Patch Perry Hall, MD --Daniel Borowy was the picture of comfort, despite walking arm-in-arm with an aspiring model, down a runway, in the crowded White Marsh Mall Thursday evening, while Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" echoed down the center court corridor.
Wearing his favorite sports jersey—the 2013 Baltimore Blast home kit (adorned with his favorite number: 45)—Borowy practiced strutting his stuff down the catwalk in preparation for this weekend’s inaugural Prom Jam fashion show.
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Borowy was invited to model the latest in prom attire, partly as a demonstration against bullying.
The 18-year-old Perry Hall High School sophomore suffered a shotgun wound to his back after a classmate opened fire in a crowded cafeteria on the first day of school in 2012. It is believed that the shooter himself was a victim of bullying.
“They’re trying to make it into an anti-bullying, anti-violence [awareness event],” Rosemary Borowy, Daniel’s mother, said. “Of course, that is very important to me. I think that there is too much violence out there. There are too many people who are not accepting of people for who they are.”
Seven months later, a fully healed Daniel is ready dance, although his mother said he’ll have to wait a year or two before getting his chance at the prom.
“He’s really excited about that,” she said. “He’s only a sophomore, but this gives him something to really look forward to.”
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Members of the Baltimore Bully Project will stand alongside Daniel at the show to “provide resources on ending the era of “The Bully” and build awareness for the 3.2 million students who are victims of bullying,” according to a release.
The event begins at noon with a screening of Baltimore Love Project, a film about the works of Baltimore artist Michael Owen. Owen worked with Perry Hall High School art students in December 2012 to recreate his iconic “LOVE” mural, spelled out with sign language on the cafeteria's wall.
Representatives from the Baltimore Bully Project will also be recruit volunteers for a continued anti-bullying campaign, the release states.
“Everybody just needs to learn how to appreciate each other,” Rosemary said. “When something like that happens in your world, it makes it a lot more real. You hear about things on the news. You know that there are things out there that go on ... but when you’ve lived it ... I feel much stronger now.”
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