For my fellow Facebook friends, you may have heard me react to this day as "a kid in a candy store." I'm not going to lie, I totally was :) Today, Miss America Katie Stam came to visit Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, where I work!
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who knows me at Le Bonheur knows I'm a pageant nut, so when there was a possiblity that Miss America might come for the day, I was notified immediately. I got to help facilitate her visit, which meant tons of one-on-one talking with her about her year, picking her brain for advice, and of course spending time with the patients. We made crowns and sceptors with one group of kids, and then visited many different patients who were too sick to come to the craft project.
who knows me at Le Bonheur knows I'm a pageant nut, so when there was a possiblity that Miss America might come for the day, I was notified immediately. I got to help facilitate her visit, which meant tons of one-on-one talking with her about her year, picking her brain for advice, and of course spending time with the patients. We made crowns and sceptors with one group of kids, and then visited many different patients who were too sick to come to the craft project.I owe a big thank you to all my girls in Marketing for inviting me to take part (and even take the lead!), to the Child Life Department for helping organize the events, and of course to Miss America and her tour manager for coming up to see what our hospital is all about and support the Children's Miracle Network.
So many critics of pageants say that the Miss America Organization isn't relevant anymore and that she's an icon of the past. I wish those critics could have witnessed Katie's visit t
his week. Every single patient she met knew exactly who they were meeting, and many of the girls even shared that they want to be just like her when they grow up. Katie is making such a name in mainstream media for the organization this year, and was as much of an inspiration for the kids as she was for me. Meeting Katie definitely gave me that extra push I needed just before I leave for Miss Missouri! Hopefully we meet again...in Vegas!! (She said it, not me!)
his week. Every single patient she met knew exactly who they were meeting, and many of the girls even shared that they want to be just like her when they grow up. Katie is making such a name in mainstream media for the organization this year, and was as much of an inspiration for the kids as she was for me. Meeting Katie definitely gave me that extra push I needed just before I leave for Miss Missouri! Hopefully we meet again...in Vegas!! (She said it, not me!)
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