Hey friends!
I am so excited to announce that I'm running for your 2009-2010 UNC Homecoming Queen.
I need YOUR help in spreading the word and in campaigning. I would genuinely appreciate any support that you'd be willing to give to the campaign!
Running for Homecoming Queen is so important to me, as I hope to further develop a program that I am passionate about, called PhotoTEACH. PhotoTEACH is a program that I helped develop when studying abroad in Ghana, West Africa, which I then expanded last semester to Durham. At the end of the semester, we showcased students' work in an exhibit at the Salvation Army, which still hangs there today. PhotoTEACH empowers kids and teenagers to express themselves through photography and journalism.
I hope to expand PhotoTEACH to the Carrboro and Chapel Hill communities, and I would LOVE for our campus community (YOU) to be involved. It's not just about me being a part of this service project, but it's about the opportunity to invite EVERYONE at Carolina to feel like they can be a part of the service project and the entire process. If I am able to expand this service project, I want to showcase the students' photographs in a gallery on campus, so that YOU can witness the impact of the service project that you're supporting.
We already have a group of interested and committed students, but we are lacking funding and adequate resources that we need to further develop the program. The opportunity to serve as your 2009-2010 UNC Homecoming Queen would generate funding to pay for cameras and video cameras that will enable the students to tell their stories and the stories of the neighborhoods they come from. It's about empowering the students, with the ultimate lesson being that if they work hard, with their heart at the center of something, that they can achieve anything.
Thank you kindly for all of your support and for your friendship! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or ideas.
GO HEELS!
With joy,
Carly Brantmeyer
PS. You can cast your vote on Student Central, Thursday, November 5th, from 7am-10pm. (read less)
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