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Alexandria Murphy,National American Miss North Carolina Jr. Teen Queen volunteered at the Pageant Girls for A Cure.
Alexandria Murphy, Miss North Carolina Jr. Teen volunteered at the Pageant Girls for A Cure. Pageant Girls for A Cure was a dinner and fashion show. All the proceeds went to the American Heart Association. She joined Alexandra Fosco, National American Miss Illinois Jr. Teen Queen and Imani Muse, National American Miss Illinois Junior Pre-Teen Queen.
Shivali Patel, the National American Miss North Carolina Teen Queen recently took her annual trip overseas and not only represented America in a well manner, but also did a variety of services using her title and promoting National American Miss in India!
Shivali Patel, Miss North Carolina Teen, recently took her annual trip overseas and not only represented America in a well manner, but also did a variety of services using her title and promoting National American Miss in India! As one of her service projects, she visited the Jagwanda Balmandir School (which is actually a preschool for one hundred and twenty children) and did an assortment of things including and not limited to distributing toys she had collected and brought with her from America through a donation drive she had started, giving the young ones school supplies and candy as well! The kids were absolutely overjoyed and seemed to fall in love with her immediately. In addition to all of this, the children responded so well and interacted well with her and she was also given the privilege to teach them for a week. She went and read to them and played games with them for a week during which she grew closer to the children. They have invited her back next summer.
Rebecca Markert, National American Miss Florida Junior Teen Queen, volunteered with Little Smiles.
Rebecca Markert, Miss Florida Junior Teen, volunteered with Little Smiles. Rebecca visited Miami Children’s Hospital with Virginia from the KVJ Radio Show 97.3. Not only did she bring pizza to the nurses, she also had a blast having a nerf gun fight with some of the children. During her visit Rebecca also met a young boy who has had three open heart surgeries and is only four years old. Being at Miami Children’s Hospital reminded her of how lucky she is to be in good health. Rebecca looks forward to more community service projects like this with her title of National American Miss Florida Junior Teen Queen.
Sabrina Abreu, National American Miss Florida Jr. Pre-Teen Queen, volunteers at the New York National American Miss Pageant.
Sabrina Abreu, Miss Florida Jr. Pre-Teen, volunteers at the New York National American Miss Pageant. She was able to dance with the contestants during the pageant finale and help with handing out trophies. She had a wonderful time and a really fun experience and can’t wait to help more.
Niyah Smith, National American Miss North Carolina Princess Queen, donated books at the Jordan Child and Family Enrichment Center.
Niyah Smith, 2013 Miss North Carolina Princess has been handing out the donations given to her at the National American Miss North Carolina pageant. She donated some of the books she received to the Jordan Child and Family Enrichment Center. The Jordan Child and Family Enrichment Center is dedicated to helping children who have been through revolving short-term foster placements, who were born addicted to drugs, and who’ve suffered abuse and neglect. Niyah also read to a group of children, ages 4-5, at the Center. When she was done she got to tell the kids all about the National American Miss pageant that she won. She was very excited and enjoyed her day very much!
National American Miss Kentucky Junior Teen Queen Savanah Stevens volunteering at 2013 Swings for Soldiers Golf Tournament.
National American Miss Kentucky Junior Teen Queen Savanah Stevens volunteering at the 2013 Swings for Soldiers Golf Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. This program is organized in Kentucky each year by NFL Bronco’s player Jacob Tamme and his wife Allison. Each year all of the proceeds raised are donated toward building homes for wounded soldiers.
National American Miss South Carolina Pre-Teen Queen Felicia McGill spends time at her local nursing home.
Miss South Carolina Pre-Teen Felicia McGill spends time volunteering at her local nursing home. Felicia enjoys making a difference on the weekends at her town’s local nursing home, Morningside. She spends her time there preparing snacks for the residents, calling out the numbers for bingo and pushing them to the dining room for lunch. She doesn’t see it as volunteering, instead she sees her time at the nursing home as visiting with friends. She enjoys interacting with them and learning about their life experiences.Logan Hornback, Kentucky Pre-Teen Queen, volunteered her time at City Life Shawnee doing manual labor, spread gravel for a sidewalk, cut vines, pulled weeds and collected trash.
Logan Hornback, Kentucky Pre-Teen, volunteered her time at City Life Shawnee doing manual labor, spread gravel for a sidewalk, cut vines, pulled weeds and collected trash. Shawnee is a devastated neighborhood with many boarded up homes. The City Life Center is a symbol of hope, but required lots of work before opening. City Life Shawnee is an urban outreach program where kids of all ages can come to get help with their homework, meet with mentors that encourage them to contribute more constructively to society or even eat a hot meal. The goal is to better the community, and to make it a more pleasant place for children to grow up in. It took dedication from many people, but now they have an amazing center. Since volunteering here and getting to know the Shawnee kids Logan noticed how much they need someone to show them what the right thing is to do and how to do it. She feels so fortunate that she got to take part in leading them towards the right path. One Saturday sne spent the day cleaning up the center and getting it ready to be used. They had to spread gravel for a level sidewalk, cut vines, pull weeds along the fence and pick up trash; it was tough work! Logan learned that community service isn’t just about what you do, but also the attitude that you do it with. She was amazed by the progress at the center and how far the kids involved have come. She noticed how big of an impact her actions have, and sometimes even find them copying what she does. That’s what being a mentor at City Life is all about. For Logan being a part of something so life changing is exciting, and it’s even more rewarding to think that she has an important role in teaching the kids of Shawnee to change their community for Christ.
Hailey Kilgore, Oregon Pre-Teen Queen volunteers her time at the annual Fundraising Event for Camp Quest, a summer program for kids with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.
Hailey Kilgore, Oregon Pre-Teen volunteers her time at the annual Fundraising Event for Camp Quest, a summer program for kids with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Camp Quest is a summer program that provides a week-long overnight camp for kids ages 10-15 with high functioning Autism and Asperger’s syndrome. It relies on sponsorship’s and generous donations to pay for it’s costs. Without the support of donations raised during the annual 5K Fun Run, these children might miss out on this amazing experience. When Hailey saw the flyer at school, she knew she wanted to be involved and help. Hailey talked with her parents about what she could do. Her parents encouraged her to form a team for the Annual 5k Fun Run. Hailey named her team, “Hailey’s Hikers”. She made a list of friends and family that she knew liked to run. Then she started making calls and sending emails inviting them to join her team. If they couldn’t join the team, Hailey asked if they would be willing to support her team by offering a donation. Next, Hailey’s Dad helped her make a website so that family and friends who wanted to support Camp Quest, could make a direct donation. Then she asked her parents to share the link on their Facebook pages. Hailey spent some time asking neighbors if they would support her team as well. The donations started rolling in. In the end, Hailey raised close to $400! The day of the race came and Hailey helped her teammates get their race packets, pumped them up for the start and cheered them on as they ran together. They weren’t the fastest team, but they all finished the race in good time and had a great time. After the race, it was announced that Hailey was the youngest team captain and “Hailey’s Hikers” had raised the most money for Camp Quest. But, the best feeling, was knowing that she had helped kids get to enjoy camp.
Amanda Smith, National American Miss Oregon National Finalist, spent her time over the summer to help at a division of her church called St. Vincent de Paul. This organization gives food to people who are not able to support their family with food
Amanda Smith, National American Miss Oregon National Finalist, spent her time over the summer to help at a division of her church called St. Vincent de Paul. This organization gives food to people who are not able to support their family with food. They collect donations from other organizations and the parish community. At this great food pantry Amanda got the blessings of being able to sort out the food in the pantry and to deliver it to the homes in need. This was a great experience for her to learn how to stock food, as she would need to in a store, and she also got to meet some people who needed her help. Amanda discovered what the needs of the poor are in her own community. She loved being able to see how she was helping this community. One of her experiences delivering food was whensheI went to a single mother’s house; this woman had just gotten through a very tough day. Her daughter was almost kidnapped the day before by a man who she didn’t even know, and this man got away. She was very shaken up and Amanda and others had to go cautiously and yell through the door who they were and why they were there. It was a very awakening experience, and its one Amanda knows she will never forget it. Through this experience Amanda solidified her Gold Award idea for Girl Scouts. She is currently working on making a community garden for her high school so that families can come and get fresh foods for their families. Portions of the community garden will be donated to the local St Vincent de Paul food pantry so families getting food boxes will have fresh produce to enjoy.