Gina Clary Photography, DeMarcus Lawrence of the Dallas Cowboys and Strikes4Kids Team Up

Frisco, Texas

Gina Clary Photography, DeMarcus Lawrence of the Dallas Cowboys and Strikes4Kids Team Up for a backpack giveaway. During the event, I was approached by a 14 year old girl. She was part of the Boys and Girls Club attending the event.  She was very enthusiastic and inquisitive in her tone when she asked me if I was a professional photographer. When I answered ‘yes’, she was surprised and full of smiles. After that, she then said that is what she wants to do when she grows up. I was just as excited to talk to her since we share the same love and passion for photography.

After about 5 minutes of chatting, I handed her my second camera and asked her if she wanted to help me shoot. She was very appreciative and gladly accepted. I showed her a couple of settings, and she took off working like she had been doing it for years. The smile on her face and the excitement in her voice was a moment I will never forget. She was able to get her peers and DeMarcus Lawrence to react to the camera in a way that was so special.

After the backpack and autographs were given out, she walked up to DeMarcus Lawrence and asked to take my picture with him. He saw her Boys and Girls Club t-shirt and my camera around her neck and said, “that’s how it’s supposed to be!” In a quick minute, she took my camera and touched my heart. I can only hope, in our short interaction, I was able to make an impact on her as she had on me.

Strikes4Kids Backpack Program

The Strikes4Kids Backpack Giveaway acknowledges the financial burden school supplies can be on families. Therefore, the purpose of this program is alleviate some back to school stress by providing backpacks filled with school supplies. In addition, to inspire one new photographer who said, “hey I am a really good at this!”