Volunteer Iowa Day at the Capital!

This Monday I was able to meet with Iowa legislators and discuss further support for Iowa volunteers. Volunteer Iowa Day at the Capital offered me the opportunity to talk to the legislators one on one and promote volunteering policies that benefit Iowa volunteers and creating a pro-volunteer culture in Iowa.

A Day as a Fairy Godmother

This Saturday, I spent the day in Newton, IA making little girls look and feel like princesses. I worked with the Newton Fairy Godmothers to do makeup, nails, hair, pictures, and provide dresses/shoes for 45 little girls to have them prepared for an annual daughter/father dance, called Princess and Papa's Dance.  Every little girl left with their own tiara and corsage to wear to the dance. It was also great to spend the day with my sister titleholder Leah Bunkers, Miss Pearl City 2014.

Leah and I with the Fairy Godmothers

I Dance for Those That Can't

In the past year, I have become closely involved with Children's Miracle Network Dance Marathons. When I attended Saint Mary's University of MN, I was honored to be the founding President of SMU Dance Marathon. It took five months of hard work and amazing support of the SMU Dance Marathon Committee, but in our first year, the SMU Dance Marathon raised close to $2,000 and had over 300 dancers in attendance. I am proud to say this new SMU tradition continued this year with the second annual SMU Dance Marathon on February 1 and was thrilled to be a part of it!

Dance Marathons are an amazing opportunity to give to your local community and support our Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.  For more information visit http://dancemarathon.com/