Hello! My name is Ethan Young-Smith, and I am thrilled to join the 2024 Catwalk for a Cause benefitting Choose Joy Foundation for the first time! I keep my schedule busy at my own company, Mazama Designs, where hydration and exploration collide, and DJ'ing around Bend.

I am thrilled to be involved in this year's Catwalk for a Cause and said yes after being inspired by the impact Choose Joy Foundation has on our community. I am excited to be a "role" model in our community because I never really had a specific one growing up. My family was always very supportive of what I wanted to do in my life, and I always found inspiration in certain activities. I hope I can inspire someone else, but I believe in a quote from the one and only, Matthew McConaughey, that says "Be your own hero." In my eyes, that also means be your own inspiration.

I have pledged to raise $2500 on behalf of Choose Joy Foundation and would love your support to reach that goal before I hit the Catwalk on May 11th! See you there!