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Shorewood Freshman Helps Girls Find 'Beauty Within'

Alexis Beverly received a $1,000 grant for her project, which aims to help girls feel comfortable with their weight.

Shorewood High School freshman Alexis Beverly watched her vision come to life before her eyes Jan. 14 as she watched 13 girls tear up pieces of paper that bore the worst insults they'd ever been dealt, aimed at their weight. "I'm not this," they recited, as they tossed the words into a garbage can. "I'm beautiful." It was the second workshop in a string of seven Alexis has planned for her Beauty Within Project, with the support of a $1,000 grant she secured in December from Lead2Change, a local non-profit that funds youth-led community service projects. "I've never been the thin girl in the group," Alexis said. "I know a lot of younger girls that are full-figured, and I knew that they were having issues. So I thought, why not do that for …

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