Friday, May 30, 2008

May 9, 2008

Friday marked our first event that Denesha, Emily and I participated in together and our second event with the wonderful organization Operation Caring Through Sharing. Vanacore Homes has donated a luxury house in Ormond Beach for their raffle which began this weekend. For $100 you can buy a raffle ticket and be a part of this amazing cause. This event is going on until February of nex year, please visit their site http://www.octs04.org/ for more information!

April 18, 2008

Today Emily and I headed to Ormond Beach to participate in a fashion show for Operation Caring Through Sharing. We greeted guests at the door, helped out at rehearsals, assisted with the silent auction and helped the models and performers backstage! Operation Caring Through Sharing is a non-profit organization based in Jacksonville Florida. Their mission is to stop hunger in Florida. The organization started with one woman cooking meals for local families out of her kitchen, today the organization (in its 4th year) provides more than 5,625 meals per month!!! A very special thank you to Brenda and Casie for letting us be part of such an amazing organization. For more information about Operation Caring Through Sharing, please visit their website at http://www.octs04.org/


April 11, 2008


Vivaaaaaaaaaa Las Vegas!!!!!!! This was my first ever trip to see Miss USA Live at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino. The whole day was an eye opening expierence. Friday Morning, Emily and I attended the Miss USA dress rehearsal. Although my ticket said dress rehearsal, it was more of a mock Miss USA Pageant. The contestants, crew and staff spent 2 hours doing the show as if it was the real thing. A mock 15 was announced. I was hoping to watch Jess, but she was not called. Fortunately Jess was a part of the real Top 15 that night! Jess looked great as she went from Top 15 to Top 10! We were and still are very proud of her success!

March 22, 2008

Love Letters: Random Cards of Kindness, Inc. teamed up with Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market located on South Alafaya Trail . It was a great event, with quite a turn out. While we were there, a woman pulled up in a van and dropped off 400 cards to give to children with life-threatening diseases!

Pictured below are all the cards we actually made in the few hours we were in attendance :) The BasketBall Bear card in the middle is one of mine!




March 15, 2008

What a day! It was nonstop for the Ormond Pageant and all of the contestants! Morning started with rehearsal followed by interviews. After interviews, we threw a joint celebration for Jessica, Miss Florida USA. Not only did we have a send-off party for her, but it just happened to be her Birthday as well :) Jess was shocked to find that Mayor Fred Costello came to her party and presented a proclamation from the City of Ormond Beach for March 16th is to be Jessica Rafalowski Day!


Time for the Pageant!
Jes, Emily, and I emcee while 9 delegates competed for the title of Miss Ormond Beach USA.It was a close race as every contestant did a great job. In the end Densha Jenkins took home the crown and was officially been adopted into our family :)