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Sunday, November 15, 2009
USO Events in November
Veteran’s Day Parade & Ceremony
Raleigh, NC
November 7, 2009
I was honored to ride alongside the USO of North Carolina for the Veteran’s Day Parade! Thank you Mr. Yates for the invitation! Mr. Don Cooper was driving me in a beautiful 1950’s model Chevrolet convertible! It was a classic car! There was a lot of support for the Veterans, and the USO NC was great- I saw so many of my wonderful friends and dedicated USO volunteers there! In honor of our Vets we rode and waved American and USO flags, we are also riding today in support of our service men and women who are fighting and serving our country, here and abroad. We pray for their safety and their safe return home, to the home they are fighting for, America. It was such a great day, beautiful weather, and to be alongside all of these amazing people, I felt so patriotic! I love this country, and it was such an honor to be on stage during the Ceremony as well to help commemorate the lives of the fallen and the lives of the fighters and defenders of freedom. I am forever grateful to our all of our men and women who have served our country. They are true American heroes, and I simply cannot express how honored and blessed I felt to be a part of the Veteran’s Day Celebration, words cannot express my gratitude to all of them, past and present. Thank you, so much. Then, I was lucky enough to go with my wonderful friends from the USO, Michael, Dawn, & Brinson to meet with the NC National Guard about a Christmas party for the kids of soldiers all over the state of NC! I look forward to that event on December 5th!
“I thank God for my life, for the stars and stripes, may freedom forever fly, let it reign. Salute the ones who die, the ones who give their life, so we don’t have to sacrifice- we are forever grateful.”
I have been keeping a journal, and writing about all of my amazing appearances and volunteer work, so Wednesday on Veteran’s day was my 100th appearance, I was going to travel to the Use’s flag raising ceremony and read for the USO flag in Raleigh; however, unfortunately Tropical Storm Ida hit our state and it poured rain! I was unable to make the event because of flooding! But I made up for missing the event by heading to the USO Variety Show on Saturday November 14, in Cary at the Koka Booth Amphitheater! They had all kinds of acts-musical groups, bands, a Nashville star, the American Belles, a magician, and special demonstrations by the men and women there in uniform! It was a great day! I went on stage with the President of the USO NC and several great soldiers, and Miss NC MAO. I wore my came high heels to go with the great looking camo jacket I got to get dressed up in! The acts were great, but the best part was that I spent the day with all of my amazing USO friends! I also got to play with some big guns and try on the equipment that these soldiers where everyday. It really was amazing to see their gear up close, as well as hear from them how much they love our country, I couldn’t agree more-how could you not love this country!?! Great music, great food, great company-including my favorite “little bro” Brinson!- all around it was another terrific day supporting the USO!
NC USA Pageant, High Point
November 13-14, 2009
I headed from Cary, to High Point to meet my wonderful Director and my sister queens and great sponsors to go watch our friends compete for the title of Miss & Teen North Carolina USA! Congrats to the new winners of the crown- all of you ladies did an amazing job! Paula always puts on a wonderful show-this years theme was Egyptian! WOW! We had a really fun night!
Make A Wish
Make A Wish Reception honoring Dr. Jerry Clark, the founder of the NC Chapter, was at Flemings Restaurant in Greensboro, NC! It was a great night, with all my favorite MAW volunteers and several of the wonderful Wish Kids I have come to know and love over the past year! It was a great night, we shared wonderful stories and tributes and most importantly we thanked Dr. Clark, because of him- NC has granted over 2500 wishes for children with life threatening illnesses! Tuesday we were so excited to be invited to the Ruth’s Chris reception, where we met with the NFL Coordinator about some great volunteer opportunities for the near future, he was there with some great people! Thanks to Ruth’s Chris in Greensboro for a great night, and a thank you to George for always, being so hospitable!
Reading Day at Linley Elementary
November 5th, I was asked as a leader in the Greensboro Community to be a reader at a local elementary school as they taught the children the importance of reading and education! I read to a third grade class, where I saw many familiar faces, and I read to them the book: DUCK FOR PRESIDENT! I told them I chose that book, because of the wonderful election last year with record voters and the historical importance as well as the fact I was a White House Intern in 2008! Thank you Ms. Jarrell for letting me be a part of your class for the day! UNCG photographers came out to capture some great moments for a story for their website (coming soon!) on the importance of service learning and volunteering in the community! Those pictures will be coming soon!
November 3rd, 2009
On November 3rd was Election Day in Greensboro, NC! It was a big day for us, and I love Election Day, every year! We spent the evening watching the election night results in the Greensboro-Guilford Courthouse! Congrats to Bill Knight, our new mayor and my friend Robbie Perkins, council member at large! I saw my beautiful friends the Perkins sisters there and we took some great pictures as we congratulated all the new winners and winning incumbents! We there in support of the Natural Science Center-Vote Yes campaign! Which passed, and we were so thrilled to celebrate that on Wednesday at the Natural Science Center in Greensboro! A one a kind facility that has a full zoo, and on the way- a state of the art aquarium!
October 30 & October 31
Thank you to Stacey and Savannah for having me out to their Halloween Party for Make A Wish foundation! They are raising money for a wish this year as their Senior Project! The girls did a great job, and I was able to announce the winner of the Pirate Costume Contest, I danced to some great Michael Jackson songs, and most importantly I told the group of high school students the importance of the Make A Wish foundation!
Halloween, I spent time with family & friends, and did some great trick-or-treating! Later that evening I was Britney Spears-I went with dark hair! It was an interesting look for me! Saw some great costumes!
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