(Fundraiser)Model for a Day:
Model for a Day was a fundraiser Waukee Fashion Club developed for K-5 students in the community. Young students were invited to the high school for a day of pampering, photoshoots and walking in a Fashion Show for family and friends. In our first year we had 30+ girls attend. The cost included access to images from the photoshoot. Not only was it a huge financial success for our club, but we also got to see these young girls confidence grow throughout the day.
Below is a link to a video, so you can see exactly what we did.
Below is a link to a video, so you can see exactly what we did.
Masquerade
Masquerade at The Waukee Theatre Arts Center
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Masquerade at The Des Moines Social Club
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For the past several years that I have been involved in Fashion Club, I have always been motivated by the fact that our work helps others. One of the first things we decide when planning the annual Waukee Fashion Show is where the money will go. From there, we devise a plan and market to make sure we bring in an abundance of donations for the cause at hand. The past two years we have donated $2,000 worth of toys to children at Blank Children’s Hospital, $1,400 to LifeServe Blood Center and this year we brought in more than $3,200 for Teens Against Human Trafficking. While one may expect a fashion show to be all about the beautiful clothes and the models, it’s only a piece of the puzzle for the Waukee Fashion Show. I enjoy being able to take something that some may consider “materialistic” and turning it in a way to lend a helping hand to those in need.
My adventure with Fashion Club was not something I had originally planned on being involved in at the beginning. I never planned on taking it seriously. My sophomore year I saw a sign plastered on a bathroom stall (an extremely effective tactic) that said they needed someone to do hair and makeup for the first fashion show. At that time, I was looking for something I could get involved in outside of publications and sports, so I decided to dive into this completely new activity. The next year, I became producer along with two of my best friends. I believe this is one of those situations that demonstrates that everything happens for a reason. There was a point where I almost didn’t try out fashion club, but if I had not taken this small step, I would not be sitting here writing an article about my love for fashion club.
Junior Jordyn Baird strutting down the catwalk in senior Mady Adam’s design.
We started off our first fashion show not knowing anything about planning a show. Sydney, Maddie and I believed that weekly Caribou meetings would suffice. We slowly figured out what we were doing. Some of my favorite memories are with my fashion club girls. I will never forget our trip to the art center. On the way there in our fancy dresses we stopped and got $35 worth of McDonalds and nearly smashed into the car in front of us on the interstate. Thankfully we survived that incident, but many more memories to follow. I have never laughed harder than in the situations us three get ourselves into. Whether it is nearly destroying our center piece or daily trips to the Dollar Tree.
We went from not knowing anything to planning two shows our senior year. We hit every obstacle trying to make this happen. The show at Des Moines Social Club almost didn’t happen. It felt like once we took one step forward it would backfire and push us 100 steps back. We were all very passionate and would not let the dream of taking the show out of Waukee stop us from making it happen. As we watched the last few models grace the runway at DMSC the tears began. Sydney, Maddie and I stood and watched everything we had worked so hard for finally come together. We walked hand in hand onto the stage to thank all who came and supported us and to say goodbye to fashion club.
We had an amazing outcome this year. The best we have ever had. We raised more than $3,200 for Teens Against Human Trafficking. Along with that we had one of our students receive an offer to sell her designs in store. I could not have asked for a better way to end my senior year with the fashion show. Thank you Maddie and Sydney nobody works harder than you two. Thank you VW for always being there to encourage and support us when we are at wits end. Thank you all the models and designers who gave us a reason to put on such a special production during my high school career.
For the past several years that I have been involved in Fashion Club, I have always been motivated by the fact that our work helps others. One of the first things we decide when planning the annual Waukee Fashion Show is where the money will go. From there, we devise a plan and market to make sure we bring in an abundance of donations for the cause at hand. The past two years we have donated $2,000 worth of toys to children at Blank Children’s Hospital, $1,400 to LifeServe Blood Center and this year we brought in more than $3,200 for Teens Against Human Trafficking. While one may expect a fashion show to be all about the beautiful clothes and the models, it’s only a piece of the puzzle for the Waukee Fashion Show. I enjoy being able to take something that some may consider “materialistic” and turning it in a way to lend a helping hand to those in need.
My adventure with Fashion Club was not something I had originally planned on being involved in at the beginning. I never planned on taking it seriously. My sophomore year I saw a sign plastered on a bathroom stall (an extremely effective tactic) that said they needed someone to do hair and makeup for the first fashion show. At that time, I was looking for something I could get involved in outside of publications and sports, so I decided to dive into this completely new activity. The next year, I became producer along with two of my best friends. I believe this is one of those situations that demonstrates that everything happens for a reason. There was a point where I almost didn’t try out fashion club, but if I had not taken this small step, I would not be sitting here writing an article about my love for fashion club.
Junior Jordyn Baird strutting down the catwalk in senior Mady Adam’s design.
We started off our first fashion show not knowing anything about planning a show. Sydney, Maddie and I believed that weekly Caribou meetings would suffice. We slowly figured out what we were doing. Some of my favorite memories are with my fashion club girls. I will never forget our trip to the art center. On the way there in our fancy dresses we stopped and got $35 worth of McDonalds and nearly smashed into the car in front of us on the interstate. Thankfully we survived that incident, but many more memories to follow. I have never laughed harder than in the situations us three get ourselves into. Whether it is nearly destroying our center piece or daily trips to the Dollar Tree.
We went from not knowing anything to planning two shows our senior year. We hit every obstacle trying to make this happen. The show at Des Moines Social Club almost didn’t happen. It felt like once we took one step forward it would backfire and push us 100 steps back. We were all very passionate and would not let the dream of taking the show out of Waukee stop us from making it happen. As we watched the last few models grace the runway at DMSC the tears began. Sydney, Maddie and I stood and watched everything we had worked so hard for finally come together. We walked hand in hand onto the stage to thank all who came and supported us and to say goodbye to fashion club.
We had an amazing outcome this year. The best we have ever had. We raised more than $3,200 for Teens Against Human Trafficking. Along with that we had one of our students receive an offer to sell her designs in store. I could not have asked for a better way to end my senior year with the fashion show. Thank you Maddie and Sydney nobody works harder than you two. Thank you VW for always being there to encourage and support us when we are at wits end. Thank you all the models and designers who gave us a reason to put on such a special production during my high school career.