Above is the staff for the 2010 Mrs. Utah Program. Below are some photos from the orientation meeting at the Radisson Hotel in SLC. I had several of the contestants try on my crown. We had fun sharing stories and answering questions.
Archive for Declaring Decency
Best Buddies Fundraiser at La Caille
Emily Nelson, Mrs. Utah 2008, invited me to attend the Best Buddies of Utah Fundraiser at La Caille back in August. It was a great event that she was in charge of planning and organizing. She continues to do so much good!
Girls Camp
This event was a great highlight of my summer. Here are some pics from one of the YW leader’s blogs:
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Karmel Larson was crowned Mrs. Utah United States on April 25, 2009, having never before entered a pageant. She was drawn to the program for the emphasis placed on promoting a platform. Her platform for this year is “Declaring Decency: Engaging Civic Leaders, Educators and Families in a T.E.A.M Effort to Stand For Decency.” With this platform she will work with a different population of Utah leaders each month to provide resources in the areas of Treatment, Education, Activism and Monitoring to promote decency in families, schools and our communities.
Thank you Mrs. Utah for coming and sharing your testimony with us. It was so fun to have you at camp! Good luck in your endeavors, and you go girl!!!
Monday, August 10, 2009
White Ribbon Week Meeting for PTA
Brad Barton, myself, Whitney from Utah Netsmartz.net and John Gunter Jr. from Citizens For Families. I’m grateful to each of these professionals who came to help me pass along information on White Ribbon Week to PTA Presidents at the Provo Library on August 13th in an effort to promote the EDUCATION part of T.E.A.M. Decency. Here’s a link to the information we shared at this meeting.
Let me know if your child’s school is launching a White Ribbon Week for the first time! So many are starting up this year-it’s exciting! A tremendous thanks to each of you who helped this important meeting come together!!!
Great Friends, Dinner and Mrs. Utah America
Tonight I enjoyed a wonderful evening of friendship as pageant friends gathered for dinner and then to attend the Mrs. Utah America Pageant at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo. A good friend, Heidi Murray, was crowned the new Mrs. Utah America 2009. Her platform is a Voice for Autism. She will do such great things! It was so great to be with these wonderful women and to catch up on each others lives. My life is too blessed! So many great people surround me and inspire me continuously.
Presentation at PIC Meeting, Sponsored by United Way
Today I had the opportunity to speak to members of the PIC (Partners For Infants and Children) Committee sponsored by the United Way. I was overwhelmed with the positive response and outpouring of ideas and desires to volunteer and help that followed. More e-mails came from the group as I arrived home.
One woman volunteered to solicit help from the the Regional PTA Representative to promote White Ribbon Week. Another individual wanted to pass along Child-Appropriate Resolution information to each of her children living in Utah Cities where resolutions have not been passed. One father in attendance was anxious to have a referral for internet filters. So many others were moved to action as well.
This has been the typical response I have found from fellow Utah citizens as I have been invited to speak on decency at various events. I’m grateful to be among such wonderful company!
As I head to Las Vegas next week to compete at the Mrs. United States Pageant, I look forward to promoting Decency to a national audience that I hope to find as receptive as the great citizens of Utah. Thank you for your support and for helping me to spread this message!
Davis County Junior Miss Scholarship Program
I was invited to be a judge for the Davis County Junior Miss Scholarship Program yesterday. It was a wonderful experience to see how well prepared and well-rounded these girls were. I wan’t familiar with this program prior to this invitation. Now I will recommend it to everyone who has teenage girls. These girls were so talented, poised, intelligent and fit! For fitness they performed a 5+ minute physical fitness routine complete with double time pushups. I would be thrilled if Abby participated in such a program in the future. These were high quality girls with direction, purpose and excellent training! I’d like to meet each of their mothers and get some tips! The judges were all so wonderful as well. It was an inspiring day of women seeking to improve themselves and their communities! The Provo Junior Miss Program will be in October, if any one is interested in that-I can connect you with the director.
Freedom Festival Baby Contest at UVU
I was invited to present on TEAM Decency and American Mothers at the Baby Contest last weekend. Presentations were held in an activity room filled with play stations and information booths. It was a very comfortable and casual setting. I even roamed around the room with the mic during the 30 minute presentation and was able to talk with alot of the moms. I am always happy and inspired to see moms who are seeking improvment for themselves and their children. There were great play ideas. Two of my favorites were a mini pool filled with styrophome and bubble wrap taped to the floor. Here are some pics…
