Name: Wendy’s Special Cheer
Made by and When: Madame Alexander, 2000
Material: Hard plastic
Marks: ALEXANDER (on the back)
Height: 8 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Rooted black hair with bangs, a complete center part, and one low, pulled-back ponytail with curly ends; brown sleep eyes have attached black eyelashes, three painted upper-outer eyelashes, and fully painted lower eyelashes; closed mouth with deep red lip color.
Clothes: Wendy’s Special Cheer wears a red velour long-sleeved top with a mock white turtleneck. The top has “Motor City Doll Club” in white velour letters on the front and is piped in blue, white, and red corded fabric. A white pleated skirt has the same piping near the hem. White panties, white socks, red and white velour mock saddle-oxfords and red, white, and blue pom-poms complete Wendy’s Special Cheer fashion.
Other: In the year 2000, Motor City Doll Club contracted with Madame Alexander Doll Company to produce a customized African American version of the 1998 Wendy’s Special Cheer doll. Wendy’s Special Cheer #16510 was produced in a limited edition and released to the club in 2001 as their club doll for that year and is the club’s first and only official club doll. All other dolls associated with the club were luncheon or souvenir dolls.
About Motor City Doll Club: The Motor City Doll Club was established in 1994 under the name, The Michigan Metro Society. The club was founded by Myla Perkins and Beverly Dooms with 18 original members. In 1995, the club became affiliated with the United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC) under the new name, Motor City Doll Club.
The original purpose of the organization was to provide an avenue for sharing information on the history of dolls, to increase awareness of the importance of black dolls for black children, and to promote the hobby of doll collecting. The club remains an active member of UFDC and holds monthly meetings on the third Sunday of each month from September through June at 2 p.m. EST at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
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