Moses Lake Spring Festival Twilight Parade

Lunch was sponsored by Sporty's! Thanks so much to the owners seen here with Mrs. Washington 2010 & 2011 posing with bears that are up for auction on the Mrs. Washington website to benefit the Moses Lake Food Bank.

Our truck with Mrs. Washington 2010, Little Miss Washington 2010 & Mrs. Washington 2011

Our Star Thrones!

Nice and cozy in the back of the truck. We had so much fun riding together and laughing!

Moses Lake Spring Festival

Director Dr. David Curnel, grandson David and I waiting to judge the Lip Sync Contest.

Our esteemed panel of judges! Look at all the people on the hill behind us!!

Our honored Veterans presenting the flags.

Mrs.Washington Contestants in their big dance performance.

As part of the annual Spring Festival I was invited to judge the lip sync contest. The contest is a highlight of the festival and more than 1000 people come to watch. This years theme was the 60's. The Mrs. Washington Contestants along with a few Little Miss Washington's, State Director and staff joined in on the phone. The dance was choreographed by Pam Curnel the state director and was set to a medley of music from the 60's. During the dance the ladies threw beach balls and Teddy bears into the audience. It was a big hit!!

It was tough being a judge the acts were all so very good. In the end the group total domination did just that! They won first place a plaque and $200 to share.

CEF Brain Cancer Luncheon/Auction

Mrs. Washington 2011 and Mrs. Washington 2010 Carla Richards

Registration for the Auction Luncheon

Me, Mrs. Seattle Tamara DePorter and Mrs. Washington 2010 Carla Richards

Mrs. Washington 2011, Dellann Ellliott CEO & President, Mrs. Seattle Tamara Deporter

I was honored once again to help out with a CEF event. Mrs. Seattle a dear friend of mine represents this organization as her platform. I have been amazed at what they have been able to accomplish. Today's lunch/auction had many great speakers. Dr. Foltz, Actress Jean Smart, John Brace longest living survivor of brain cancer and family members who lost loved ones from Glioblastoma. It was very moving to hear their stories and what an impact the CEF foundation has made in their lives.

The goal of this foundation is to END BRAIN CANCER through patient advocacy, education and research. Dellann and Chris Elliott co-founded CEF 3 weeks before Chris’ death in 2002 from glioblastoma brain cancer – the deadliest form of brain cancer.

“We didn’t want people and their families to hear the words we kept hearing – ‘I’m sorry, there’s nothing more we can do,” says Dellann,“We must fight this disease from every angle and give every patient access to advanced treatments.”

In addition to promoting cutting-edge research and treatments, CEF established the first Integrated Patient Support Program at the Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at Seattle’s Swedish Neuroscience Institute, and the Chris Elliott Neuro-oncology Lab for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. CEF has invested over $1 million to promote brain cancer research and genetic testing.

For more information please visit their website at: CEF

Lacey Srping Fun Fair

Fun time... will blog more later!!! Off to my next gig!

Flash Mob for the Volunteer Center

I hope I get some video or photos to post of this! On Thursday May 19th I helped lead a flash mob at the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce after hours meeting. GHB Insurance company made a generous donation to the Volunteer Center and in return we helped them with a flash mob!! It was a beautiful sunny day and we rocked it!!!

Go to the GHB Insurance website to see the Flash Mob in action! GHB Flash Mob Video

Vancouver Arthritis Walk

Sunday May 15th I along with Mrs. Thurston County, Mrs. Olympia and Mrs. Lacey joined Mrs. Vancouver for the Vancouver Arthritis Walk. We were the team called Jacque's Wish in honor or Mrs. Vancouver's mother who passed away while battling this disease.

The Arthritis Walk^® is the signature fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation. It's not just an event, it's a celebration of year-round movement to help prevent and treat arthritis.

Every year we get together to celebrate movement and make a positive impact on the lives of people living with arthritis by raising funds for arthritis research, education and life improvement programs in 250 communities across the country.

The rallying cry, Let's Move Together^® encourages people to get up and get moving. When you join the Arthritis Walk^®, you're not moving alone-you are becoming part of a community looking to achieve better health and change lives at the same time.

MOPS Auction at Overcomer Covenant Church

Pastor Derozette Banks Mrs. King County and Me!

Our Auctioneer John Curley throwing the tickets in the air for me to catch one.. 3 try's and I did not catch any! I even licked my hands thinking a ticket would stick to it!! This gave John good material to tease me with all night! It was all in good fun.

Yumm desserts were auctioned off!

Still friends even after all the teasing!

Jim Dever was an accomplice but he tried helping to defend my honor!

I got to meet some princesses who were hanging out in the kids room. The young lady between me and Dezi is little Miss Junior Washington and will be competing in Tennessee for a national title!!

Yesterday evening I went to my dear friend Dezi's church to help out with a MOPS (Mother of Preschoolers) auction. It was so well done, these ladies put a lot of time and effort into this event. MOPS is dear to my heart, many years ago when my sons were little I started a group at Westwood Baptist in Olympia. That group is still going strong today! It is such a wonderful support system for Mom's of little ones. There are so many joys to raising children but oh so many trials! It's nice to have a place to get re-charged and be in the company of those who understand what you are going through.

Salvation Army Mother's Day Lunch & Fashion Show

With John Herr Senior Activity Director

Models for todays fashion show wearing clothes from the Salvation Amy: ColleeWise, Janet Byrd, John Herr and Nita Huber (not pictured Jay Etta Kent & Jean Miller)

The flowers they won for thier 4 daughters!

Our Piano Player Eileen Bartle also a relative to Carla Mrs. Washington 2010

April 3 I was invited to the Puyallup Salvation Army Seniors Mother's Day Lunch and fashion show. I was the MC for the show and got to talk about being Mrs. Washington and my Mrs. America experience. The seniors were so fun and they had lots of great questions for me. Lunch was delicious and at the end they auctioned off the flowers to raise money for Camp Arnold summer camp for inner city kids. We raised over $250 dollars which will provide tuition for 2 kids!

The Voluntonies Awards Night

Flash Mob!

Award Winners!

Mrs. Seattle & Mrs. Washington on the Red Carpet!

In front of the Theater with Emma & Jeremy!

April 29th The Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason & Thurston Counties held their annual Voluntonies Awards show. This is a red carpet event held at our historical Capital Theater. The nominees and winners are treated like the "Stars" that they are!

I helped MC the event with Joe Hyer and handed out awards. Mrs. Seattle & Mrs. Thurston County were also there to help with the event. The evening culminated with a flash mob ending to the song "Time of My Life" the version by the Black Eyed Peas!

Mrs. Washington Party and Practice

Mrs. Olympia, Mrs. Washington, Mrs. Lacey & Mrs. Whidbey Island

April 23rd My director had a wonderful welcome home party for me! We met at a restaurant, had a yummy lunch, cake and some great party favors! It was great to meet some of the new contestants and re-connect with a few I already know!

After the party we went to the Lakewood YMCA for dance practice. The contestants are learning an amazing routine choreographed by our director, for the upcoming Memorial Day celebration in Moses Lake. They have a Lip Sync contest that is the best I have ever seen! I get to be one of the judges this year. The Mrs. Washington group will be performing but not be in the contest, thank goodness it would be hard not to be biased!