Spring Brings Happiness 

Written by Dragana Konstantinovi?

While watching all these early buds and swallows,
I can feel tonight
that my heart's slowly growing over sorrows
as someone's horizon on smiley days might;

that it's getting bigger like all plants around
and light as a feather,
and that all happiness that's above the ground
and a Hell of pain wouldn't really matter:

It's longing for all things that a life as such
could give nice to thy,
and completely nothing wouldn't be too much--
its eager desire and hopes are so high.

Everything that's happened has been just a play
of my heart on fire;
my true love has never been given away
as much as I could and as I desire;

There are, in my deeps, gentle tides of words
never let outside;
I could give my heart to everyone on worlds,
yet, it would remain a lot of it inside.

 Submitted by:Synovia Dover-Harris

What exactly is Easter?

Easter gets its name from Eoster, a Teutonic spring goddess. It was originally celebrated on the spring equinox when the day is in balance with the night, and so we will again have more light than darkness. It was therefore the perfect time to celebrate the resurrected deity, whether it's Osiris, Mithras, Odin, Persephone, or Jesus Christ.

Everywhere we look there are flowers, chicks, rabbits, and colored eggs! All symbols of new life and fertility and have been part of spring celebrations for thousands of years.

The lily, now thought of more as a symbol of death, was a symbol of life to the ancient greeks and romans, and they decorated their Spring altars with them. Young men would offer them in the way that men now offer diamond rings.

Submitted by:Synovia Dover-Harris

SSE Update: 900 books donated to Students in Savannah

On Thursday, April 14, Sisters Striving for Excellence, Inc. will give 900 books away through our partnership with RIF (Reading is Fundamental) to students in the inner city of Savannah, GA. Each child will receive two books each and in May we follow up with providing another distribution.


RIF's mission is to motivate young children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. RIF's highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8.


If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to contact RIF:

National Headquarters

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. 
1255 23rd Street, NW 
Suite 300 
Washington, DC 20037

General Inquiries

1-877-RIF-READ or 202-536-3400 

Corporate Sponsorship

Erika Ekdahl, director, Corporate Relations 202-536-3417  

WIFTA Student Tuition Scholarship Program

The Student Scholarship program provides financial assistance annually to promising WIFTA student members.  Each year a scholarship of up to $1,500 is awarded to one (or more) deserving female student member(s) studying film/ video production at an accredited Georgia college or university.  Qualifying candidates are evaluated based on their academic standing, artistic talents and commitment to a film-based curriculum. Each year’s recipient is honored at that year’s WIFTA Anniversary Gala & Awards Ceremony; with the scholarship award being paid directly to the recipient’s college or university.  

All female, student members are eligible to apply.

Students who join WIFTA during the Student Scholarship Application period also qualify for a $10.00 discounted student membership rate of ONLY $35! JOIN TODAY!

Application Deadline is May 31, 2011

The winner will be announced at the beginning of the 2011 Fall Semester and honored at WIFTA’s 37th Anniversary Gala in October.
Click Here for Application

Recent Student Scholarship Recipients

2010 - Jessica Guerra

2009 - Sue Ellen Chitunya

2008 - Cyndee Bayless

2007 - Shanna Gildersleeve

2006 - Darnina Hodge

2005 - Chanju Lee

ELIGIBILITY

To qualify, applicants must:

1. Be a current WIFTA member in good standing
2. Be female
3. Be a student majoring in, or whose primary field of study is film or video at an accredited Georgia 4 year college or university
4. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale

Required Items:

1. Completed application form
2. Resume
3. A brief essay (1000 words or less) highlighting your accomplishments and explaining your career goals
4. A Letter of Recommendation from an advisor or faculty member
5. Proof of current enrollment
6. A short sample of your work on DVD, 5 min or less

Click Here for Application

NOTE:  Women in Film & Television Atlanta (WIFTA) supports individual women filmmakers through our annual scholarship program, where we award an established amount (currently $1,500) to a deserving female student based on their academic standing, artistic talents and commitment to a film-based curriculum.  As an all volunteer organization, we operate on very limited funding, and unfortunately cannot honor requests to sponsor or contribute to individuals.  All female students are welcome to apply for the scholarship, and can be assured that all applicants are considered equally in making a selection for the most deserving candidate.