Bone Marrow Donor Drive

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Today was Heart2Heart's December Bone Marrow Donor Drive held at Food Share, Inc. I had a wonderful time catching up with old friends, and I truly felt that having people sign up to be a potential donor was a great way to give back during the holiday season.

Thank you so much to Jeanne for seeing my passion for Be The Match and making your facility available, and Vivian for helping me make this drive a success. Happy Holidays from Heart2Heart!

Camarillo Christmas Parade!

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I had so much fun today in the Camarillo Christmas Parade. My dad borrowed a 1930's Model A convertible, a historical vehicle owned by See's Candies! It was so neat to see a car that had been kept up all of these years, and even more exciting that my dad drove me in it in the parade today! I am such a lucky girl that I was allowed to use it....thanks See's Candies!!

I was joined by Crowning Glory Productions, my parent's local preliminary to the California International Pageants. Appearing in the parade on their behalf was Jr. Miss Ventura County INTL- Julia Valenzuela, Miss Teen Gold Coast INTL-Dedria Brunett, Miss Teen Ventura County INTL- Katie Karp, Miss Gold Coast INTL- Allison Bowman, and Miss Ventura County INTL- Meghan Lopez.

Palm Springs Festival of Lights

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I was so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was the first time that my sister queens and I have gotten together since we won! We started our day off with a tasty catered dinner at our sponsor, Harriet's, house. It was so much fun to relax, catch up on the past couple of months, and of course enjoy some good food!

We had a quick change into our crowns and gowns for the "Festival of Lights" parade. It was so different to do a parade in the dark! Of course, all of the cars were lit up in Christmas lights. We had a blast!!

We finished up the evening with a small Christmas party with our families, Eddie, and Dennis. It truly was a perfect start to the holiday season!

Bubbling Wells Elementary School

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Let me start off by saying what a WONDERFUL school Bubbling Wells is! The campus is gorgeous, the staff and teachers welcomed me with open arms, and the kids were some of the most inquisitive and well behaved children that I've met in a long time

I had the rare opportunity to visit with around 250 kids. I had 30 minutes in every classroom to discuss my road to winning Miss California International, as well as the importance of community service. After every speech we did a question/answer segment....and I had some of the coolest questions from various students!! Two of my favorites were, "Are you proud of yourself?" and "Do you have a professional makeup artist?" I can absolutely say that 30 minutes in each class was nowhere near enough time!!!

I also was invited to attend their monthly assembly to hand out various certificates, including honor roll, attendance, and student of the month. I would like to say a special thank you to Mr. Davis for accompanying me from class to class. Also, thank you so much to the students, faculty, staff, and Principal of Bubbling Wells for making this such a special day for me!

Bone Marrow Drive on Dec. 14th!!!!!!!!!

Heart2Heart will be hosting a bone marrow Drive on December 14th from 12 pm- 4 pm at:

Food Share, Inc.
4156 Southbank Road
Oxnard, CA

Join Be The Match and SAVE A LIFE!!!!!!!

(please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food Share!)

Festival of Trees

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Today I was a model for the Optimist Club "Festival of Trees". This was a charity lunch, with all proceeds benefiting the Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services. Optimist Clubs from all over Southern California were asked to decorate a tabletop Christmas tree in whatever theme they wanted. Then we had the chance to purchase tickets to try and win our favorite tree!!! Of course I didn't put tickets in just one, I had to diversify my odds!

They had a wonderful lunch along with a fashion show which featured clothes from Damon and Draper! I had the chance to model a day and night look....and the runway was SUPER long!!!

After I modeled in the fashion show, it was time to see who won the trees! And to my surprise, I won the VERY first tree announced...."Return to Tuscany!!" SO COOL!!!!! Not only did my tree come with an array of gifts including an Olive Garden gift card (yum yum), I also got to keep the decorated tabletop tree. I had such a fun time today!