by McCall Graves | Apr 19, 2010 | News Slider
Growing up in a fashion-forward region of California, Megan Avery, a senior Fashion Merchandising major at Lipscomb University, is beginning her career with an organization that helps change the lives of many children. Having an eye for fashion, Avery has been involved with many things in the fashion-merchandising field. From photo shoots to fashion shows. “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10, the Bible. Avery has now decided to take this special gift to another level. She has come up with an idea that will brighten the faces of the children at St. Jude. She will be designing unique hospital gowns, from detachable ballerina skirts to screen-printed cowboy holsters. “I want to start locally and, as it grows, go into countries all around the world,” said Avery. “I want to be able to donate these hospital gowns to less fortunate children.” “If one child smiles, it will be worth it. Just to take their minds off of the situation for even a split second, it will totally be worth it in my eyes.” The future company will be called “Ave.” The gowns will be sold through Ave. for profit, but there will be a non-profit organization attached to it as well. Donations will be accepted or gowns may be purchased in the honor of a child. To present the special gowns to the children, a fashion show will take place at the selected hospital. The honored child will model their new gown and receive a complete makeover to make the experience as magical...
by McCall Graves | Apr 12, 2010 | News Slider
SWANG (LN)- Author, Lecturer of Public Policy, and creator of the Clinton Administration’s National Performance Review, Elaine Kamarck spoke to students and faculty during the Pizza and Politics Series on April 8, 2010 at Lipscomb University. Kamarck spoke on the topic: Is American Government Broken Beyond Repair: Jobs, Religion, and the Great American Recession. “The United States government has always struggled to be functional,” Kamarck said, after addressing whether our country is actually broken. Kamarck made points about how people had changed America as we know it today. Harry Truman was able to make the Marshall Plan, a plan for the United States to rebuild and create a stronger economic foundation for the countries of Western Europe, even though he was “not in good shape” as a president. Another person Kamarck mentioned was Rachel Carson, who (in the vernacular of the time) was considered an “old maid” from Maine with a low level job.. She did not have much going for her in life. She wrote a book called Silent Spring, which helped jump-start the environmental movement. “Wow, sometimes the power of an idea moves powerful people,” Kamarck said. “The founding fathers would be pleased with these stories. They wanted a country in which things happened in all sorts of different ways.” These improvements happened because an unpopular president enforced changes, or because a lowly woman wrote a book on environmental changes. Kamarck spoke highly of America and seemed to have hope for our country. Having a career in government and politics, Kamarck worked for the White House from 1993 to 1997. She helped to create the Clinton Administration’s...
