April 15th, 2012
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Please visit my page, and while you’re there….why not make a donation to the American Cancer Society?
Your donation will help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays – the amount you donate will count towards my fundraising goal.
Thank you so much for your help – I will keep you updated on my progress!
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April 12th, 2012
Cailee Calabrese, North Carolina Jr. Pre- Teen Queen went to The Wounded Warrior Transition Battalion. She has spent many hours collecting DVD’s for our troops. She has already collected over 150 DVD’s for our troops. She really enjoys working hard to give back to the troops. She has even received a few emails from soldiers thanking her for her efforts.
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April 5th, 2012
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Stephanie Ramos at Magical Moments
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Stephanie Ramos, National American Miss Kentucky Teen Queen was blessed to be part of a wonderful event called Magical Moments In Louisville,KY. The event was held to give FREE prom dresses and shoes to girls who can’t afford it. Stephanie
was a guest volunteer and speaker. She also collected gowns and shoes in her community and donated gowns and shoes of her own. The event took place at the Paul Mitchell School. After girls picked out a gown and shoes they also got their hair and make-up done for free. As part of Stephanie’s speech, she spoke to girls about self confidence, poise and the many benefits that being a part of NAM brought to her life and can bring to their lives as well. Stephanie had an amazing day and was truly blessed to be part of this wonderful event.
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March 29th, 2012
National American Miss Georgia Queen Jennifer Mullins attended a breakfast for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation at The Peachtree Club in Atlanta. There were over 2000 toys donated to these children and Santa Clause was present. The children, their families, and Jennifer all had a great morning.
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March 14th, 2012
It takes the entire Flippo family to box up more than 9,000 books. The books will travel more than 8,000 miles in the coming days.
It all started after 12-year-old Jordan won a national beauty pageant.
“Our director had really told us, you want to do something beyond the pageant,” Jordan Flippo, a 6th grade Cascia Hall student. “You don’t want this to last only one year.”
So the family pooled its ambitions.
“About the time my brother comes in from a trip from Africa, he’s telling them all about this neat little school,” mom Sandy Flippo said.
Jordan’s uncle Doug Henderson is a photographer, and his job takes him all over the globe.
But it was his time in Africa that gave the Flippo family the idea for the “Reading with Africa Project.”
“The more we’re hearing about it and seeing the pictures, these kids just look like they’re thrilled to be there,” Sandy Flippo said.
He told them about an overcrowded school in Uganda.
“So there are 550 kids now, in a one-room schoolhouse, dirt floor, but no books,” Jordan Flippo said.
Nicole Flippo added, “Some of them haven’t even seen a book, much less read one.”
So the sisters decided to hold a book drive at school.
“If a kid brought two books, then they didn’t have to wear their [school] uniform,” Jordan Flippo said. “They could wear their beloved blue jeans.”
Tulsa Public Schools and the library pitched in.
And now they have more books than they can ship.
“This is the state of Oklahoma giving books to Africa,” Nicole Flippo said.
The family’s dining room table is now the processing center.
“I’ve been in charge of sorting the books,” Nicole Flippo said.
It’s a very important job that will keep the books organized on the journey overseas.
“You have to think about how you’re laying them out there,” Sandy Flippo said. “The Dewey Decimal System isn’t going to work on a dirt floor in Uganda.”
Just one book will open a window to a whole new world.
Sandy Flippo said: “Can you imagine, out of those 550 kids.. is there going to be an Albert Einstein, or a J.K. Rowling?”
A world of possibilities with every turn of the page.
The Flippo family will leave for Uganda on Thursday. They hope to set up a library when they get there and teach the kids a few American sports, like baseball and basketball.By Grant Sloan, News On 6
Check out the news story that aired on Tulsa’s news.
tulsa-students-hold-book-drive-for-kids-in-uganda
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February 29th, 2012
Belle Scott Anti-Bullying PSA
BELLE SCOTT, NAM PreTeen SC FILMS ANTIBULLYING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT / CREATES WEBSITE TO COMMEMORATE AND PROMOTE HER NAM EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES
Belle Scott, NAM PreTeen SC, filmed an anti-bullying public service announcement and has been busy promoting her stand against bullying. She has shown her video to different school grade levels as well as spoke with them regarding bullying and ways to get help. Her video is linked on several different web sites and has been presented to 4 local television stations. Additionally, her video can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IIHE2jDjTQ
Belle addressed her local community leaders informing them of NAM, her title, and requested opportunities to volunteer wherever needed. Please visit Belle’s website for pictures and information on all she has been blessed to have been a part of as a result of her participation in the National American Miss organization. http://sites.google.com/site/bellescottnamscpreteen/home
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February 22nd, 2012
This photo was taken at Oregon’s first Open Call of the year. The girls were so excited to be with their Director, Matt Leverton and spread the good news about NAM, but they did take some time to put together Valentine Gift boxes for the troops! From left to Right: National Cover Model Isabella Conner, Jr. Pre-Teen Queen Ciara Wilson, Pre-Teen Queen Madeline Monlux, Jr. Teen Queen Madison Irving, Princess Queen DéjaFitzwater, Miss Queen Kyenna Leedom, National Cover Girl Kyra Walters.
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February 13th, 2012
Jennifer Mullins, National American Miss Georgia 2011 was able to particpate in a terrific opportunity over the holiday season to help out with Shop with a Cop and the Gwinnett County Police department. Every Christmas the Gwinnett County Police Department raises money to host their Shop with a Cop event. Shop with a Cop gives underprivileged families who may not have money for christmas a chance to buy toys for their children. It is held at Walmart and each child receives a gift card and an officer to take them throughout the store and pick out toys. Jennifer was in charge of welcoming the families and even got to help the children pick out toys and fill their carts. She felt truly honored to be invited and will continue to support this wonderful cause.
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February 8th, 2012
The annual Light The Night Walk in Downtown Raleigh occurred Saturday, October 9,
2010 and October 22nd, 2011 at the Halifax Mall. Shivali Patel, the
National American Miss North Carolina Junior Teen 2011 volunteered befor and during the event. She was a tremendous help to the
team and played an important role in helping to execute a successful Light The Night Walk.
The money raised with Light The Night supports The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s
mission to cure blood cancers and improve the lives of our patients and their families.
Seventy-three percent of our total expenses supports research and local patient services
such as family support groups, financial assistance and education programs. The Society
invests more than $71 million annually in blood cancer research. Included in that
tremendous figure are projects totaling more than $6.8 million at UNC-Chapel Hill and
Duke University. Since its founding, the Society has awarded more than $600 million in
research grants. This important science has doubled and tripled the survival rates for
blood cancer patients in the last 40 years. One Society sponsored grant has led to great
achievement through the discovery of the “miracle pill” Gleevec, keeping one type of
leukemia, CML, in long-term remission.
If you would like additional information about the Society or the North Carolina Chapter,
feel free to contact us at 919-367-4100 or visit our Web site at: www.lls.org/nc.
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February 1st, 2012
Hannah Reese continues using her title as National American Miss South Carolina Jr. Teen in a positive way. As the South Carolina D.A.R.E. America Youth Advisory Board representative, Hannah has been traveling to different schools’ as the guest speaker at several fifth grade D.A.R.E. graduations and speaking to the students and parents about how to face peer pressure during their middle school and high school years and the benefits of saying “No” to drugs and alcohol. She hopes to continue to make a positive impact on children and teenagers through her motivational speeches and appearances.
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January 27th, 2012
Shivali Patel , the National American Miss North Carolina Junior Teen volunteers at the Methodist Home for Children (MHC). They were thrilled that Shivali wanted to support theirprogram in several different ways. She did her research about their needs and she made a commitment to raise money, raise awareness and contribute in-kind items to MHC. She is an awesome young lady!
Shivali’s first goal was to support MHC’s 1K for 1Kid program by raising money to support a child in care for one year. She started her project in July and hit the ground running! She not only surpassed her goal but helped raise nearly $2,000 to support two children in MHC’s care. Her commitment to get out in the community and ask for donations and gifts is amazing! Shivali has put in more than 120 hours, going door to door, business to business asking for support to reach her goal. She didn’t take no for an answer and received gifts from $1.00 to $100.00. They, MHC, were most impressed when she even got the Mayor in Raleigh, NC to support her efforts!
In addition to raising money for their ministry, she asked fellow contestants to collect stuffed animals for our underserved children at their preschool. Shivali delivered big garbage bags full of stuffed animals to the kids at the center one day. She also used extra funds raised to purchase hygiene items and school supplies for our older kids – something she felt passionate about since teens in foster care are often forgotten about.
Shivali has an incredible philanthropic spirit! Her enthusiasm for volunteering and follow through on her commitment is admirable! MHC is proud of her efforts and of the positive way she approached her service to MHC. There are few youth in the community who truly stand out like Shivali. Her determination and drive will serve her well in the future. Her outstanding volunteer service to Methodist Home for Children is greatly appreciated.
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January 16th, 2012
Jennifer Mullins, Georgia Miss Queen went to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to host an “Art Party and Toy Give-Away” for some of the patients. She brought with her different craft supplies to do with the children and an assortment of stuffed animals to give out. Jennifer had a blast making puppets and decorating visors with the children anywhere from ages 4 to 14. Then before they all left the party she gave them each the opportunity to pick out a stuffed animal to take with them. One of the coolest parts of the day was that she even got a few of her friends involved with her because she needed a few extra hands to help. It was such a rewarding experience and she really enjoyed spending her time with the kids and they had a great time too!
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January 14th, 2012
Deja Fitzwater, 2011 Miss Oregon Princess, donated 10 coats to the Burlington Coat Factory and Good Morning America Coat Drive…. hoping to give those comfort and warmth who would not otherwise have it.
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January 10th, 2012
Shivali Pate, North Carolina Jr. Teen Queen works for the Town of Cary’s Spruce Program. She also volunteered for two different projects with the town. At Kids Together Park, she helped haul the materials for and resurface a playground for special needs and handicapped children. This included shoveling the mulch-like material, transporting it in wheel barrows, then dumping and spreading the material to resurface the assigned areas. Also for our Town-wide Fall Litter Sweep, she helped organize and lead a litter sweep at her school campus of Athens Drive High School. This included advertising the event, organizing 14 volunteers, picking up the supplies, managing the safety and productivity of the sweep, picking up litter, and then reporting the results. She collected a total of 360 pounds of litter for proper disposal. In everything she has done she has been diligent and dedicated in her service and she is a pleasure to work with.
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January 4th, 2012
Cailee made her trip to give to the Troops to drop off the DVDs and puzzle books that she collected. She also visited the Warrior Transition Battalion where she distributed some DVDs to put in their movie room. Cailee has donated and collected over 1200 DVDs and 300 puzzle books since she started her own organization 3 years ago. Cailee was also proud to have met General Carpenter on our way to California who was just coming home from Afghanistan who took his picture with her and commended Cailee on her organization because he
appreciated the DVDs he received while stationed there. She also made a visit to Wesley Pines nursing center where Cailee called bingo for the residents. Cailee also adopted a military family for Christmas again this year.
“Movies for Military” is well its under way in that she has already collected 30 DVDs for our troops. Cailee is very proud to in her words “to give a gift back for protecting us.”
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December 31st, 2011
Jennifer Mullins, National American Miss Georgia, walks a 5K for Breast Cancer with the American Cancer Association. It was so cold but well worth it! Jennifer really enjoyed walking and making strides for breast cancer research. She had a great time!
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December 29th, 2011
It was a beautiful day for a walk as Chelsea Burt, Tennessee Pre-Teen Cover Girl, enjoyed her time at the Down Syndrome Association Of Middle Tennessee Buddy Walk. Chelsea made friends while handing out teddy bears. Chelsea enjoyed her day while spending time with some extraordinary kids and making them smile.
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December 24th, 2011
Shivali Patel 2011 North Carolina Jr. Teen Queen volunteers with the kids at the Jordan child and enrichment center. The Jordan Center helps families give their children the best possible start in life, providing full-day childcare for children ages six weeks to five years.
The Center also provides consultation to other community childcare programs throughout the state, and training to those who work most closely with children: parents, childcare providers, educators, and administrators.
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December 10th, 2011
Isabella Conner, Oregon Jr. Pre-Teen Cover Girl, works hard with her Humane Society. She has been volunteering for the past several months working hard to help out in any capacity she is needed. She always is willing to pitch in where needed and ask to help, always keeping busy. She would help to socialize the cats, which helps them to get adopted since they are more willing to be around people. She would take the dogs for walk giving them much needed exercise and love. She would even pitch in with the big piles of laundry, towels and bedding for the animals. She has been a great assest to their staff and volunteers.
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December 6th, 2011
Kentucky Teen Queen Stephanie Ramos was contacted by the Mayor of her hometown Danville KY, because he knew about the community service that she has been doing in her town and surrounding areas. She has been promoting her platform by being a spokesmodel on the effort of preventing cyber-bullying. Stephanies hometown is very proud of how she is using her National American Miss title. Stephanie was honored by the Mayor and the four commisioners with a Proclamation. The event was televised on her local television station and it was printed in their local paper.
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December 3rd, 2011
National American Miss North Carolina Pre-Teen Queen Alina Galvan presented a check to the wounded warriors along with a representative from Chic Fil A. Alina teamed up with Chic Fil A to do a Spirit Day to raise money to benefit the wounded warriors. Alina and Caliee Calabrese(Miss N.C.Junior Preteen) did the spirit day together to show the troops that they are appreciated. Alina is the founder of “Letters Of Thanks”. Alina’s father is in the Army and she is also the grandaughter of a Vietnam Veteran!The military life has been a big inspiration to her work as an avid volunteer for our troops. She says she is thankful for their sacrifices for our freedom!
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November 29th, 2011
Ciara Wilson, Miss Oregon Junior Pre-teen Queen, has been busy raising funds to help find a cure for Juvenile Arthritis! Ciara, an active girl that enjoys competitive dance and ski racing was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis two years ago. This disease affects over 300,000 American children. Currently, she is doing well and enjoying her active lifestyle. Ciara realized that many kids with Juvenile Arthritis suffer with no cure in sight. As a result she has organized her own fundraiser called “Ciara’s Day of Dance” to support CARRA, the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance. She organized a dance party with her friends to support this great cause. Ciara raised over $400 to help find a cure for Juvenile Arthritis! Check out the website to see more!
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/ciarawilson/ciarawilsonsfundraisingpage?fge=thanks
In addition, Ciara attended the Jingle Bell Run Kick-Off Party which benefits the Arthritis Foundation of Oregon. The festivities were held at the Nike World Headquarters on October 23, 2011. The Jingle Bell Run takes place in downtown Portland, Oregon on December 4, 2011 . In the photos, Ciara is pictured with the Grand Marshall for the run, Annise Nassib, and the Youth Grand Marshall, Owen Dye. She looks forward to volunteering at the upcoming holiday event! Check out the website to see what took place!
http://portlandjinglebellrun.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=477709
Ciara plans to continue her volunteering and fund raising efforts in 2012 to help kids with Juvenile Arthritis!
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November 22nd, 2011
Christina Rubio, the 2011 Miss Kentucky Pre-Teen, has been working hard since she was crowned in July of 2011.
Christina has been busy distributing the stuffed animals and books donated by herself and other fellow 2011 NAM KY contestants to places such as Fire and Police Departments, Libraries, and the Louisville, KY Ronald McDonald House. Because of the critical conditions of a lot of the patients at the Ronald McDonalds House, they are not able to accept stuffed animals. So, Christina invested in some new puzzles for the children and families to go along with the books donated to RMHC in Louisville. Christina is continuing her Volunteer work, along with being the State Vice President of Star Events for Future Career and Community Leaders of American in Kentucky.
Christina has met with Congressman Brett Guthrie, Kentucky State Senate Presindent David Williams, as well as Major General Donald Storm. She has also visited Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace in honor of a great President.
She has also volunteered at the Elizabethtown’s Target’s National Night Out helping the children play games, answering questions, and giving out prizes. She ran the Advocacy and Support Center for Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse booth. Christina also visited The Grayson Manor Nursing Facility, where she deliverd fruit baskets and cookie trays to the residents. She enjoyed her time volunteering at the nursing home. She helped the residents with activities as well as visiting all the patients rooms and delivering fruits and cookies to the residents and fixing them drinks. Chrisitina spent time talking and socializing with the residents and staff.
She is making the most of her time as the 2011 National American Miss, Miss Kentucky Pre-Teen and loving every minute of it!
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November 16th, 2011
Sabrina was also asked to make an appearence as Miss South Carolina Teen at the 2011 Fur Ball Moonlight Gala which was held at The Columbia Metropoltian Convention Center. This organization raises money to save the lives and give homes to thousands of homeless dogs and cats in the Midlands that would otherwise have been euthanized. She was a red carpet greeter and dress model for silent auction.
Sabrina Lercara, National American Miss South Carolina Teen Queen, was asked to be a character princess by Crystal Garret former Miss South Carolina 2007 in her program called “Princess Workshop” which helps needy girls feel like princesses for a day. Sabrina appeared as “Belle” from Walt Disney’s “Beauty & The Beast” and the little girl Sabrina sponsored was the same character princess. Sabrina fixed her hair, painted her nails, played games, read books, and had a dinner party.
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November 12th, 2011
National American Miss Tennessee Pre-Teen Cover Girl Chelsea Burt, walked for the Lymphoma and Leukemia. Chelsea met with Emily Ramesy, Tennessee Pre-Teen Queen and Olivia Wright and they were able to walk together for this great cause. She also handed out some teddy bears. Chelsea had a great time walking for such a great cause! She is going to participate in several more walks to spread the word on different medical issues facing many different people. Chelsea enjoys working with people and spreading a postivie message of National American Miss.
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November 9th, 2011
Emily Ramsey, Miss Tennessee Pre-Teen Queen, has been volunteering around town with different organizations. She volunteered for the Kids Wish Network. She passed out gift bags to needy families and met a great group of people who started the Kids Wish Network. They gave over 2,000 gift bags to families in Monroe County. It really made Emily think of how blessed she truly is to have all of the luxuries that she has. She also started working with a non-profit organization,The Butterfly Fund. The Butterfly Fund was founded for two little girls, Emily Barger and Maddie Harrill, who passed away in 2008 from the same type of rare childhood cancer. All of the proceeds given to The Butterfly Fund are donated to Childhood Cancer Research at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Emily has been selling butterfly pins made by the Sequoyah High School Majorettes for The Butterfly Fund as well. Emily also walked in the CureSearch Walk in Knoxville,TN for Childhood Cancer Research. She also had the chance to read to the children at the pre-school she attended when she was little. Emily was also able to give them books that were collected at the pageant.
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November 5th, 2011
Miss Georgia particpiated in a parade in Suwanee. She really enjoyed interacting with the community and helping to spread the positive message of National American Miss. Jennifer also participated in the 5K for Breast Cancer with the American Cancer Association. It was in Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park at 8am and it was soo cold!! But it was also soo much fun! It was wonderful to be involved in such a great cause.
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November 2nd, 2011
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North Carolina NAM Queens at Wesley Pines with residents
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North Carolina NAM Queens at Wesley Pines
National American Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Queen and Pre-Teen Queens, Cailee Calabrese and Alina Galvan called bingo for the residents at Wesley Pines. The residents enjoyed the girls so much they wanted them to come back again. The girls were also honored to be invited by the Wounded Warriors battalion on October 17th to meet with them and asked if Cailee would bring some DVDs to stock up their movie house. There are 600 wounded warriors currently at Fort Bragg and the commanding officers were very impressed with the projects that the girls do to support our troops. This is Cailee’s 3rd year for her Movies for Military and we are so pleased that the troops are benefiting from her project. Also, they are getting 600 goody bags ready along with cards to deliver to our brave men and women who fight for our freedom. During that time they will be doing an awards presentation for our soldiers.
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October 8th, 2011
Hannah Reese, National American Miss South Carolina Jr. Teen, was named the South Carolina representative on the D.A.R.E. American Youth Advisory Board. This summer, she was a guest speaker at the graduation ceremony of the newly trained South Carolina D.A.R.E. Officers. Hannah will also travel to Quantico, Virginia for the annual D.A.R.E. Youth Advisory Board training at the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) facility in November. Throughout the school year, Hannah will speak at fifth grade D.A.R.E. graduations across the state sharing her testimony with students about her committment to saying “No” to drugs and alcohol.
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October 5th, 2011
Attached is a picture of Cailee, North Carolina Jr. Pre-Teen Queen meeting with U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre for her Presidential Volunteer Award.
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September 22nd, 2011
Much efforts and most of Shivali’s time has been donated recently to a wonderful & beautiful project called “Shivali’s 1K For 1Kid.” This project is for a kids home that extends support to neglected, abused, orphaned and such children at the “Methodist Home For Children (MHC)” all over the great state of NC. “Shivali’s 1K For 1Kid,” goal was to raise $1000 so MHC can successfully tend to the needs of a single child for a complete year. Never in her dreams had Shivali thought that she would be able to achieve so much in merely four weeks. She has raised over $1,500 by selling ribbons and getting her school, community, and long distance friends & family to help her reach her goal. The money she has gathered will help MHC to clothe and feed children in their group homes, counsel families in crisis, find homes for children with our foster families, and serve children affected by substance abuse. She has also donated approximately five to six boxes of school supplies and 60 books & bears.
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September 14th, 2011
Stephanie Ramos, 2011 NAM Kentucky Teen Queen, has been working with the Dare To Dream Organization. It is a beauty and talent showcase for children with special needs. In August she went to her local High School to give a speech to children with special needs on the benefits of doing a pageant and how it would help them. As a result many children signed up and the pageant took place on September 10, 2011. Stephanie was a guest of honor, performed her talent and helped with crowning. All proceeds went to SPAN, Special Person’s Advocacy Network. The event was a success and she loves these children!
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September 9th, 2011
Marissa volunteered to help with the pet food drive to continue her dedication to helping animals and their families in need, benefiting the Humane Society. Ever since she held her first pet at one year old, Marissa fell in love with animals. Each of her 12 pets she has had in her life has been a rescue animal. She would have never met them if they were not saved by continued perseverance of the Humane Society. Marissa organized a pet food drive in the past and it was such a success and helped so many people and animals that it was an obvious choice when choosing her service project. The pet food she collected will be distributed within the Humane Society where they need it most and among families who are in need. Marissa plans to continue the drive into next year and the future. Her donation of over 100 pounds of food is just a small way to say thank you to the Humane Society for speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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August 31st, 2011
Stephanie Ramos, 2011 National American Miss Kentucky Teen Queen worked with Ronald Mcdonald at an event called touch a truck where children where able to get on and touch.There was an ambulance, a fire truck, a helicopter, all different rescue vehicles that the kids got to experience and play on. Stephanie then had a chance to meet with the kids and get pictures taken with them. What a neat experience to be able to spend some time with the kids and their families. They also got to meet and greet Ronald Mc Donald. There were also face painting, different activities for the kids to participate in and food donated from O’Charley’s. All the proceeds raised went to the Ronald McDonald charities of the Bluegrass.
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August 30th, 2011
Samantha has gone to the Ronald McDonald House and delivered stuffed animals as well as did a yard clean up with them. Samantha had a wonderful visit with our Mayor Deke. She will be going to a benefit for a little girl Emma who has cancer and will be raising money to help with her medical expenses and with any other expenses she has.
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August 26th, 2011
In line with Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, Megan’s community involvement centered around encouraging children to become more fit. Today, in America, nearly one in three children is overweight or obese. According to Mrs. Obama, “The physical and emotional health of an entire generation is at stake.” Megan’s experiences as an athlete have taught her the importance of exercise and proper nutrition. Research shows that physical activity stimulates the brain which directly affects success both in the classroom and in life.
She had an amazing time visiting local preschools and reading, exercising and visiting with them. They talked about different ways of exercising and staying fit, and how to eat healthy. She was so pleased to see one center with a vegetable garden! The children were so enthusiastic to tell her all about what they were growing and the different ways they liked their vegetables prepared. Her visits always included some group dancing and tumbling, which they really enjoyed, as did Megan!
She also participated in the local Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk for a cure. As juvenile diabeties is sometimes linked with childhood obesity, she felt this was in line with my project. She thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful afternoon, proudly walking with friends and families of those affected by the disease, while raising awareness.
Her efforts will not stop here. She is a girl who is striving to be a role model by making fitness a prioity in my life, for a stonger, smarter and healthier future.
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August 26th, 2011
Terricka Holmes, 2010 NAM SC Princess, chose to volunteer her time at the Brian Stokes Residential Care, in Branchville, SC. She devoted her day to the residents and staff at the facility. She began by introducing herself to each and every resident and staff member personally. The residents had just finished eating breakfast so Terricka jumped right in to work and wiped off the tables. She swept the dining room, kitchen, and porch. Terricka also set the tables for lunch with silverware and beverages. When all of the residents were assembled in the dining room, she led them in grace. After lunch, Terricka invited all residents to play BINGO. The first question she was asked was, “Are we playing for prizes?” of course she said yes. A great time was had by all. The residents enjoyed having Terricka around for the day.
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August 12th, 2011
Jenna Gerner, Georgia Jr. Pre-Teen Queen, met the Governor of Georgia. Jenna had a great experience getting to see the govenor and see how government works. It was an awesome experience, and Jenna feels so blessed to have been able to take part in this experience. She also met the Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry. It was such a great experince, he even let her hold his medal of honor. It was a really neat and an amazing experience. Jenna was also able to meet the local rock DJ, Chris Chaos from 106.9. Since being crowned on July 9th, Jenna is enjoying being an active part of her community and enjoying all of her new experiences.
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August 9th, 2011
Cailee Calabrese, North Carolina, Jr. Pre-Teen Queen and Alina Galvan Pre-Teen Queen for North Carolina helped with the American Red Cross 5th Annual Run for the Red. This is Cailee’s 3rd year at this event and Alina joined her this year. There were over 600 runners and walkers for this event. Cailee and Alina gave the trophy out for best overall time for a group which was the 82nd airborne from Fort Bragg. It was a great time and Cailee was up and ready to go at 4:15 a.m. and finished at 9:30 a.m.
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August 5th, 2011
To get more involved in her community, Jessica volunteered her time serving dinner to widows and orphans at the local Old Timers Supper. She helped serve supper, helped clean up, visited, and then took pictures. Jessica had a lot of fun spending my time with people less fortunate than herself! They served barbeque sandwiches, beans, slaw, and lots of desserts! Everybody seemed to have a good time. This event is sponsored by Masons who help out the community alot! They do coats for the cold, help out needy families whose house may have caught on fire, whose kids may not get any toys for Christmas, or buy people groceries. Jessica is n very proud of my community and enjoys helping our neighbors!
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June 30th, 2011
“Dance Escape” allows Kelsey to give abused, neglected, and abandoned children the opportunity to express themselves through the art of dance. She is teaching them social cultural dances and hopes to further develop into other forms of dance. Kelsey is also spending time with my students in order to build a relationship with them and impact their lives in as many ways as she is able to. As of now she is mainly working with two children’s homes in South Carolina: Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia S.C. and The Children’s Attention Home in Rock Hill, S.C. She has spent two hours at Epworth Children’s Home volunteering at their Halloween Carnival and hope to begin teaching them about dance as soon as her project is approved by the activity coordinator. Kelsey has also spent two hours at The Children’s Attention Home; teaching the girls the electric slide, cubic shuffle, the cha cha slide, and Yankedi (an African dance). She is also planning on attending a Bible Study with the girls and hope to learn more about their lives by spending time with them. Kelsey is a dance education major studying how to educate children about dance, therefore she is very passionate about dance and enjoy being around children. Her heart also belongs with orphans and children who have been abused because my family just adopted an 11 year old Ukrainian boy from an orphanage in Ukraine.Her new Ukrainian brother, Sasha, inspired her to begin this organization which allows children to ESCAPE from their troubled life and find confidence in who they are by expressing themselves through dance. She hopes that “Dance Escape” will grow and allow her to teach and impact other lives in more homes across the state.
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June 18th, 2011
Special Olympics Tennessee partners with The American Girl Doll Company each year for a fundraising event. This event includes 4 fashion shows where young girls ages 6-10 model outfits that match the time period of the doll they are representing. This is a fun event for the community where they serve “tea party” style snacks. Proceeds from sponsors, an auction, ticket sales, and donations go to support Special Olympics in Tennessee.
As one of the emcee’s of this year’s event, Madison had the privilege of introducing the various dolls and the models. American Girl dolls are rich in history and tell a unique story. This introduction included describing the time frame in which this doll lived, describing her clothing and what life was like where she lived. As emcee, she engaged the audience in learning about the history of the dolls and actively engaging them in the show.
When she wasn’t on stage, Madison loved being able to walk around and simply provide encouragement for the young girls who served as models with the dolls. She was also able to serve as a greeter and talked with young guests about NAM, American Girl Dolls, and Special Olympics.
There was much work to do to prepare for the event. Madison learned a lot about the history of our great country. Madison said “it was a fabulous experience.” She can’t wait until the summer when she can help on the field or on the court with her favorite Special Olympics athletes.
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June 13th, 2011
Located in Burlington, North Carolina, Loaves & Fishes is an organization that distributes food donations from the community to families in need throughout the surrounding six counties. The mission of the non-profit institution is to “offer assistance, encouragement and empowerment of persons in need through the distribution of food and limited financial assistance”. Those in need may receive donations from the distribution center, or via home delivery by a Loaves & Fishes volunteer. This philanthropy also organizes several special events throughout the year to give back to the city, such as Make a Difference Day and the Thanksgiving Lunch.
Loaves & Fishes is an organization that is close to Kacey’s heart, since the entity exemplifies the importance of a caring community, and the impact one person’s contribution can make. Hunger and poverty in the United States are issues that affect many families within each county. According to www.feedingamerica.org, one in six Americans are food insecure, and 43.6 million Americans were in poverty in 2009. Adequate nutrition is a necessity to one’s total well being; the effects of malnutrition can be severe, especially for children. Many who are struggling with hunger are hardworking citizens who simply cannot make ends meet despite the desire to provide for his or her family. This national issue of hunger can be combated one neighborhood at a time through charity projects such as Loaves & Fishes. Having a role in an organization that provides resources and encouragement to families in need has been a rewarding experience for Kacey. She has seen how a community can work together to make a positive impact. She hopes to encourage others to support those in need in their hometown by donating or volunteering at their local food bank. Together, we can make a positive impact by helping our neighbors overcome poverty.
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June 7th, 2011
S.W.E.E.T. (Supporting with Education, Encouragement and Togetherness) Revenge Diabetes Support Group has given parents and their children a chance to meet others in the same situation and time to talk about the issues that many families deal with. Each month there is a planned topic and often a guest speaker. Rachel Earley was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes in June, 2005, and has been an active member of the support group since 2007. She has contributed over 200 hours of organizing, planning, and speaking. To recognize her efforts, she was promoted to Youth Director as of January 2010. She was the honorary guest speaker for the month of October, where she shared her troubles and triumphs, and the importance of responsibility with diabetes from the perspective of a patient. She also coordinated and hosted an informative “November is National Diabetes Awareness Month” booth in the Family Network Center of Mission Children’s Clinic in her hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, promoting awareness for the disease. Currently, she is working on a Child Mentoring program that creates a buddy-system for teens and children with diabetes. In doing so, this will provide a trustworthy atmosphere for parents to leave there children with diabetes in the hands of an experienced and responsible diabetic during activities such as babysitting and overall support with the disease.
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June 2nd, 2011
Alajah went to two nursing homes and participated in singing to the residents during their activity time. She sang 5 songs for the residents and assisted with bingo, helping the residents find the number and place the chips on the numbers for the bingo games. The residents enjoyed her and she had a wonderful time performing for the elderly.
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May 23rd, 2011
Community service is a big part of Alison’s life! It gives her the chance to have fun and make a difference at the same time. Community service is great because she gets to leave her world for a while and see what it’s like in someone else’s. That’s why Alison loves volunteering at the Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children.
The Providence Center is an amazing place! It’s a place where kids with serious medical limitations live. None of the kids can walk or talk. The goal of Providence is to help these children have a better life.
As a volunteer, her job is to help brighten the life of kids and to help them have fun. She has been asigned a “buddy”. Alison’s buddy is just about her age and they have fun painting finger nails, playing games and reading. Her buddy was introduced to her as a “princess”. She has a princess doll and a tiara. Perfect match! They both wear their tiaras as Alison reads princess stories.
Recently, she had the opportunity to help set up a haunted house. Alison got to take several kids through the house and help them feel “monster’s eye balls” (peeled grapes). It was great to see their reactions and laughter.
This past weekend Alison got to help at the Providence “Opportunities for Joy” Radiothon. The radiothon was to raise money to support their Augmentative Communication Program. The augmentative communication boards literally give kids a voice. Each board costs $15,000. They raised over $30,000. Two more kids now get to talk.
So far, Alison has had a blast volunteering at Providence. Everytime she visits the kids she feels her life is brightened as well. Alison says she couldn’t ask for a better community service opportunity and she plans to volunteer there for a long time.
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May 17th, 2011
Jada was able to participate in a weekend long activity that involved cleaning up the South Carolina beaches. Early one morning, Jada and her family went out to the beach and did their share to clean up some of the pollution and trash that is ruining their beautiful beaches. She was surprised to see how many other people cared enough to commit some time to clean up. It was nice to go to the beach and see how their hard work had paid off.
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May 9th, 2011
Through her title as, National American Miss Tennessee Preteen Queen, Macy has volunteered with my community’s Boys and Girls Club. When she goes to volunteer, she donated over two hundred books to the kids. She really enjoys her visits. It gives Macy the opportunity to share her love of books and reading.
When she volunteers at the Boys and Girls club, she donated books through her charity, Macy’s Books for Friends. Macy collects gently used books in her community from friends and others who donate them. Each visit she takes over two hundred books so that each child can get at least 2. All of the kids get so excited about reading and search for the books they’re interested in. By the looks on their faces, you can tell they enjoy reading. They understand the importance reading, which is what Macy’s Books for Friends is all about!
Macy loves going after school and seeing their smiling faces! She also likes talking to the kids about school and their other interests. It is important to Macy for the kids to know she cares! It is so fun for Macy to feel like she is making a positive impact on their lives. She has made 3 visits so far and plans to continue her visits by going twice a month. The kids are so grateful for everything they’re given. It’s amazing how wonderful each and every kid is!
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April 21st, 2011
Brittany Thomas, the National American Miss Oregon Teen 2010 shaves her head as a fundraiser for St. Baldricks.
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April 11th, 2011
On June 26,2011, National American Miss Queen, Amaryllis Rodriquez will host the Dollars for Wishes Talent show to help benefit the Make a Wish Foundation.
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