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involved with Girl Up and I 
came across the partnership 
with Fabletics,
” Cherrin said. 
“The competition embraced 
the theme of ‘
girl hero’
 and 
asked you to design a T-shirt on 
however you interpreted that 
statement.
”
Cherrin immediately grabbed 
a Sharpie and began doodling 
T-shirt concepts, landing on a 
design that included the words, 
#Girl Hero in the center with 
hands holding different objects 
including a hammer, pencil and 
microphone.
“The point I wanted to get 
across was that you can be a 
hero no matter what you’
re 
doing. The hero really starts 
with you, and your passion can 
inspire others.
”
Cherrin was chosen as a final-
ist in the competition and went 
to Los Angeles in June to tour 
the Fabletics headquarters and 
meet the Fabletics design team.
While she was there, she 
learned her T-shirt design was 
selected as the winner and 
would appear on Fabletics 
apparel to be sold at the Girl Up 
Leadership Summit July 15-17.
“I was really happy that I 
won,
” Cherrin said. “I worked 
hard on the design and spent so 
much time editing it. But over-
all, it was a great experience to 
engage with the Fabletics design 
team and meet other passionate 
girls from around the country.
”
Cherrin is a Hillel Day School 

alumna. She and her parents, 
Daniel and Marni, are members 
of Congregation Beth Shalom 
in Oak Park. She also serves 
on the Friendship Circle board 
and attends Sunday Circle every 
weekend. 

Do you have a child who is making 
moves in the community? Send tips 
to ccolf@renmedia.us.

Get to know 
more about 
Emma Cherrin:

Favorite food: Chocolate 
chips straight out of 
the bag

Favorite song: “Another 
Day in Paradise” by Quinn 
XCII

Favorite colors: Pastels

Favorite genre of movies: 
Rom-Coms

Favorite T.V. show or 
Netflix series: Gossip Girl 
or Friends

Favorite book: The Help by 
Kathryn Stockett

Biggest fan or supporter: 
“My family is always there 
for me, but my mom gives 
the best advice.”

Best advice you’
ve 
received: “It will get better.”

Berkley High School’
s Girl Up 
club members. RIGHT: Cherrin’
s 
winning T-shirt design. 

36 Under 36 
Nominations 
Now Open

Do you know someone making an 
impact in the community you can 
nominate for this special honor?

Th
 e Well, an organization building inclusive Jewish 
community in Metro Detroit for the under-40 crowd, 
and the Jewish News are once again partnering on “36 
Under 36” to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, 
philanthropists, community organizers and other 
young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening 
Metro Detroit’
s Jewish community. 
“In short,” Rabbi Dan Horwitz of Th
 e Well said, 
“we are looking for the people who give of themselves 
to the community in robust — and often thankless 
— ways. In essence, the kinds of people we admire 
and aspire to be, whose accomplishments we want to 
celebrate and who we want the world to know make 
their home in Metro Detroit.”
Nominations are due by 
Oct. 30. A special group of 
nine volunteer judges (none 
of whom are affi
 liated with 
Th
 e Well or the JN) will be 
reviewing submissions and 
choosing the 36 winners. 
Honorees will receive free 
three-year subscriptions to 
the JN and be featured in a 
February 2020 issue. 

To nominate someone,
 log on to tiny.cc/36under36.

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