I've been involved in the Miss America Organization for many years as a local titleholder, first in the Outstanding Teen program and this year I am honored to be competing at the Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant in the Miss division. I hope to see many of you in Zionsville in June cheering for me and the other Miss Indiana contestants.
One of the things I like most about Miss America is the focus on service, and I recently saw a story about a 14 year-old girl in Iowa who found a great way to make service part of her daily life. Her name is Maren McNess, and she made a New Year's resolution to do one good deed for someone who needs help every single day.
Maren has made service part of her daily habit, and while the things she does might seem simple, they are very meaningful to the people she helps. And she does all this, all of this giving, every single day, without a crown or sash. She does this because helping people is important.
Miss America is one of the largest volunteer programs in the nation, and those volunteers give from their hearts to make sure contestants and titleholders like me can have special moments and good memories from their year of service.
So I'm going to work just as hard to make sure that I give back to my community in a way that matters, and I already have some good ideas. What will you do to give back today?
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