MCKINNEY, TX— They are three divas, with big hearts. Nicole Morris, Mackinleee Frame and Sydney Vest have been good friends for years and they want to celebrate their 8th birthdays, together with a big bash in downtown McKinney.
"There will be lots of pink carpet and dancing," Nicole said, who is a 2nd grader. But, this party will also be different. The girls have decided to make it a charity event. "It feels good to give back to people," Mackinlee said.
The girls are inviting about 150 friends who will be treated to a candy buffet, cake and pizza; instead of gifts they are asking their guests to contribute to their charities. Sydney chose an orphanage in Uganda, Africa called, Village of Hope. "It is going to feel good because I like donating way more than I like presents, so it will be totally fine," Sydney said.
Mackinlee chose the Love Life Foundation, which supports North Texas charities. Nicole selected Birthday Blessings, which was founded by her mother, Patricia Morris. The group provides birthday parties to less fortunate and homeless children. "We are so blessed, so I just want to help other kids around the world," Nicole said.
The girls' mothers says their children started their humanitarian efforts with a lemonade stand for charity, after a school assembly about Rachel's Challenge. They say from there the girls just wanted to think about a bigger project to help people and send a message.
"You don't' have to be a famous celebrity, you can be an average 8-year old girl and you can make a difference," Karen Vest, Sydney's mother, said.
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