OUR ORIGIN STORY
In 2011, 14-year-old Nadia Hilton-Adams, a Junior USTA and high school all-region tennis player, won Maria Sharapova’s "Use Your Instinct" essay contest, sponsored by Tennis Channel & Head Racquet Sports. Her prize was a ½ day visit and hitting session in Greenville, SC, where Maria traveled to meet her.
Tennis Channel captured the moment as Nadia, joined by two friends, stepped onto the court with the the grand slam champion. But for Nadia, the experience meant more, as she wanted to thank Maria in the best way she knew how; giving.
Balancing schoolwork, practice and tournaments, Nadia spent 6 months leading up to Maria’s scheduled arrival leading a fundraiser where she raised $6k for Sharapova’s favorite charity, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which was matched by Head Racquet Sports, bringing total UNDP gift to $12k.
Shortly after, Nadia and her mother, Dawn Hilton Williams, worked with local leaders to provide free monthly fitness and self-esteem programs at 4 Upstate SC community centers.
In 2014, Nadia accepted a full NCAA Div 1 athletic scholarship at NC A&T State University, where she helped lead the women’s tennis team to winning seasons and back-to-back MEAC Championship invitations but even while balancing college and athletics, Nadia stayed committed to service by co-leading program fundraisers fundraisers with her mom and working summers as a Nike Tennis Camp Lead Instructor in Florida as well as hosting free week-long tennis camps in Upstate SC through Power is Giving.
By 2016, Power is Giving was officially formed and continues to serve communities that need it most.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
Aside from being the only non-profit organization providing free, culturally aligned, whole food, plant-based (WFPB) nutrition and lifestyle education programs in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, NC, we share peer reviewed, evidence-based insights, flavors and protocols that support the prevention, arrest and reversal of lifestyle driven chronic illnesses in disproportionately impacted communities.
WFPB Lifestyle benefits include:
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High fiber, low caloric and nutrient-rich
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Helps to significantly lower inflammation, cholesterol and blood sugar
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Helps to improve immune function and lowers risk of colds & flus
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Helps to improve sleep, mood and mental clarity
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Supports the prevention and arrest of the progression of numerous autoimmune diseases
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Supports the prevention, arrest and reversal heart disease and type 2 diabetes
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Provide tools that support improved quality of life