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Miss Tennessee Pre-Teen Kaitlynn Stone donated school supplies to Inglewood Elementary School.

Miss Tennessee Pre-Teen Kaitlynn Stone donated school supplies to Inglewood Elementary School. Kaitlynn sorted and delivered school supplies and library books to Inglewood Elementary School, located in East Nashville. Kaitlynn and her family has decided to make a partnership with Inglewood Elementary School year round, as 99% of their students are below poverty and are in need of many necessities. Her next donation to the school will be from a coat drive she is holding during a local soccer tournament.

Madisyn Earls, 2015 Georgia Jr. Teen Cover Girl, donated supplies to Ingram-Pye Elementary School.

Madisyn Earls, 2015 Georgia Jr. Teen Cover Girl, donated supplies to Ingram-Pye Elementary School. Madisyn had the opportunity to meet the staff of Ingram-Pye Elementary School

for a Back to School Breakfast. Igram-Pye is a school that serves children from
very disadvantaged backgrounds. She was able to speak to the staff about National American Miss and
the values that it promotes. Along with that, Madisyn donated some of the supplies
that we rounded up at the National American Miss Georgia state pageant. The school was very grateful and assured Madisyn that the supplies would be put to good use. She also had the privilege to join
the team in prayer for the upcoming school year. She really enjoyed hearing how
the staff is planning a year filled with success for their students!

Sally Hennessee, Miss North Carolina Teen, donated school supplies.

Sally Hennessee, Miss North Carolina Teen, donated school supplies. Sally Hennessee went to Druid Hills Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina to donated school supplies. Druid Hills Elementary is a year round school which is part of the Project Lift program. The young ladies pictured with Sally were thrilled to get some new supplies.

North Carolina Jr. Teen Queen Meredith Twigg donated books to local elementary school and church.

Meredith Twigg, National American Miss North Carolina Jr. Teen Queen donated the books from the pageant to the principal of Bessemer Elementary School in Greensboro. Bessemer Elementary School and First Baptist Church Greensboro hosted a “Steps to Success” Kindergarten camp for children. The camp aims to equip these new kindergarteners, some of which do not speak any English, with the necessary skills and confidence needed to start school. Meredith is volunteering this week as a “Buddy” for the children and travels through a mock school day each day. Breakfast and lunch is provided by the church. Meredith donated all the books to the school to be used as take home books for these children to have. Some of these children live in the Children’s Home and others do not have books at home. Students will get take home “homework” bags with these books in them.

Miss Georgia Junior Teen, Olivia Landrum from Augusta, GA, donated school supplies collected during the Georgia National American Miss pageant.

National American Miss Georgia Junior Teen Queen, Olivia Landrum from Augusta, GA, donated school supplies collected during the Georgia National American Miss pageant.

Miss Georgia Junior Teen, Olivia Landrum from Augusta, GA, donated school supplies collected during the Georgia National American Miss pageant. She donated the books and school supplies to Grovetown Elementary School.