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Aubrey Berry
Age: 17 years old
School: Charlotte Christian School
Grade: Senior
Favorite Subjects: English, Biology
Awards: National Honor Society,
National Society of High School Scholars,
Timothy Award, NYLF-Medicine Recipient,
Selected for St. Louis University AIMS Surgical Procedures
Program, Summa Cum Laude, 100 Hour Pin for Volunteering
Future Occupation: Surgeon, Writer
Favorite Hobbies: Horseback Riding, Performing Arts, Singing, Reading, Writing Poetry
Favorite TV Shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Life
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Meredith G. Gainer
Age: 21 years old
Education: Appalachian State University
Status: Senior
Major: Elementary Education
Concentration: Social Studies Favorite Show: Gilmore Girls Hobbies: Tennis, Running, Teaching, and Traveling
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| Elleana Goldman
Age: 21 years old
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Status: Senior
Major: Psychology Minor: Hebrew
Favorite TV Show: Sex and the City
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Our Story
In 2006, three girls from different high schools had a common aspiration: to spread joy to the less fortunate. They decided together to launch a hands-on charitable service called Glamour Girls inspired, in part, by the breast cancer awareness motto: Look good...feel better. The girls believe that pampering and one-on-one attention helps kids forget their troubles. Their focus became the forgotten...the siblings of chronically ill patients in area hospitals. They set their sights on Charlotte area hospitals treating critically ill patients and local hospitality houses that provide a “home away from home” for the families of chronically ill children. Armed with a palate of pretty colors and plenty of creativity, this small crew primps, and paints, and polishes their way into the hearts of many, one special child at a time.
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| In The News....Teen Trio Raises Money for Darfur |
Students Rank in Top 2% Nationally in Fundraising Challenge
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Reporter: KATHARINE DALE
Published on June 7, 2007
Page 4S
Charlotte Observer
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Learning about genocide in western Sudan prompted three area teens from two schools to unite for one mission. The trio organized Ballantyne Students for World Change last fall to spearhead a local campaign for Dollars for Darfur, a national
initiative to raise money and awareness for people in Darfur. The girls are neighbors in Ballantyne Country Club.
In just seven months, Ballantyne Students for World Change raised more than $2,100. The group ranked 38th nationwide in
donations among nearly 2,000 high school student organizations. "We heard how thousands of people are being killed daily for the color of their skin, their religion," said Elleana Goldman, 17. "It's unfair, and it's wrong. We wanted to try to change what's wrong in the world and do what we can to help."
Goldman and Meredith Gainer, 17, of Ardrey Kell High School, and Aubrey Berry, 16, of Charlotte Christian School, launched their campaign by collecting online donations. The group created its own page on the Save Darfur Web site, where people could contribute specifically to their cause. The rising seniors then orchestrated two fundraisers in April. They rallied friends, distributed fliers, sent mass e-mails, reached out to neighbors and organizations, and advertised through schools.
The first fundraiser brought in 10 percent of sales one night at Cold Stone Creamery in Blakeney. Customers also made personal donations in a fishbowl and gave online via a laptop that was set up on site. The girls shared their mission with anyone willing to listen.
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The second was held at Encore Restaurant in Blakeney, which donated $1 from every drink purchased. Parents and volunteers
doubled
as bartenders for the evening. "Some were peers, some were neighbors,
some were random people," Berry's mom, Melanie, said of the turnouts.
"The community has really been behind them."
Following the Dollars for Darfur challenge, Berry, Gainer and
Goldman will localize their service efforts through "Glamour Girls." The group "dreamed up" Glamour Girls to benefit the siblings of
chronically ill patients living in area hospitality houses. These kids
often feel neglected, explained Melanie Berry, because the attention's
on the ailing child. Glamour Girls will offer free pampering such as
artful and age-appropriate nail designs and polishing, hairstyling
(straightening, curling, and up-dos), and face painting.
According to their Web site, the main focus is providing
"companionship, personalized attention and comfort while their siblings
are receiving medical treatment." Glamour Girls was inspired, in part,
by the Breast Cancer Awareness motto to "Look good, feel better."
Want to Help? Glamour Girls is looking for sponsors to help with beauty
supplies and financial donations. For details and a list of needed
supplies, visit www.charlotteglamourgirls.org. <End of Reprint>
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Similar Articles Appeared In:
BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE, SUMMER 2007, PAGE 8
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007, PAGE 45
THE CHARLOTTE WEEKLY, APRIL 27-MAY 3, 2007, PAGE 20
THE CHARLOTTE WEEKLY, JUNE 8-14, 2007, PAGE 22
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Ballantyne Magazine
B A L L A N T Y N E A N D T H E S O U T H P E R I M E T E R
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| G.L.A.M.O.U.R. Stands for:
"Giving Love Affirming Many OURway"
Got Questions? To Contact Us? To Schedule a Visit? To Get Involved?
Email us at info@charlotteglamourgirls.org
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