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The girls of Pink Army get a lot of joy from performing, so when their performances can do the same for others, it’s a bonus. One such time was a volunteer performance for the Lollipop Theater Network, which arranges first-run showings of movies to children who are in hospitals.

A mother at this performance approached the girls afterward and told them that it was the first time she’d seen her daughter smile since first arriving at the hospital. “That was really special to hear,” said Alicia Randolph, 13, a founding member of Pink Army.

Pink Army began as a trio of Tween girls in 2008 — Charisma Kain, Alicia Randolph, and Lia Johnson. The group is modeled after Disney Channel/Nickelodeon stars such as Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. “Our music is electro-pop, with a little R&B that’s easy to dance to,” says Kain. In early 2011, Lia Johnson was replaced by Maddie Simpson, a veteran of the Old Globe Theatre’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Says the band’s management, “Lia chose to go with her acting passion, since she could not do both with the pressures of the band.”