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"As if you needed yet another reason to absolutely adore the VIP plus-size models who&amp;#x27;re making waves in the biz, we&amp;#x27;ve got one more for you gals. A few of our favorite lovely ladies are giving back in a major way&amp;amp;mdash;and we&amp;#x27;re loving it! Here&amp;#x27;s the dish:That&amp;#x27;s Leona Palmer, Chella Ferrow, Roniann Mears: all models involved in the campaign! Allow me to introduce you to Curves for Change (great name!), a non-profit organization started by plus-size models Kate Dillon (remember her from our Beautiful Bodies spread?) and Julie Henderson, that aims to help women around the globe by partnering with and raising money for great causes like The Komera Project, which helps provide access to secondary education to girls in Rwanda, and Hardy Girls Healthy Women, which focuses on building self-esteem and confidence in young women. Here&amp;#x27;s how the gorgeous gals at Curves for Change describe their mission: Curves for Change is a coalition of fashion models committed to using their careers and visibility to advocate for and support organizations working to empower women and girls worldwide. Well, that sounds flippin&amp;#x27; amazing, now doesn&amp;#x27;t it? While Kate and Julie started the organization, tons more models&amp;amp;mdash;plus-size, straight-size and fitness models, too!&amp;amp;mdash;are involved, including Bernadett Vajda, Taylor Steele, Chella Ferrow and Traci Copeland to name a few. Here&amp;#x27;s the best news: Curves for Change&amp;#x27;s latest project offers you lovely ladies a way to get involved...and it doesn&amp;#x27;t involve having to sign a multi-million dollar deal with Ford Modeling Agency first. If you&amp;#x27;re in New York City, Curves for Change is hosting a 5k fun run/walk on May 19th to raise money for The Komera Project and Hardy Girls Healthy Women. Kate will be at the run, along with Lonneke Engel, Elettra Wiedemann and Lizzie Miller (yes, that Lizzie Miller&amp;amp;mdash;the girl on page 194!). Sound like your cup o&amp;#x27; tea? Register here, New York ladies! If you&amp;#x27;re not in New York City, you can still show your support for Curves for Change&amp;#x27;s mission a few ways: First, walk on your own, wherever you live! The New York 5k is part of Global Run for Komera, so people will be running and walking worldwide, including Africa! &amp;quot;I love the idea of people all over the country running or walking to support this cause, even if they just run around their neighborhoods with their best girlfriends,&amp;quot; Kate told me. Additionally, you can provide support through donation here. Cool, right? Keep up the amazing work, Kate, Julie and co.! We adore you for inspiring us with not only your gorge looks, but your thoughtful actions, too! More Ways to Get Glamour: Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check our chic new Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photo: Jeff Licata, courtesy of Curves for Change"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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