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SOFIA'S HOPE
By Gabriela Blanco: '"8

Sofia s Hope is a non-profit organization founded in 2013 in remembrance of Sofia Blanco, who passed away at thirteen years old due to
heart failure caused by a chemotherapy drug she received when going through treatment for Non-Hodqkms Lymphoma at aae five As a
result, the organization strives to
aid and support all families that
have children diagnosed with
cancer. Specifically, the Sofia's
Hope Club at Carrollton works
to raise awareness and funds
for Pediatric Cancer, sponsor
Sofia's Hope programs and
research grants as well as offer
club members various service
opportunities designed to help
children with cancer and their
families. It is one of the largest
service clubs at Carrollton and has
raised over five hundred dollars in Dr. D'Angulo, Mariana Rodriguez and Sophia Morales at
Hope Bracelet sales to fund the the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month Assembly
non-profit. Over this 2015-2016 school year, the club hosted Dr. D'Angulo, a pediatric oncologist at Nicklaus. Children's Hospital, and Mariana
Rodriguez, a teenager and cancer survivor, at a high-school wide assembly in support of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month (September).
Some service opportunities the club has engaged in are holiday gift bag distributions at Nicklaus and Baptist Children's Hospitals along with
volunteering at the Annual Nicklaus Children's Hospital Christmas Party for oncology patients,
The 2015-2016 d u b m em bers are: President Gabriella Blanco, Vice-President Victoria Cruz, Secretary Jessica Fernandez, Jasmine Agreda,
Antonella Am ore, Cristina Am ore, Lizbeth Arencibia, Sarah Armstrong, Sarah Berenguer, Ana Bohorquez, Brett Burlington, Mariana Carta,
Ludmilla Canard, Serena Collate, Sarah Cornide, Jacqueline Cosio, Victoria Cruz, Sofia De La Pena, Sophie DeRosa, Genesis Diaz, Alexis Diaz-
Silveira, Savannah D odd, Donatello Donado, Rafaella Espin, Carolina Fernandez, Rebecca Fernandez, Alexandra Gomez, Bella Gonzalez,
Sophia Gonzalez, Vivian Guerra, Vanessa Hernandez, Lucia Hornbacher, Isabella Isaza, Isabella Kang, Rebecca Luaces, Andreina Macedo,
Lucia Mantero, Gaby Perez, Irina Perez, Sabrina Pino, Victoria Pino, Sophia Roig, Sofia Sosa, Hannah Souza, Nia Sweet, Laura Tremblay,
Francesca Vizoso, Ceci De La Guardia and Lucia Piniero.

HEARTS AN D BUTTERFLIES
By Carolina De La Torre '18

"the Hearts and Butterflies Club was introduced to Carrollton in 2314-2015. The mission of Hearts and Butterflies is to raise awareness and
educate the com m unity about the problem o f domestic violence * which often goes unreported. The club works with Alicia's Village, a non­
profit organization, and with Safe Space Foundation. The club members have the opportunity to volunteer at events at the Safe Space shelters
on holidays, where they interact with wom en and play with children. This year the founder o f Alicia's Village, Alicia Consuegra, spoke to the high
school students about teen dating violence with the hope that girls are better able to identify unhealthy relationships in their lives. The club also
sold bracelets: and hosted a bake sale to raise money fo r wom en in shelters.

The 2015-2016 club m em bers are: President Carolina De La Torre, Vice-President RebeCa Boudet, Secretary Maria Felix, Jasmine Agreda,
Daniella French, Bella Gonzalez , Erika Haderer, Daniela Loo , Isabella Luna, Isabella Maury, Catalina Rincon, Cecilia Rodriguez, and Sydney Sariol. I