American Girl Doll

For all those girls who love their American Girl dolls, you have an opportunity to meet an American Girl model in person, while helping a good cause. Maddie O'Neil, the model for Mia, the American Girl Doll of the Year, is hosting a tea party for girls and their dolls at Bocado Restaurant in Worcester. A hair stylist will be on site to style the hair of girls and their dolls and there will be contest for "best decorated hat," so wear your most spectacular creation. The tea party benefits the Jett Foundation, whose mission is to find a cure and treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.The Jett Foundation, based in Pembroke, MA, was started by Christine and Stephen McSherry, whose son Jet has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne is the most common and lethal childhood genetic disorder in the world.