Friday, March 23, 2012
Food Drive appearance
Had so much fun today at the Food Drive at the sears parking lot. I got to be interviwed a couple of times and got some good sun lol. Most importantly though I got to meet so many inspirational people and I learned that in the year of 2011, Bakersfield was voted the hungriest city!! I was totally astonished at that statistic, however, it made me even happier to be out there supporting such a wonderful organization. Good job to everyone that was out there today volunteering their time, also to those a part of the organization and thank you to those who donated :)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Still recovering from running the LA marathon on Sunday, such an amazing experience :) Now I'm getting ready for a busy week of appearances. On Friday myself along with Madison (Miss Teen Bakersfield) and Joslynn (Mrs. Bakersfield) will be at the "Stuff the Bus" food drive event being held by the Community Action Partnership. Saturday morning I am hoping I can make an Easter breakfat celebration at the Ronald McDonald house. In the afternoon though I will be at the Coldwell Banker Wine Mixer benefiting the American Cancer Society. Then I will be off to play a soccer game. Sounds like a fun and busy weekend!!! :)
Monday, March 12, 2012
Myplatform
Alright, I am officially starting my blog as Miss Bakersfield!! I am definitely not "tech-savvy" so it has taken me a while to sit down and take the time to set up a blog account. Anyway, being Miss Bakersfield has already been such a rewarding experience. I am enjoying the community events that I've had the pleasure to be a part of and the opportunities and possibilities are endless.
Currently I am working on promoting my platform "Girls on the Run," which is an international non-profit organization for girls grades 3-8 that provides 10-12 week seasons both in the Fall and Spring; through the course of the season, the girls will be training for a non-competitive 5k run that takes place at the end of the season as well as participating in community service. Its more of a mentor program that combines training for the 5k run with lessons that inspire them to love themselves for their unique qualities, become more physically fit and healthy, and as I like to say, improve their positive internal dialogue!!
I chose to support this program because I love running, I'm a health nut, and I have always wanted a little sister that I could be a role model for. Also, the ages of the girls we will be dealing with is an important growing period so I think it is important to provide a fun and comfotable environment for them to learn lessons and gain friendships that will last a lifetime :)
Currently Bakersfield doesn't have a branch, it is my goal to get the program started by August. I am in the process of creating a charitable 5k and 10k race that I am hoping to host on May 5 in order to raise some of the $7,500 to get this program started in Bakersfield. I know that seems to be a lot of money, however, I think Bakersfield could use a such a unique program. It would really benefit the young ladies of our community. I have lots of work cut out for myself the next few months, busy busy busy!!!
Currently I am working on promoting my platform "Girls on the Run," which is an international non-profit organization for girls grades 3-8 that provides 10-12 week seasons both in the Fall and Spring; through the course of the season, the girls will be training for a non-competitive 5k run that takes place at the end of the season as well as participating in community service. Its more of a mentor program that combines training for the 5k run with lessons that inspire them to love themselves for their unique qualities, become more physically fit and healthy, and as I like to say, improve their positive internal dialogue!!
I chose to support this program because I love running, I'm a health nut, and I have always wanted a little sister that I could be a role model for. Also, the ages of the girls we will be dealing with is an important growing period so I think it is important to provide a fun and comfotable environment for them to learn lessons and gain friendships that will last a lifetime :)
Currently Bakersfield doesn't have a branch, it is my goal to get the program started by August. I am in the process of creating a charitable 5k and 10k race that I am hoping to host on May 5 in order to raise some of the $7,500 to get this program started in Bakersfield. I know that seems to be a lot of money, however, I think Bakersfield could use a such a unique program. It would really benefit the young ladies of our community. I have lots of work cut out for myself the next few months, busy busy busy!!!
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