I am finally reunited with my computer and can fill you in on my recent appearances! On March 23rd I traveled to West Palm Beach to attend a fundraiser for St. David's Episcopal Church. It was held at Binks Forest Country Club and was a well-attended event. I had a great time mingling with the guests and even had a few dances after dinner! For the evening I modeled the fabulous Badgley Mischka necklace pictured below that was a part of the live auction. Overall, the fundraiser was a great success!
With my contact and host Father Thomas
The next day I did a "Right Decisions, Right Now" presentation at Palm Springs Middle School. I had a great time with the students and was interviewed for their school news.
One of my Sunshine Princesses and her mom came to hear the presentation and it was so great to see them!
With Madison and Dawn
That evening I went to Miami for the Miss University of Miami/Miss Miami Hurricane Pageant. It was great to see Miss UM '08, Emily Cook, and to meet all of the contestants. Emily and I co-emceed and I performed my dance to kick-off the Talent competition. Congratulations to Miss Miami Hurricane '09, Jamie Williams, and Miss UM '09, Jaife Calil!
The next day I traveled back to West Palm to visit "Girl Talk" at Conniston Middle School. I implemented this chapter when I first stared at PBA and it was so neat to be back there! Some of the younger girls I had mentored were still there and we had such a great time together. I spoke to the girls about how to see "singleness" as a gift and encouraged them to see beyond the constant need to have boyfriend.
On my way back to St. Pete I stopped and had dinner with Rob at P.F. Chang's in Tampa. We had a great time catching up!
On Thurday, the 26th, and Friday, the 27th, I participated in events with the 2009 Sungoddess Court. It was so much fun to get to know the girls and Taylor Traviesa, the 2008 Sungoddess. Friday night was the Festival of States/Sungoddess Coronation Ball at the Coliseum in St. Pete. I introduced the contestants as the were escorted to the stage. They all had very impressive Bios!
Congratulations to the 1st Runner-up and our new Sungoddess!
On Saturday morning I drove to Nordstrom's in Naples for an autograph signing.
I was greeted with a warm welcome by the employees and had a great time meeting lots of customers.
The cosmetics department gave me a very generous goodie bag with some of my favorite products as compensation for the appearance!
From Naples I drove to North Fort Myers for a fundraiser for the Lee County Horseman's Association Relief Fund where I sang "God Bless America", performed my talent, and modeled Western-wear with some local models.
I also helped with the live auction at the end of the event, which made for a very busy appearance! My parents and some friends from church came and the whole event was a great success!
Stay tuned for pictures from the Honda Grand Prix this past weekend!
Love,
Sierra
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