Caitlin & I am some of our recent press

 Caitlin's article in Salon, Feel Delicious, Eye Candy Girls and my photography seem to be pretty popular these days. I feel so incredibly thankful. 3 front page news stories in 1 week. Wow!

Here's just a bit of what's been going on.....

 

So proud of Silas

Today Silas got to meet a hometown hero - Jim Cotter - who has made national news with his goal pf painting our little town - one house, one building, on bridge at a time. Mr Cotter has made a HUGE impact on our lives and Silas was thrilled to have met him AND helped him to paint one of the abandoned storefronts.

To learn more about Jim Cotter, see the links below.
He truly is inspirational.

Also... I filed my first news footage for Channel 10 with this story!
They used my film in part of this story. I was thrilled!

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My photo made the pinuppost.com !!!

I am thrilled!!

My photo made the Pinuppost. I submitted it on a whim and they published it! Woot!! Woot!! I am so very happy!!

I love this site and subscribe to the e-newsletter. Imagine my surprise when my photo was in there this morning!

Thrilled! Simply thrilled!






















I've been thinking about submitting them for online and print publication. Looks like I'm definitely gonna do that from here on out.

And doesn't Cassi look beautiful?? Love this photo of her.

From today's Logan, Ohio newspaper

Merry makeovers reflect beauty, inside and out

Donna Hoy After glancing into a hand mirror, Donna Hoy reacts to seeing herself wear powder blush, applied by Karen Barkhurst (left), for the first time during a glamor session held at Goodwill Industries Thursday morning.

Elizabeth Nihiser/Logan Daily News Photographer/enihiser@logandaily.com

 

By GRETCHEN GREGORY Logan Daily News Editor ggregory@logandaily.com

 Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012 5:32 pm | Updated: 9:45 pm, Fri Nov 16, 2012. 

 

LOGAN — It isn’t everyday that individuals are treated to a makeover and have their picture taken, but that’s precisely what clients of Hocking County Developmental Disabilities did on Thursday when they were treated to having their hair and makeup done, compliments of Mary Kay Cosmetics and Goodwill Industries.

Thirty clients, who work at Goodwill sorting clothing to determine the best quality to sell at the store, operate the cash register, and complete other duties associated with running the business each received a treat that included a makeover and a professional photograph by Terri Jean Photography. The photographs can be sent out to family members just in time for the holidays.

“These clients hang every bit of clothing in this store, and that’s 1,000 to 2,000 pieces of clothing a day, to make sure it’s of quality to sell,” explained Yolanda Calvo, a habitational supervisor who supervises the clients.

For some of them, she noted, there was a bit of a learning curve while first sorting the quality items, since some of them have lived in difficult circumstances and couldn’t quite understand why some perfectly good clothing items, in their view, were not acceptable.

“They had to learn — especially if they lived in poverty — and it was hard for them to understand that they might wear something with a stain on it, but we can’t put that on the floor here,” Calvo explained.

Receiving a makeover was something that many of the clients had never experienced before, and tears were even shed by some when they saw themselves in the mirror and realized that they, too, are beautiful.

“For them to get their hair done, it was awesome,” Calvo said. “It was awesome because some had never had a makeover done before, and said they had never felt beautiful before.”

“Yesterday it was such an eye-opening experience because I didn’t realize they felt that bad about themselves,” she added. “They walked out of here with their head held high.”

Besides working during the week, clients also routinely hold fundraisers for local food pantries in order to hold special events. Most recently, they raised enough money to host a dance that was attended by clients from seven nearby counties.

Clients who work at Goodwill that were treated to a makeover session include Chris Adams, Tony Agresta, Cheryl Carrol, Amanda Carter, Susan Crabtree, Shawn Fillinger, Michael Fillinger, Zack Forrest, Bob Frank, Freedom Friesner, Denver Gray, Cassandra Hart, Donna Hoy, Ryan Kempton, Jason LeMasters, Christina McDonald, Barbara Mitchell, Josh McKinney, Lisa Pack, Jessica Pennington, David Reid, Stephanie Riggs, Shannon Shuttleworth, Brian Springer, Shawn Smyers, Roger Tschappat, Chris Tucker, Gary Webb and Bonnie Wharton.

My photos are in Ohio Magazine! June 2010 issue!

I'm absolutely thrilled to see my photos in this month's issue of Ohio Magazine. 5 photos to add to my resume! Yay! Thanks Jen and Bill for thinking of me!

The Marilyn Project made Front PAGE!!!