Urban Teen Magazine Mar/Apr. 2015 | Page 15

Aside from music, Tocarra is very passionate about her work with youth and particularly young girls. Tocarra has traveled to Biloxi, MS to perform and speak to over five thousand teen girls at the annual Saving Our Sisters Community Event held at The Coast Coliseum. An event supporting abstinence, education and positive influences of young girls. Tocarra also travels to Raleigh, North Carolina in support of the Music 4 Hope Foundation to give her time and talents to its fundraising efforts to support families with children facing Cancer and In a lot of ways, Jasmine Holliday is a pretty typical 15-year old, hanging out in her Ellenwood other life-threatening diseases. bedroom with her pocket pit bull terrier and best Supporting an initiative in Charlotte, NC titled friend Coco. "Bears for Buddies" along with Nick Cannon. Jasmine has had to grow up quickly, as a double Tocarra visited children with life threatening amputee and the bullying. Jasmine has endured diseases and took them gifts having a program in 14 surgeries, Six in her first five years. their honor. Jasmine is a double amputee, but has only one Last year Tocarra was asked to assist with C-Leg, which is designed for above-the-knee National Bully Awarenesss and now travels to amputees. She still has more practice to do with volunteers. The website hosts a groundbreaking high schools and special events to encourage youth to stay in school and complete their You can filter search results to dangers of bullying. education and to discuss the include She has just launched a national anti-bullying campaign, creating awareness and supporting organizations to help all children who have been bullied. There was a difference by selecting brands a song and video created that You can also make some of the schools have used as tools to assist in reaching the kids about bullying. The song and video are, “Bully Me No More!” \\\\\\\\\\\ These are just a few of the things that Tocarra has and will continue her philanthropic efforts wherever she sees a need. Her kindness and compassion for others is genuine and she always her new leg. She’s looking forward to being able lends her time and her talents to do so. We have to climb stairs without having to work so hard. And one day, Jasmine says, she’d like to be the first been doing these initiatives from out of pocket double-amputee supermodel. and have been encouraged by many of our corporate partners to start our own and that's exactly what were doing. The fist Little O Me Foundation Recipient will be a young girl by the name of Jasmine. This donation helps Make-A-Wish grant 15 www.urbanteenmagazine.com