After The Storms: Can One Person Can Repair the World? “I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that; then I realized that I am somebody." --Lilly Tomlin Wha… Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Add Comment Edit
Brave Little Voices Broken Little Voices Child Abuse Awareness Child Abuse Prevention Melissa Pocza Mrs. International My Platform, “Broken Little Voices" My platform is Broken Little Voices: raising awareness in neglected and abused children. I formally created Broken Little Voices … Thursday, September 7, 2017 Add Comment Edit
When the Winds Blow and the Water Rises, We're All in the Same Boat “We’re all in the same boat.” --New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Déjà vu all over again. That's a cliché but… Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Add Comment Edit
Blue Zones Project Health Healthy Living Kelsey Craft Miss International My platform: Making the healthy choice the easy choice If you close your eyes and try to visualize the word “unhealthy”, what does it look like to you? Even as a physician assistant I … September 05, 2017 Add Comment Edit
Freedom of Speech: Sacred Right, Sacred Responsibility “To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.” --G.K. Chesterton I have a legal and God… Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Add Comment Edit
BuildOn Carly Peeters International Pageants Jumpstart Literacy Literally Literacy Miss Teen International Teen Queen Yellow Boat of Hope Literally Literacy! Hello everyone! This is your reigning Miss Teen International, Carly Peeters, back with another blog. I’d like to introduce my pl… Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Add Comment Edit
After Charlottesville: Remember and Beware the Mob "No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them."… Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Add Comment Edit
Big Brothers Big Sisters Brave Little Voices Broken Little Voices Children's Alliance Girl Boss Melissa Pocza Mrs. International National Child Advocacy Centers Meet Mrs International 2017: Melissa Pocza Thank You for the extreme privilege of being able to serve as your Mrs. International 2017! I am extremely honored for this oppor… August 22, 2017 Add Comment Edit
Beauty Queen Blue Zones Project Kelsey Craft Miss International Physician Assistant Meet Your Miss International 2017- Kelsey Craft Growing up, I never would have imagined being a queen. As a little girl I actually knew nothing about pageantry. It is still surr… Monday, August 21, 2017 Add Comment Edit
BuildOn California Girl Carly Peeters Hawaiian Girl Horseback Riding Jumpstart Miss Teen International Pageant Girl Miss Teen International 2017! Hi everyone! My name is Carly Peeters, and I am your newly crowned Miss Teen International 2017. I’m so proud to be bringing the … Sunday, August 20, 2017 Add Comment Edit
Character Always Trumps Personality. ALWAYS. “Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character…..” --Anne Frank It’s been many years but I still rememb… Friday, August 18, 2017 Add Comment Edit
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