Shortstack : Message from Kerli
Recording artist, Kerli sends her love to the girls of Shortstack. “If you can dream it and you are ready to work hard for it, you can do anything you want, you can become anything you want” https://youtu.be/KhgvWLs2rsM
Get to know: ShortStack
Posted by Chandraisgreat on May 30th, 2011 Have you ever dreamed of walking in a fashion show but didn’t think you had what it takes to be a model? You are not alone, many young girls have high fashion dreams but lack the height requirements that are expected in the fashion industry for runway modeling. […]
Featured Youth : Katerina Theophanous
Katerina (Nina) has been a volunteer with WOO since 2005 when we barely had a heartbeat. Nina’s first event in those early years was our annual drive for the homeless that impacted shelters across New York City. Afterward, Nina became a staple we could count on in events like our Teens to Teens HIV Conference, […]
Featured Youth : Sofy Maxman
16 year old Sofy Maxman and student at The Beacon School in Manhattan, became a Shortstack model in 2009. Sofy travels in from Manhattan to Queens weekly and religiously because she believes strongly in the message that Shortstack sends. The message rings so loudly with Sofy, that she joined forces with her friend Kiley Zachs […]
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION…YOUTH FILM AWARDS REACH QUEENS
Queens Village, New York, April 30, 2011 – The anticipation was in the air, families gathered around the many tables enjoying an array of pasta and salads, and a projector along with a large screen awaited to tell the stories of impassioned youth. It is the first annual WOO Film Awards, the culmination of an […]
WOO: Shortstack Promo 2011
Please view this video to learn about WOO and Shortstack. For more information about how you can be a part of the amazing Shortstack Charity Fashion Show, please visit www.wooshortstack.org.
WHO SAYS MODELS CAN’T GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY?
Queens Village, New York, April 30, 2011 – Replacing their heels with sneakers, covering their painted nails with work gloves, and trading in their runway for an overgrown, weed infested, leaf covered church park, this charity based modeling agency came whistling and ready to work. The Shortstack models, equipped with rakes, spades, plants and trash […]
Featured Youth : Sharlotte Fondeur-Casas
Project: Sharlotte Fondeur-Casas Photography Bio: Sharlotte joined Windows of Opportunity in 2009 as a Shortstack model and in 2010 took the role as Host of The Difference, a web series and WOO Films Production. Website: https://littleworldshaker.blogspot.com/
Let’s Shift the Label of This Generation
By Hal Eisenburg, L.M.S.W. A few weeks ago, I was standing on the corner of East 68th Street and 1st Avenue. As I closed my eyes I felt the cool wind of a spring night circulate around my body. I was completely in tune to all the amazing and eclectic sounds of the city night. […]
WOO Announces 2011 Petaloudes Scholarship Recipient
NEW YORK, NY – Windows of Opportunity has announced Lydia Mangan, a 14 year old freshman at Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington as the recipient of the 2011 Petaloudes ~ The Olympia Manolis Feldman Scholarship. This award is given annually to a high school student who has lost one or both of their parents […]