Tyra Banks, Justin Bieber, Josh Duhamel and Emma Stone Honor Four
Teens for Their Commitment to Service in Fourth Annual TeenNick
HALO Awards
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyra Banks, Justin
Bieber, Josh Duhamel and
Emma Stone join creator, host and
executive producer Nick Cannon in celebrating four exceptional
teens in this year's TeenNick HALO Awards. Recognizing
real-life teens who are "Helping and Leading Others" (HALO), the
fourth annual awards show pairs each honoree with a mega-celebrity
who shares their commitment to service. The TeenNick HALO
Awards will be taped live from the Hollywood Palladium in
Los Angeles, Calif., on
Saturday, Nov. 17 and premiere
Monday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite. The
90-minute special will feature musical performances, celebrity
presenters and special surprises. The TeenNick HALO
Awards will encore Tuesday, Nov.
20, at 10 p.m. (ET) on
TeenNick.
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"Each year we continue to be inspired by young people giving of
themselves and we are honored to give back to them," said
Nick Cannon. "We applaud these
HALO honorees and their outstanding commitment to service on a
local and national level."
"The TeenNick HALO Awards started out as a concept
Nick Cannon brought to us and it's
become a movement that has grown with every person it touches – the
teens who serve others, the celebrities who honor them, the people
whose lives they've impacted and the viewers who are left
inspired," said Paula Kaplan,
Executive Vice President, Current Series, Nickelodeon. "We
hope by celebrating teens each year with this show, it will
motivate other teens to create positive changes in their
communities."
Each TeenNick HALO Award honoree was surprised by a visit from
Cannon, awarded a grant for their organization and given an
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and connect with a celebrity
who shares a similar passion for their cause. This year's
honorees are:
Allyson Ahlstrom,
17, Santa Rosa, Calif. (paired with Tyra Banks) -- A bubbly and
fashion forward self-starter, Allyson
Ahlstrom was inspired to combine her love of fashion and
community service to create Threads for Teens, an organization that
collects and distributes clothing to disadvantaged (low income,
foster care, etc.) teen girls. She provides one-on-one
support to every one of the girls as they shop, bonding over
fashion, talking about their lives and sharing motivational
advice. In just two years Ahlstrom moved her
organization into a fashionable pink boutique, raised over
$130,000 in product donations and
outfitted over 200 girls. Ahlstrom's HALO match, Tyra Banks, started TZONE at the Lower Eastside
Girls Club, providing a rich mix of career development workshops,
mentoring, experiential learning opportunities, financial literacy
initiatives and community-wide events so hundreds of girls will
build self-esteem and develop the tools they need to prepare for
lives as entrepreneurs and change-makers in the world.
Matt Ferguson, 18,
Hillsboro, Ore. (paired with
Emma Stone) -- Matt Ferguson was inspired to start Matt's Chemo
Bags after finding out his mom had been diagnosed with invasive
breast cancer. He began building bags of essential items
(lotion, tissues, warm socks, a handmade blanket, a lap pillow,
notebook) to distribute to women suffering from breast cancer in
hopes that it would bring them the same comfort that a similar bag
brought his own mother as she went through chemotherapy. His
organization now services all of Oregon, Southwest
Washington, and Northern
California and has distributed over 7,500 bags.
Ferguson's HALO match, Emma Stone,
is an advocate for Stand Up To Cancer, an initiative created to
accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies
to patients quickly and save lives now.
Kylie Lan Tumiatti, 16, West
Melbourne, Fla. (paired with Justin
Bieber) -- Kylie Lan Tumiatti developed a passion for
giving back to the community early on, after watching her younger
sister struggle with learning English. Tumiatti decided to
help others who faced similar obstacles and partnered with
Operation Hope Florida, a non-profit facility that provides
prekindergarten classes to children of migrant workers.
Together they implemented a literacy program that enhances the
language skills of young children while simultaneously instilling a
love of stories and books. Tumiatti's HALO match,
Justin Bieber, is big supporter of
Pencils of Promise, which works to build schools and increase
educational opportunities in the developing world.
Taylor Waters, 19,
Sanford, N.C. (paired with
Josh Duhamel) -- A compassionate
leader and aspiring teacher, Taylor
Waters belief in giving back to her community stems from her
personal experiences with disaster. She continues to
encourage youth involvement through her hometown American Red Cross
and she is establishing her own Red Cross Club at East Carolina
University. Waters' HALO match is Josh Duhamel, who supports the disaster relief
efforts of the American Red Cross, as well as his hometown's Minot
Area Community Foundation in North
Dakota which establishes permanently endowed funds to
support both local and national charities and charitable
causes.
The offerings on the TeenNick HALO
Awards dedicated site will include behind-the-scenes
footage and exclusive interviews with the HALO honorees, along with
celeb and honoree profiles, photo galleries and a collection
of inspiring, HALO-themed personality quizzes. Content will
also be available via TeenNick's social media channels and will
roll out throughout the month of November and in the week leading
up to the event. Users can upload their own videos explaining
how they HALO, with the best videos to appear on air and on
TeenNick.com. Users will also be able to nominate a friend for next
year's TeenNick HALO Awards.
Presenting sponsors of the fourth annual TeenNick HALO
Awards are Chevrolet, COVERGIRL, Reese's Puffs® cereal and
Target.
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