A Present of Support

Happy Holidays to everyone! With school break I have been trying to catch my breath and revamp for the second half of the year. As Miss Perham, I have had a very bittersweet time during this break. I went down to Texas to visit my grandmother for Christmas. On the way down, I saw the highways littered with plastic bags and bottles. Then I was very astonished to find out that her community did not recycle their plastics at all! I even had the pleasure of debating the importance of recycling plastics with a gentleman from the area, who did not think that recycling was worth the effort, that plastics break down, and does not cause harm. As you can guess, I see things very differently than him.

When I sat down to a computer I looked up recycling centers and recycling drop off places near my grandmother and sent a list of a couple centers near her to her and a couple friends in the area. I hope that they will take the information I have provided and make personal habits of recycling. Just a reminder, I have plenty of information on plastic and plastic recycling on past blogs and on my facebook page,"Cut The Plastic." If you have any questions please look through the material I have provided and do not be afraid to use the internet to find more information.

My spirits were lifted when I came home to find a letter from the 5th grade class of St. Henry's Catholic School. The children raised $100.00 (in about one week) to give to the Children's Miracle Network and asked me to make sure the organization got it. I am honored to help the children with such a great cause. What a wonderful way to start a new year!

Thank you for the support and have a safe and happy New Year!

St. Henry's Presentation

I just got back home from my St. Henry's Catholic School presentation. It was so fun to see all the children and teach them about Miss Perham and my platform. They were all so eager to tell me how much they knew and wanted to learn. I was happy to see all most every hand raised when I asked how many recycled at home. One boy even brought up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that he heard about on the news. They loved the pencils and canvas bags I gave out and loved the crown. They were polite and at the end thanked me for coming. "Thank you, Miss Perham," are some of the sweetest words I have heard for weeks. I have to thank the St. Henry's principle, Mr. Jason Smith, for letting me come in for a half hour to talk to the students. Here are some pictures from today.

Parade of Lights

Once again, I am late on keeping you all updated. Last Friday was the Parade of Lights in Perham. It was my very first parade as Miss Perham! Although it was cold, I had an absolute blast. Kallie and I had to stop by the Wild Goose and get some Chai tea before we went to the parade to make sure we would start the parade out warm. Miss Heart of the Lakes and I sat in the back of the Perham Express with Santa Clause. It was a cold evening and I was very happy to see how many people came out to watch the lighted floats go by. It was a real delight to see all the children light up when they saw Santa. I am thinking I was outshined by the Jolly man standing in the middle of my sister queen and I. But then again, who can outshine Santa? He was very kind and fun to talk and joke with throughout the parade. I would like to thank all the people that made the parade possible and froze putting it all together. It was beautiful and I feel blessed to be asked to be apart of such a wonderful tradition. Happy holidays and God bless!