Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey announces Call for Models for 2016 American Girl Fashion Show

CAMDEN, NJ (January 11, 2016) – The Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey will hold model auditions for its signature fundraiser, the 2016 American Girl Doll Fashion Show, beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, at the St. Charles Borromeo Church in Sicklerville, New Jersey. Auditions are open to local girls at least six years of age who wear either a size 6X or a size 10. Anyone interested must fill out an application ahead of time. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 20, 2016.

Now in its 19th year, the American Girl Fashion Show will take place Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, at the Tavistock Country Club in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Five shows are scheduled and will feature more than 100 young girls from throughout the South Jersey and Philadelphia region as they model American Girl Fashions while accompanied with a matching American Girl Doll. The American Girl Fashion Show provides an opportunity for young girls and their families to support the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey, a home-away-from-home for families with seriously ill children.

The event has become an annual tradition for many families in the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey region. In addition to seeing the girls walk the runway carrying their dolls dressed in matching, historical outfits, attendees are also treated to refreshments, a doll hair salon, photo booth for girls to take pictures with their friends and their dolls, party favors, gift tables with American Girl memorabilia, raffle baskets and door prizes.

Being a part of the Fashion Show is a fun experience for all who participate in this annual program which directly benefits the families that have a need to stay at the Ronald House in Camden. Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation of a Target, Walmart, or ShopRite Gift Card. All donations will directly benefit the many families staying at the Ronald House.

Model applications are available online at http://www.ronaldhouse-snj.org/pdf/AmGirlApp2016-aud.pdf. For more information, call Dorothy Lucca at (856) 966-4663.

About Ronald McDonald House of SNJ

For more than 31 years, the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey has served as a “home-away-from-home,” for more than 24,000 families whose children are being treated at area hospitals for critical illnesses and traumatic injuries. By helping alleviate emotional stress and financial hardship during a time of family crisis, we enable more than 800 families each year to focus on helping their child heal. Families come from as close as the Southern New Jersey/Greater Philadelphia region and from as far as every state and 39 foreign countries, joining us during what is likely the most stressful time of their lives. Fortunately, many patients do not require hospitalization therefore approximately 70% of the children also reside in the House with their parents while going back and forth to the hospital for daily treatment. Our charity also operates 11 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, which are located in hospitals across Southern New Jersey helping another 14,000 local families.