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Thiara started Kiirpa with some friends in 2009 because she wanted to let the women in her community know about opportunities available to them, “so they can become strong leaders in the community,” she says. The organization places a strong focus on health awareness, presenting health fairs every year and providing free breast cancer awareness pamphlets, free mammogram screenings for undocumented and uninsured women older than 40, and free pap smears. She says she nominated herself for the contest after thinking, “Why not!” and she found out she was a finalist during a pregnancy checkup at her doctor’s office. “I said, ‘I would love to scream, but I can’t because I’m at the doctor,’” she says of that phone call. “A week later, they told me I was the winner and I was so speechless and excited…I just have no words to express how I feel. It’s like I won the lotto.”
Created by The Honest Company, the contest and it was co-sponsored by Land of Nod and Tea Collection. The prize included the shower and $10,000 worth of mommy must-haves, including a $3,000 gift card to Land of Nod, a $1,000 gift card for Tea Collection children’s apparel, and a $2,400 credit at honest.com. The shower took place in a private room with personalized decorations, a multi-course meal, and games and activities organized by Thiara’s friends and family.
