Meeting Miss Missouri

This past week I took three students to the State FCCLA Leadership Conference. It was a great experience. I think we all brought back good ideas to implement in the future. We learned a lot about the Children's Miracle Network--an excellent cause--and how it relates to the University Children's Hospital. It was quite touching.

Then we went to a session on "FUNdraising." Once inside, we discovered the guest speaker was Miss Missouri. She's the spokesperson for the Children's Miracle Network. She told about her experiences in raising funds for them. She seemed genuine and down to earth. When the session ended, they told us she would be in the next room for pictures and autographs. My chapter felt this would be a good experience, so we went in and had a picture taken with her. She gave each of us a signed picture and chatted with us for a moment. I was pretty impressed with her.

When we took our picture, she asked if she could have one with her camera for her website. We agreed. Here's a link to her blog. It hasn't been updated yet, but this picture should eventually be there. FCCLA brings all kinds of interesting experiences to the students (and advisors) involved.
http://taraoblog.wordpress.com/

Lingering thought of the day: When moving to Kentucky, it is of the utmost importance to learn the "John Wall dance." Atleast that's what my students tell me. So...I did.