[Charity] "Girls Are Not For Sale" Drive

I recently received an email from a friend of mine in NYC who is helping out the organization called "GEMS- Girls Education and Mentoring Services." The organization specifically addresses survivors and victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. This is a huge issue in today's society not only in the United States but all over the world.

We've talked about this subject on the show briefly last week but in order to really understand how bad the situation is and how the GEM organization helps, visit them at http://www.gems-girls.org/

They also have a documentary about the sexual exploitation titled "Very Young Girls". Here's the trailer.

To watch the full documentary you can check it out on Netflix.

My dear friend Alena is requesting items to be donated for the drive. To those who live out of the state (and others if they prefer) can donate an American Express Gift card which will be used to buy items requested rather to ship things which will be more costly. She is asking for all donations to be given by December 15th. You can contact Alena via email at coogiecruz@gmail.com or via twitter at www.twitter.com/CoogieCruz  to arrange pick ups or where to mail the gift cards.

On behalf of APOPA we ask you to please help these ladies out. Please spread the word!!!

Here are the items that are being asked to be donated...

Housewarming Care Packages*

Bedroom

Full-sized Sheets

Pillows

Blankets

Bathroom

Towels

Wash Clothes

Bath Mats

Shower Curtains

Shower Curtain Rings

Mirrors

Kitchen

Spoons, Forks, Knives

Plates

Cups

Ice Trays

Pots

Pans

Kitchen Utensils (i.e. Spatulas, Can Openers)

Tupperware

Baking Sheets

Basic Care Packages*

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Mouthwash

Floss

Soap

Shampoo

Conditioner

Tampons/Pads

Body Lotion

Hairbrush

Elastics

Deodorant

Razor

Non-perishable Food

Ramen Noodles

Individual cereal boxes

Microwavable dinners

Juice Boxes

Microwavable popcorn

Microwavable soups

Sodas

Powdered Drink Mixes

Potato Chips

Corn Chips

Fruit Cups

Clothing (Please note: We are in need of women’s sizes ranging from XS – XXL and 0 – 16 for teens and young adults)

Undergarments*

Underwear (various sizes)

Cotton Tank Tops (various sizes)

Pajamas

Bras (various sizes)

Light-weight and heavy socks

Casual

Jeans

Shirts

T-Shirts

Skirts

Dresses

Sweaters

Winter Coats

Winter Gloves

Winter Scarves

Winter Hats

Professional Attire

Blazers

Dress Pants

Skirts

Shirts

Dresses

Blouses

Suits

Handbags

Belts

Scarves

Shoes

Sandals

Sneakers

Ballet Slippers

Office- appropriate pumps

Office-appropriate loafers

Office-appropriate boots

Winter Boots

* These items must be new and unopened.

[Mod] Help Us!

Hello my fellow ADDICTS. Hope all is well in your world. We are in need of your thoughts and ideas!! It's about that time again to redo our lovely website and we figured why not turn to all of you to get your suggestions on what we should add or take away from the site. We would like to make the site a little bit more interactive. Since you guys are the ones who come here the most we want to make it as interactive as possible for all of you to enjoy. Just please keep in mind that everything done on the website is done by me and with not very much money spent....lol. Besides that suggest away! As many suggestions as you can think of, leave it in the comment box. Sometime in April I will launch the redone website. :)

Thanks!
Cyn City

[Awards] We Need YOUR Help!

The year is quickly coming to a close which means a bunch of awards show will be on TV. Well, we here at Asian Pop Addict have come up our own awards. BUT we need your help!

 

We got stumped on some of the categories and who to nominate so what we need from you guys is to take the categories, nominate no more than 5 artist per category and email it back to us at asianpopaddict@gmail.com before Monday the 13th. Here are the categories...

Biggest WTF of the year

Song of the year Korean

Song of the year Japanese

Artist who needs more airplay, Korean

Artist who needs more airplay,  Japanese

Most annoying song of the year Korean

Most annoying song of the year Japanese

Dumbass of the year

GTFO My TV!

Twitter whore of the year 

So get on it! Also if you've got a jazzy name for our award show feel free to include that in an email as well. :) 

The official nominees will be announced on next week's show and then the voting will be open for you guys to vote.