This was a dinner to celebrate the Miss New York competition career of Stephanie Quimby. Congratulations to Stephanie for an incredible Miss New York career! Good luck with all you pursue in your future. Stephanie had great support at the dinner from Jack Carr, the State Board, the Thousand Islands Pageant Committee- ED Audrey Olin, Gary and Sue Pilon and Shelby Cohen and the new Miss Thousand Islands 2007, Ann Walck, as well as Jesse Ladoue, Miss Finger Lakes and the current Miss New York’s Outstanding Young Teen, Maria DeSantis. Also in attendance were Doug Nelson and Jeff Coyne. Chris Keefer also attended as well as Stephanie’s mom and NY Webmaster, Suzie Rupert. Thank you Stephanie for being a great addition to the Miss New York State Scholarship program and thank you Suzie for all of your hard work on the New York Website. www.missnyweb.org Enjoy the photo album.

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I had another great week teaching the girls involved in the P.I.N.S (Persons In Need Of Supervision) program at Y.E.S how to tap dance.  Next week will be our final week and we will see what they have learned about tap dancing and about themselves in the process of learning something new. 

I had a meeting with CampInteractive, an organization that helps at-risk youth and underprivileged youth “step back into nature and forward into technology.”  This organization offers programs for youth to adventure out into nature and then document their experience using technology.  This helps them to learn about themselves as well as learn skills needed in today’s technology based world.  I am a member of the young executive board as well as a committee member on their grant writing committee. 

Miss New York’s Outstanding Teen, Maria DeSantis is leaving for Orlando on August 9th to compete in the second ever Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant. All of us from New York wish her all the best! Please view the photo album below to see pictures of Maria and the party. GOOD LUCK MARIA!

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