baldness as a way to help people know that they are loved despite a physical difference has transformed to a mission that helps everybody who feels different. I am very grateful for the families and children whose lives my story has helped transformed. Building self esteem and public awareness for those who feel different is my passion.
Having self compassion and knowing that a person is born loveable through all of their stages in life is so critical to emotional health. This is what Boldly Me strives to achieve- teach people self compassion, physical wellness, and financial stability.
Unhealthy self esteem can erode a person's emotional, physical, and financial well being.
This is where Boldly Me can help someone overcome their struggle and become the hero of their own story! Thank you for taking the time to learn about Boldly Me.
When I met Alanna Powell, the founder, I was only 17, a senior in high school and struggling to find an organization to work with my entire senior year to fulfill a requirement to graduate from Irvington. My main focus on that project was depression and I was introduced to Boldly Me to work on helping our youth and community understand that depression happens to young adults and adolescents and isn't a myth. From September of 2013 to May of 2014, I was a volunteer and excelled in my project to receive a passing A and my my diploma.
Not only did Alanna push me to succeed academically, she pushed me to discover who I am and the qualities about me that WILL allow me to be the best version of myself. Not everybody gets the chance to have a mentor like Alanna so easily placed in their lives but to me that is what she is. As I grew in those months, I learned life lessons that I could never forget and I started to understand what differences I could make in the lives of the people around me with her guidance. What started out as project to me blossomed into what I believe a life-long friendship and mentor that I know will always support me in my decisions and be there when I need it. This organization truly changes the lives they come in contact with, including myself and the lives I have seen change being a volunteer.
At almost 19 years old now, I continue to work with Boldly Me as much as I can while I am at college - referring students to her, helping be a bridge between our high school students, and playing a role anywhere that I can contribute. I had the chance to meet with the people who make Boldly Me work and continue strong and these women are some of the most brave, strong and devoted people you will ever meet. All because they care about our youth, adolescents, young adults and adults in the same way and work to build our communities to be the best they can be. I wouldn't refer students if I wasn't a believer of all the power and good that come from this committee that puts this organization above things like sleep and a stress-free day.
I have seen both sides of this organization, been touched by the stories I have heard from the volunteers and the students we have reached through our program and have become a different person because of Boldly Me and I hope that more people are able to see what I have and to meet the faces who truly have changed the world - at least the worlds of individuals involved.
Boldly Me is an exceptional organization that speaks to the heart and soul of our youth.
It builds self esteem and and awareness that we are all capable of working together with positive
awareness and in good deed.
I am blessed and honored to be part of this great humanitarian service that is dedicated to making this world a happier place in which to live. Thank you.
From my heart to yours!
Rev. Karen Haughey
Boldly Me provides transformative experiences for children and adults. As a grant writer, I see a lot of organizations struggle to accomplish their mission with minimal resources - little money and few staff (if any). This non-profit somehow makes every dollar work like ten! The leadership--all volunteers--is exemplary. They give their time, compassion, smarts and financial support. The strength and impact of Boldly Me is life-changing for those who are suffering.
I am both a volunteer and a recipient! I met Alanna at the hospital in the lab. We started chatting about our experiences dealing with special needs in the real world...Hers is alopecia, mine is a spinal injury. She gave me the information and a brochure about Boldly Me..and invited me to come to a meeting to meet some of the other volunteers. I am a retired teacher, and was looking for a place to volunteer which would utilize my skills and allow me to stretch beyond my limits. It is my experience that volunteering in the right place...you truly do not know who gets more out of it...the volunteer or the recipient! I have been going to the meetings and helping for several months now..and truly feel challenged and supported in all of the areas I help with! I am good at meeting and chatting with people, training adults, working with children, attending social mixers to tell about the group, and finding matches for the skills and needs involved. I get to stretch and expand myself and get a lot of positive feedback because you can tell when things are working! This is an amazing group, and has opened my life to other amazing people...both volunteers and recipients of all ages. Alanna is a kindred spirit who attracts like people. I am convinced we were meant to meet that day in the lab. I am happy to share my experiences and answer questions too!
Boldly Me is an amazing non-profit organization. For my senior year I had to do this major project on a social issue. I decided to do it on Eating Disorders. My friend recommended Boldly Me to me because I was having a hard time getting in contact with other organizations. I love working with boldly me. Alanna Powell who is the founder of the program is an amazing woman. It was great honor and pleasure to work with her and the rest of our group. She helped me and a few other seniors from my highscho with our project. We all came up with ideas on what to do and accomplished them all. We learned more about Alanna's story, our stories and we went out to the community and expressed ourselves to strangers. Well other teenagers. It's hard to to talk to teenagers about topics like depression and eating disorders, but wth Boldly Me, we achieved that. This non profit organization is for everyone who feels they nedd help, wether it's eating disorders, depression, family issues, relationship issues, Boldly me is there for it all. that's what I love most about this organization. Is that they are there for everyone no matter what they are going through. And it's on such a personal level that you do get results. You do actually achieve help and love from strangers who become you're second family. I am honored to be apart of this amazing non profit organization and to have worked so closely with Alanna and others. Truely outstanding and full of love.