Audition deadline approaching for ADYW’s Gulf Coast Spotlight Talent Showcase
Sneaker fundraiser also going on during September
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - America’s Distinguished Young Women is staying busy with an upcoming talent showcase and a fundraiser that you can take part in.
The Gulf Coast Spotlight Talent Showcase is a talent show is for students in grades 1 - 12 in Mobile and Baldwin counties and can be groups or solo acts of any kind. The winners will receive money for their school and perform at our Community Night on June 23, 2027, featuring the participants of the 70th National Finals of America’s Distinguished Young Women. Deadline for audition clips is Sept. 26 and the event will be held Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Murphy High School auditorium.
Carole Hegwood, ADYW’s executive director, visited the FOX10 studios to speak with Lenise Ligon about the showcase as well as a fundraiser.
The fundraiser is a partnership with Run-N-Tri who will collect sneakers during the month of September. For every pound donated, money will go to the ADYW program. Collection spots are located at Run-N-Tri, the ADYW headquarters downtown, Carpe Diem and Barre 3.
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