AOL's JSYK, Bath & Body Works, Emily the Strange, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, and Penguin Young Readers Group, Join Dove Go Fresh Deodorant and Matching Body Mist as Official Sponsors of The AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Tweens, the nation's leading tween girls' marketing/consulting firm and AllyKatzz.com, the largest COPPA compliant tween girl social networking site- today announced that AOL's JSYK, Bath & Body Works, Emily the Strange, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, and Penguin Young Readers Group have joined Dove go fresh Deodorant and Matching Body Mist along with Chronicle Books, Clutch for Cures, Crayola, Daisy Rock Girl Guitars, Discovery Girls Magazine, Gaby'z, Hint water, Hollywood Teen'Zine, IZZE, Kathy Wilson Atelier, O.N.E., O.P.I., Ottilie and Lulu, Pinc Premium, Popstar! Magazine, Tea Party Angels, SciGirls, Stonyfield Farm, Inc., and SweetyHigh.com as Official Sponsors of the First AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting scheduled for March 13, 2010 at the UCLA campus in Westwood, CA.

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"I'm thrilled that these companies are enthusiastically joining us in our mission to give tween girls a platform to Stand Up, Speak Out, and Be Heard," stated Denise Restauri, CEO and founder of both AK Tweens and AllyKatzz.com. "These companies are whole-heartedly embracing the fact that tweens have voices that need to be supported and nurtured."

The FREE one-day only AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting will welcome 150 tween girls, ages 8-14, to UCLA's campus. Beginning at 11:15am and ending at 7pm, the day will encompass a keynote address that emphasizes the importance of tweens speaking up, taking action, and making a difference in their world, a "Meet & Greet" with the inaugural group of A.L.L.Y. Award winners- inspiring tween/teen girls and boys- committed to changing the world, a chance to get active with some of UCLA's female athletes, an opportunity to spread goodwill through DenimMessaging™ - (they'll bring in jeans to donate to homeless teens after they've decorated them and custom hangtags with words of hope and encouragement), and a chance to "Speak Up & Share" with the "Listening Panel"- a group of accomplished adults from media, entertainment, fashion, etc. that want to know what they want. Throughout the day they'll also interact with some of the hottest tween celebrities and singers!

There is a Parent Track which will enhance and support what the tweens are learning. For more information and to apply to attend the AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting visit http://www.tweentownhallmeeting.com.

SPONSORS: For information on sponsorship packages, full day passes and other opportunities, contact Diane Light Waight, 1.770.316.0941 or [email protected].

PRESS: For information or to register to attend the AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting please contact Kerry Gillick Goldberg of KGG Enterprises, LLC at 1.516.455.3179 or [email protected].

GENERAL INFORMATION: For general information on the AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting visit www.tweentownhallmeeting.com or email [email protected].

SOURCE AK Tweens