Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Reflecting on Veterans Day When I was younger, Veterans Day was a day off from school. Even though my father was an Officer in the military, I didn’t unde… Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Read and Romp 2011! What is Read and Romp? Read and Romp is the ultimate combination of learning and playing! Children participate in activities and … Friday, November 11, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Illiteracy Miss International Miss International 2011 The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy presents, A Celebration of Reading! “ The home is the child's first school, the parent is the child's first teacher, and reading is the child's first s… Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Add Comment Edit
American Heart Association Ciji Dodds Go Red Miss International Miss International 2011 “Just a Little Heart Attack” “Sorry to bother you, I think I may be having a little Heart Attack.” Can you imagine yourself saying this? As I watched the Am… Monday, November 7, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Greater Washington Heart Walk “Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.” The Mission of the American Heart Association speaks for … Sunday, November 6, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Pep Rally Pep Rally to End Alzheimer’s Cheerleaders I have attended my fair share of pep rallies, but none like this! Recently, I attende… Thursday, November 3, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Reel Independent Film Extravaganza Awards I was honored to not only attend the Reel Independent Film Extravaganza Awards, but to walk the Red Carpet and to present the Awa… Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Queen’s Corner Q&A Welcome to the Queen’s Corner. Below are 3 questions that I get asked on an almost daily basis. Let’s get started! What i… Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 The Largest Library in the World! This past Monday the Library of Congress opened its famous Main Reading Room to the public. The Library opens the Main Reading … Monday, October 17, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Virginia and Maryland International Pageant! Pageants are always bittersweet for the outgoing queens. There is the relief of knowing that you can take a break from grueling… Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Miss Maryland International Farewell It took me far too long to write this farewell. At first I thought I was guilty of procrastination. Then I thought I had writ… Monday, October 10, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Reach Out and Read Reach Out and Read’s Military Initiative Growing up, being separated from my dad was a way of life. He was always deployed and although we looked forward to the gifts a… Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Everybody Loves Recess! The American Heart Association’s Recess Program is designed to get kids in the District moving. Currently, 20% of children in D… Monday, October 3, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 National Book Festival I, along with NFL star Chris Draft opened the 2 nd day of the National Book Festival with reading and physical activities! As … Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Comcast With Veronica Santos, Community Affairs Consultant for Comcast, after my interview On Thursday morning I taped a segment on liter… Monday, September 26, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Illiteracy Miss International Miss International 2011 Books in Baltimore! This past Friday I had the honor of working with Reach Out and Read to do a site visit at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center! … Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Do you remember your first computer? Our first computer was huge! The printer was loud and you had to feed it sheets of connected paper with perforations on the edg… Sunday, September 18, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Illiteracy Miss International Miss International 2011 Looking for a way to get involved? There are tons of ways to get involved in the fight against illiteracy. I have aligned myself with First Book and Reach Out and… Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Miss International Miss International 2011 Miss International visits North Carolina Children’s Hospital I had a great time visiting North Carolina Children’s Hospital this past weekend! Prior to my visit I had heard such wonderful … Monday, September 12, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Ciji Dodds Illiteracy Miss International Miss International 2011 Illiteracy and Your Health When most people think of the effects of illiteracy they think of the obvious- the inability to read a newspaper, fill out a job … Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Add Comment Edit