Maria and Julia Myers receive their awards as the 2014 Southlake Youths of the Year. Photo courtesy of End of River Productions.
Southlake sisters Mariabrand Julia Myers received the Southlake Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Youth ofbrthe Year Award for their charitable efforts. Together the two manage their ownbrnonprofit, Pretty Purposeful. Thisbrpast year the teens were focused on raising awareness and funds for thebrtreatment of obstetric fistula, a medical condition associated with prolonged orbrfailed childbirth and found predominately in poor countries. With the support of community donations andbrthe sales from their own signature collection of t-shirts and accessoriesbrPretty Purposeful was able to raise $25,000 to help fund repair surgeries forbr25 women in the West African Republic of Sierra Leone.