Miss Indiana Kick Off, my spring choir show and one big month

I am so excited!  Sunday, May 1st was the official kick-off day for the 2011 Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant, to be held the last full week in June in Zionsville.

I had been to kick-off for the Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen Pageant, but this was my very first time being there as a Miss titleholder.  I had been waiting for this moment for a long time.  Being a local titleholder in the Miss America Organization at the Miss level has always been my dream, and I am very blessed to have held several Outstanding Teen titles while I was finishing high school and waiting to qualify at the Miss level.

For all you potential contestants out there, you have to be at least 17 and graduating from high school to be eligible at the Miss level.  Younger teens can compete in the teen division, which is what I did for many years.  And a big shout out to Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen Katie Marak who was a top ten finalist at the national pageant in Orlando.  I was lucky enough to be a runner up to Katie at the state pageant last June.

But this year I will be competing in the Miss division, and I have now been to kick off and turned in all my official paperwork so I am ready to go.  I have been working very hard in the last few months to get ready for the state pageant.  I can promise everyone who has supported me and my journey with the Miss America Organization, I will make you very proud at the 2011 Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant.

Also on kick-off day was the second annual Miss Indiana Miracle Bowl for Kids.  Every one of the 31 Miss Indiana contestants each raised $250 to benefit the Children's Miracle Network and the Miss Indiana program at the state level.

The good news is that you still have time to support the Children's Miracle Network by making a donation toward my fundraising goal for Miss Indiana.  Each of the 31 contestants at the Miss Indiana pageant must raise at least $250 for CMN, and I would love to have you supporting my goal or the goal of one of the amazing young women at the 2011 Miss Indiana Pageant.

Please take a moment to visit the missamerica4kids.org website, search for my name under Miss Indiana and make a contribution.  Every dollar helps kids in the Children's Miracle Network, so donate early and often!

After kick-off in Indianapolis I raced back home for my big spring choir show.  I've had an amazing experience with my school choir and I am really looking forward to singing on the Miss Indiana stage!

The 2011 Miss Indiana Pageant is only about month away, so get in touch with me for tickets, and to support my CMN fundraising goal, search for me on at missamerica4kids.org!