Re(define) (Real)ity Fashion Show

 

Our very own Miss Colorado International was a model in the Re(define) (Real)ity  fashion show featuring real bodies. This event was such an honor for Emily as her platform is Eating Disorders and is herself a recovering Bulimic. I was so honored and proud to support her.

Emily was so pleased after the show. I love the glow of achievement on her face.

Kate Short represented Kappa Delta in this fashion show sponsored by Delta Delta Delta Sorority. I am so proud of the way she represented us.

Kappa Delta at Colorado State University

While attending the Founder's Day event for the Denver Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter, I was invited to visit the KD house at Colorado State University. It was wonderful to meet the amazing young women who are today's Kappa Deltas.  I ate dinner with them and they shared their hopes and dreams with me. I will treasure this time with them.

 

My sorority sister and tour guide is the lovely Dana. She was a terrific tour guide and took so much pride in showing me the newly remodeled house. I am sure it helped this chapter reach max capacity for the first time in it's history at CSU.

BSA 100 Anniversary Tour

As part of the Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary, 14 teams are touring around the country visiting every District Council. This motor home was donated to this endeavor. When the tour is finished, it will be donated to the Smithsonian. How cool is that!

I tried to get a picture of the beautiful mural that was being donated to each District. I love that in the center of all these images of Boy Scouts is a picture of the man who is best know for capturing the true heart of Scouting, Norman Rockwell.

These two young men were awarded, along with two other Boy Scouts, for their efforts that helped save a young woman's life while camping. Last year alone, over 500 life saving awards were given to Boy Scouts!

Miss Boo'tiful Pageant

 I was honored to judge the Miss Boo'tiful Pageant. The judging panel was made up of top Pageant people in the Colorado area. It really opened my eyes to see a pageant from a judges perspective. It really is true that a different contestant could win on a different day with a different set of judges.

It was great to have my picture taken with some of the new queens along with the Colorado Coed Queens.

Red Ribbon Week

Although Red Ribbon Week is officially October 4th-10th, the message is so important that the festivities continued over a three week period. I attended two events with Chaplain Rourk of the Civil Air Patrol. It was started to honor an undercover DEA agent who was brutally murdered when it was discovered what he really was. It is in his memory that we encourage students across Colorado to just say "no" to drugs. If people didn't do drugs, we wouldn't need or loose fine men and women to drug cartels and dealers. 

Here we are "High Fiving" the students at a local elementary school. Yes, that is a real helicopter that was flown in at the beginning of the assembly.

They actually let me sit in the helicopter. I promise I did not touch or break anything.

This is the wonderful group I was able to work with at this school. (L-R) Chaplain Rourk, Yazzy Alonzo-Miss Colorado Jr Miss NAM, me, Erin Feltes, Mrs. Colorado Galaxy and Josh of the Civil Air Patrol.

A big thank you to the vice principal of the school. We are invited by the schools to make these very important presentations.

 

I attended another Red Ribbon Week event at the Wings Over the Rockies Museum. This time it was for the Colorado Cyber Schools. Again, they brought in a helicopter for the event.

 I couldn't resist another picture with Edison Eagle of the Colorado Rapids Soccer Team. They support so many events. They really reach out to their community!

This lovely group of young ladies asked to have their picture taken with some of the queens. They were a good reminder of why I am a role model.

This young man was displaying a poster with signatures of students that had agreed to never do drugs. After all, isn't that what Red Ribbon Week is all about?

When the event was over, I was escorted by Chaplain Rourk through the Air Museum. I know I am such a Nerd to have my picture with a "real" X-wing fighter. I love Star Wars!

Childrens Hospital Pumpkin Patch

I attended the Childrens Hospital pumpkin patch fundraiser held on the hospital's front lawn. This is the third year for this event. All proceeds benefit the cardiac unit. I am pictured with Mr. and Mrs. May, as they prefer to be called, of May Farms. They donated all the pumpkins. They were fresh picked the night before by local students who are members of the Future Business Leaders of America.

Miss Colorado, Katie Layman, along with both police and firefighters from Aurora were on hand to help the children choose pumpkins. The gentleman to my left was also featured in the firefighters calendar to benefit the burn unit at Children's. What a great way to help the kids.

 

Some of the firefighters volunteered their time. These gentlemen were on duty. We snapped this picture as they were receiving a call from dispatch. Seconds later they were off. What an honor to have worked with this fine group.

Race for the Cure

 Sunday morning, bright, early and cold, found Emily and I at the Fuse booth supporting the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. This picture was taken in the aftermath of the booth. We started the morning giving out free samples and by mid morning were handing out full size bottles of Fuse. A very popular drink based on the long lines of people waiting to get their free bottle.

Fuze also handed out free pink capes to anyone who would get their picture in the Fuze picture booth. After the event, the pictures were made available online. For every download of a picture, $1 was additionally donated to Susan G. Komen. Fuze is a national sponsor.

This little girl walked the entire course with her family. What a great roll model she is already becoming. Her generation is blessed to have her.

These ladies may look familiar to you. They are from the Childrens Hospital and were at the Baskin Robbins fund raiser. As though these women don't already have enough to do, they were out supporting another great cause on an early Sunday morning.

I love when sister queens stop by to say "hi!" This is Amanda Palmer, Miss Colorado Galaxy 2008. I guess a queens work is never done even after we have passed the title to someone else.

Grand Opening Bra Art

I attended the grand opening for the Bra Art exhibit that included my piece of art called "Hero Support". I decided to do this piece because as a queen I support many causes beyond my own platform of Boy Scouts. I wanted to show "support" for Susan G. Komen and the brave and inspirational women and men who battle this disease everyday. Through out the month of October, you can go to Bra Art and bid on these creations to support the fight against breast cancer.

Emily Schlehuber, Miss Teen Colorado International 2009, was on hand to celebrate with me. She does so many appearances in her own right that it is always a joy to have her support me. We are pictured with Basil, a robot that is being developed to help the elderly and those needing a little extra help at home. It actully learns about its environment. This is an exciting technological advance.

Joni is the founder of this event. It is inspired by three of her nieces who all are under 20 and all are battling breast cancer. It is based on the Mask fundraiser. Her artwork was my favorite called twin peaks. You can see it just to my left. It was a very clever use of a bra to represent two snowy mountains. Very appropriate for Colorado. Loved it!