2012 National Day of Service

Hello Friends,
         Did you know that the Martin Luther King Day of Service is a federal holiday that is meant to be observed as a national day of service? Today is supposed to be a "day on, not a day off". The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.

            Today, I am volunteering at my local Food Bank to help people get the food that they so desperately need in honor of MLK Day of Service. 2012 is just beginning so make it a goal to serve others in need in this year. Visit http://www.nationalservice.gov for more information on how you can help your state and community throughout the year. "Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.” -- Martin Luther King Jr. 


Love, 
Alina Jackson
Miss United States All World Beauties 2011

December Appearances

 December 3rd: volunteering with Safe And Sober during the UNR vs Idaho football game. I volunteered during the the December 3rd football game to check ID’s and put on bracelets to football fans who were of legal age to drink. 

This process is important because not only does this procedure help stop underage drinking but by volunteering this service the Washoe County Safe and Sober Committee makes a cash donation to the Safe & Sober Fund. Thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers a total of $800 dollars was raised that day!

Macy's National Believe Day December 9th.

Locally, I helped raise $400 dollars for the Make A Wish Foundation through the Macy's Believe Campaign and overall $1,000,000 dollars was raised thanks to everyone who participated around the country! Great job everyone and thank-you Macy's!!! 

The money raised will grant special wishes to children with life threatening medical conditions! For more information about how you can get involved with the Make A Wish Foundation please visit http://www.wish.org/.

December 4th: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society fundraising. 

On December 4th I was able to volunteer with my local honor society chapter, Alpha Pi Gamma, to raise money for student scholarships by selling concessions at the Reno Film Festival. 

A huge thank-you goes to Pepsi for generously donating the soda's! Pepsi's donation helped us raise money for a very deserving honor society student.

December 16th: Holiday Performance with Caughlin Ranch Elementary School Honor Choir. On December 16th I woke up early to surprise the Caughlin Ranch students in that I would be helping with their choir performance at three convalescent homes and would be eating lunch with them. 

It was so thrilling to see their faces light up when they met me. The students were so much fun that instead of taking my own car to each performance site I decided to ride the school bus with them. I honestly can say that it was the first time I was fought over as to who would sit next to me on the school bus (lol).

While visiting one of the convalescent homes I was also able to meet Miss Carson City 1951! 

It was really neat to hear her story and she was so excited to see another pageant titleholder taking the time to visit with students and preform for senior citizens.      

Thanks everyone for reading! Catch you next time!

Love,

Alina Jackson

Miss United States All World Beauties