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Wakefield – Berklee College of Music student Carissa Scudieri of Wakefield, who had a very successful run as a Grand Championship Finalist on the Emmy award winning TV show “Community Auditions: Star of the Day,” was invited to perform on the show at Foxwoods Resort Casino for a special episode.

Scudieri will not be competing; she will perform a duet with reality TV star Dan Evans from “The Biggest Loser” and the band Coaltrain for the Hey U.G.L.Y. (Unique, Gifted, Lovable, You) organization. Hey U.G.L.Y.’s mission is to provide self-esteem and diversity-building programs for teens. For more information about Hey U.G.L.Y., visit heyugly.org.

The show is scheduled to air on Friday, Oct. 16, at 9:30 p.m. on WSBK-TV38 and Saturday, Oct. 17 at midnight on WBZ-CBS-channel 4.

For more information about Carissa Scudieri or to contact her, visit

www.myspace.com/carissasinger

Dan Evans

Our radio show, in-school presentations and Emotional Learning Activity Plans, available to schools and youth serving organizations, are designed to help students become an integral part in the teaching and learning process. This is crucial since the number one influencer of youth is peers.

All Hey U G L Y programs and tools are designed to empower students to be a part of the solution.

Carissa Scudieri & Dan Evans

Hey U G L Y’s mission is to save the lives of teens and tweens by empowering them to deeply understand and embrace that they are U G L Y - Unique, Gifted, Lovable … and it’s okay to by the You that they are.

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With suicide being the third largest killer of teens in America, Hey U G L Y is dedicated to providing self-esteem and character development tools and programs to help youth counter societal ills like bullying, eating disorders, violence, substance abuse and suicide.

Candy O’Terry & Charlie Farren

Hey U G L Y was founded in 2002 in response to the daily headlines describing the increase in teen suicide, gun violence in schools, bullying, drug abuse, eating disorders, and the obesity epidemic facing American youth. In 2004 Hey U G L Y, Inc. became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. (U G L Y is an acronym for Unique Gifted Lovable You.)