Modern Model Nov/Dec 2013 | Page 28

BTWE
 –
 Behind
 the
 Scenes
 of
 Fashion

with
 Emily
 at
 McKinney
 Park!

Model
 Emily
 Beins

Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton

Model
 Latrice
 Newman
 with
 Photographer

Susan
 Blatchford/Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton

 Brian
 Thornton

F

 rom
 the
 heavens,
 I
 discovered
 McKinney
 Park
 in

Saginaw
  while
  browsing
  satellite
  feeds
  from
  Google

Maps.
 Ater
 reading
 the
 history
 of
 “Coach”
 Lawrence
 H.

McKinney,
  who
  taught
  life
  lessons
  to
  Saginaw
  youth

through
  sports,
  and
  lobbied
  to
  restore
  the
  park,
  and

reading
 about
 the
 efforts
 of
 Project
 Unify,
 a
 local
 group

that
  is
  currently
  working
  to
  restore
  the
  park
  to
  its

former
 glory,
 I
 scheduled
 a
 photo
 workshop.

 During
 the
 workshop,
 a
 group
 or
 models

and
  photographers,
  many
  strangers
  unal
  that
  day,

gathered
  for
  a
  posiave
  evening
  of
  recreaaon
  and

growth.
  That
  embodies
  the
  spirit
  of
  both
  what
  parks

offer
  to
  their
  communiaes;
  and
  what
  Coach
  McKinney

wanted,
 and
 expected,
 from
 everyone.

  Watching
  from
  behind
  the
  scenes,
  I
  was

humbled
 to
 see
 this
 group
 draw
 closer
 together;
 work
 as

a
 team,
 and
 ulamately,
 become
 friends.
 As
 I
 sat
 on
 the

bleachers
 and
 watched,
 I
 would
 like
 to
 think
 that
 Coach

McKinney
  was
  sijng
  and
  watching
  with
  me,
  though

most
 who
 knew
 him
 would
 argue
 that
 we
 was
 never
 one

to
  sit
  on
  the
  sidelines.
  For
  more
  informaaon
  about
  the

restoraaon
  project,
  contact
  Patrice
  Boulware
  of
  Project

Unify
  at
  (989)
  906-­‐3585.
  Donaaons
  can
  also
  be
  made

directly
 through
 the
 Saginaw
 Community
 Foundaaon
 at:

www.saginawcommunityfoundaaon.org

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 Brian
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