I am writing to let you know that I am so grateful for your support of my return to school and your generous donation. Unfortunately, I was unable to raise enough money to return this semester. I am working on a better plan of how I can achieve my goal to

I am Marlene Dillon, author of I’m Proud to Be Natural Me! Through my book and free children's empowerment workshops, I teach children to believe in themselves and empower parents to raise confident children. I need your help to continue this work.

I’m Proud to Be Natural Me! is about loving our hair no matter what state it’s in and teaching our children to do the same. It’s about internalizing that no matter how we choose to style, straighten, or color our hair, at the root we are beautiful as is.