Fil-Am fashion designer joins special needs kids fashion show in Charlotte
By Susan Palmes-Dennis ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—Seven kids with special needs and seven adult regular models walked the runway in a fashion show dubbed ‘Inclusion Is In And Ignorance Is Out’ held last Nov. 15 at the Discovery Place in Charlotte. These special needs kids that posed and walked shoulder to shoulder with the regular models were dressed in the creations of fashion designer Malou Cordery, a native of Villanueva town in Misamis Oriental province, northern Mindanao Philippines. Cordery, who now lives in the Carolinas, said her ‘heart is full and grateful’ for having joined the fashion show which carries the motto ‘I’m Possible.’ The show is organized and produced by Kelly Melerine, the father of a child with a severe disability. Cordery said the show made it possibe for these children to feel accepted, included and most of all, loved. ‘It brings light to individuals that are otherwise left in the dark, like our special needs,’ she said. There were 27 desig...