13th Annual Polar Bear Plunge 2009 Maryland

Miss Maryland Gabrielle Carlson and Miss Teen Maryland Kasey Staniszewski poses with the winners of the costume competition at the 13th annual Polar Bear Plunge held at Sandy Point State Park, Maryland, on January 24th 2009. The Polar Bear Plunge is a very famous winter event which collect donations for the Special Olympics. U.S. Army photo by Pfc Bao Huynh. (Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10905173@N07/3231529606/

Maine Lobster Dip

From http://birdiessoblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-year.html

2009 already. Wow, time flies when you are having a blast. Speaking of having a blast, Special Olympics Maine has kicked off 2009 with a record breaking event. The 21st annual Lobster Dip brought in over $50,000 and over 300 dippers. What an awesome way to start off the New Year. Especially considering the economy right now. It's pretty scary. We are looking at making so many changes this year to cut costs in order to still be able to provide awesome programs for our athletes. It's going to be a tough year and we appreciate all of the help from everyone who participated in this years dip and from everyone who is currently planning to donate or volunteer for Special Olympics Maine.

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PS check out my son Noah in the red jacket above. He is pictured with Miss Maine Teen Jordan Shiers, and his friends Padraic owens and Dylan Weeks all of Gorham. The boys raised over $1300 for SOME!!!

Miss California USA '07, '08 and '09 Together

From the Inta Gems blog:

We had a very special dinner with a few weeks ago with Carrie Prejean, Miss California USA 2009 and Chelsea Gilligan, Miss California Teen USA 2009. Both Carrie and Chelsea brought their families and we went to dinner in Chinatown a CBS Seafood. Carrie will be representing CA at the Miss USA 2009 pageant in April. And Chelsea will be competing for the title at Miss Teen USA in the summer.
Also joining us that evening was Meagan Tandy, Miss California USA 2007 and Raquel Beezley, Miss California USA 2008!

As the Official Jeweler of Miss California USA, we feel pretty fortunate to be involved with all the titleholders. And we've developed some great relationships with the titleholders and their family. We all pretty much feel like family members... well.. really glamourous, gorgeous family members!

With all the beautiful ladies at our table (including my Mom, Connie), it was pretty fun getting to know Carrie and Chelsea and their families.


http://intagems.blogspot.com/2009/01/miss-california-usa-07-08-and-09.html

Mental Management Systems camp

From the Mental Management Systems (formerly Eagle U) camp:

"December 27 - 31, 2008 we had a wonderful time with 20 pageant competitors who attended Mental Toughness for Pageantry to help improve their mental skills for competition! It was a remarkable week and we enjoyed every moment! Below are some testimonials from some of the ladies who attended. Good Luck to all in your up coming competitions in 2009!"

Back row: Lacey Minchew (Miss Louisiana USA 2009), Brittany Guidry (Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2009), Kaity Rodriguez (Miss New Jersey USA 2009), ?, Allison Kusenberger (Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2009), Alexis Rewalt (Miss Kansas Teen USA 2009), Anastagia Pierre (Miss Florida USA 2009), Kelli Harral (Miss Texas Teen USA 2009), Amberly Messier (1st runner-up, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2009), Jessica Nolin (Miss Alaska USA 2009), Stephanie Smith (Miss South Carolina USA 2009)
Front row: Scarlett Howell (Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2009), Haley Boyer (Miss Montana Teen USA 2009), Taylor Schettler (Miss Colorado Teen USA 2009), Kristen Dalton (Miss North Carolina USA 2009), ?, ?, Mary Helen Caver (Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2009), Kasey Staniszewski (Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009), ?

Back row: Alexis Rewalt (Miss Kansas Teen USA 2009) - left; Anastagia Pierre (Miss Florida USA 2009) - right
Front row: Brittany Guidry (Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2009) - left; Allison Kusenberger (Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2009) - right

http://mentalmanagement.blogspot.com/2008/12/mental-toughness-for-pageantry-great.html