Justin Bieber and Emma Stone Take Part in the 2012 HALO Awards

Nick Cannon Hosts the 2012 Halo Awards
Nick Cannon will host the Fourth Annual TeenNick HALO Awards airing on Nick at Nite Monday, Nov. 19 at 8 PM (ET/PT). (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon)
Justin Bieber, Emma Stone, Josh Duhamel, and Tyra Banks are joining with Nick Cannon to honor four exceptional teens with the TeenNick HALO Awards. HALO stands for Helping and Leading Others and the outstanding teens chosen this year will receive their awards at a ceremony set for Saturday, November 17, 2012.
 
“Each year we continue to be inspired by young people giving of themselves and we are honored to give back to them,” stated Nick Cannon, creator of the awards. “We applaud these HALO honorees and their outstanding commitment to service on a local and national level.”
 
“The TeenNick HALO Awards started out as a concept Nick Cannon brought to us and it’s become a movement that has grown with every person it touches – the teens who serve others, the celebrities who honor them, the people whose lives they’ve impacted and the viewers who are left inspired,” said Paula Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Current Series, Nickelodeon. “We hope by celebrating teens each year with this show, it will motivate other teens to create positive changes in their communities.”
 
The TeenNick HALO Awards Winners:
 
Allyson Ahlstrom, 17, Santa Rosa, Calif. (paired with Tyra Banks) — A bubbly and fashion forward self-starter, Allyson Ahlstrom was inspired to combine her love of fashion and community service to create Threads for Teens, an organization that collects and distributes clothing to disadvantaged (low income, foster care, etc.) teen girls. She provides one-on-one support to every one of the girls as they shop, bonding over fashion, talking about their lives and sharing motivational advice. In just two years Ahlstrom moved her organization into a fashionable pink boutique, raised over $130,000 in product donations and outfitted over 200 girls. Ahlstrom’s HALO match, Tyra Banks, started TZONE at the Lower Eastside Girls Club, providing a rich mix of career development workshops, mentoring, experiential learning opportunities, financial literacy initiatives and community-wide events so hundreds of girls will build self-esteem and develop the tools they need to prepare for lives as entrepreneurs and change-makers in the world.
 
Matt Ferguson, 18, Hillsboro, Ore. (paired with Emma Stone) — Matt Ferguson was inspired to start Matt’s Chemo Bags after finding out his mom had been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. He began building bags of essential items (lotion, tissues, warm socks, a handmade blanket, a lap pillow, notebook) to distribute to women suffering from breast cancer in hopes that it would bring them the same comfort that a similar bag brought his own mother as she went through chemotherapy. His organization now services all of Oregon, Southwest Washington, and Northern California and has distributed over 7,500 bags. Ferguson’s HALO match, Emma Stone, is an advocate for Stand Up To Cancer, an initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
 
Kylie Lan Tumiatti, 16, West Melbourne, Fla. (paired with Justin Bieber) — Kylie Lan Tumiatti developed a passion for giving back to the community early on, after watching her younger sister struggle with learning English. Tumiatti decided to help others who faced similar obstacles and partnered with Operation Hope Florida, a non-profit facility that provides prekindergarten classes to children of migrant workers. Together they implemented a literacy program that enhances the language skills of young children while simultaneously instilling a love of stories and books. Tumiatti’s HALO match, Justin Bieber, is big supporter of Pencils of Promise, which works to build schools and increase educational opportunities in the developing world.
 
Taylor Waters, 19, Sanford, N.C. (paired with Josh Duhamel) — A compassionate leader and aspiring teacher, Taylor Waters belief in giving back to her community stems from her personal experiences with disaster. She continues to encourage youth involvement through her hometown American Red Cross and she is establishing her own Red Cross Club at East Carolina University. Waters’ HALO match is Josh Duhamel, who supports the disaster relief efforts of the American Red Cross, as well as his hometown’s Minot Area Community Foundation in North Dakota which establishes permanently endowed funds to support both local and national charities and charitable causes.
 
Source: Nickelodeon