Alyssa Lobit (writer and star of Among Friends), Christy Carlson Romano (former Disney and Mirrors 2 star), and Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp and The Perfect House star) have partnered up with the national nonprofit, Mental Fitness, Inc. (formally NORMAL) in a charity auction to help raise money towards Mental Fitness, Inc.’s Ed 101 Seminar tour that targets students, teachers, healthcare professionals, coaches, and parents and educates them on the four different types of eating disorders, body image awareness, nutrition, self-esteem, and different stress management techniques. Each actor will jump on Skype to chat with some lucky fan to answer their questions, hang out, and talk about the movie industry. Jonathan will also perform a song for the winner during the Skype session. To bid on Alyssa’s package, check out (https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/391505). To bid on Christy’s package, check out (https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/391502). And to bid on Jonathan’s package, check out (https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/391526). Bidding on these auction items end on October 15th at 3:00 PM EST.
Mental Fitness, Inc. (https://www.normal-life.org/) is a national 501(c)(3)nonprofit that was created through collaboration with top experts in medicine, humanities and education to address a public health crisis facing America’s children. Working with Harvard University, Mental Fitness, Inc. offers an array of arts and media initiatives to schools and colleges around the country to combat life-threatening mental illnesses. Since its inception, Mental Fitness, Inc. has reached more than 500,000 educators, clinicians, parents and kids worldwide. Mental Fitness, Inc.’s FREE training initiatives incorporate more than 14 programs that are used to train school leaders, clinicians, coaches and parents about mental health, female athlete triad, stress management and healthy coping strategies. Through their fundraisers and wonderful donors, their ED 101 seminars are held in schools in various cities without costing the schools a single penny. Your donations are helping students, parents, and educators across the country learn about the dangerous affects of eating disorders, how to seek help if struggling with an eating disorder, learn about healthy body image, different stress management coping techniques, and other important life long skills to lead a happy and healthy lifestyle.
Among Friends is Alyssa’s second writing/acting endeavor and is also the directorial debut of Scream Queen Danielle Harris (Halloween Franchise), starring AJ Bowen (The Signal), Jennifer Blanc-Biehn (The Victim) and featuring Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Franchise). Among Friends embarked on an international festival tour in Fall 2012, screening at some of the world’s most acclaimed genre festivals, such as Sitges in Spain, Lund International Fantastisk Film Festival in Sweden and Horrorthon in Ireland. You can currently purchase a copy of the movie on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Among-Friends-Alyssa-Lobit/dp/B00D920HT0/
Christy Carlson Romano has kept herself busy since the ending of Kim Possible and Even Stevens by appearing on Broadway, continuing her voice over actress roles on various video games and animated TV shows and movies, as well as appearing in independent films like Suicide Dolls and Infected. She now is the EVP of Interstitial Productions with a film titled Prism coming out in 2014. Stay up to date with her upcoming projects at https://www.twitter.com/ChristyRomano
Jonathan Tiersten made a huge splash in the horror scene with the cult hit, Sleepaway Camp. He took a break from acting to focus on music and in 2008, he came back in a big way by appearing in Return to Sleepaway Camp. He has since appeared in two independent films, Redemption and The Perfect House, which has gotten very well reviews. He’s got some big plans for 2014 and continues to perform his music throughout the country. Make sure to stay up to date with Jonathan’s career at https://jonathantiersten.com/
Other Sites:
https://twitter.com/NORMALInSchools
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NORMAL-In-Schools/159548622026
https://twitter.com/Among_Friends
(Alyssa Lobit IMDb)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024762/
(Christy Romano IMDb)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005579/
https://www.facebook.com/jonathantiersten
