Good News!!

The MSU Stars Executive Board and myself with wish child, Melissa, at the golf outing!

Hello Everyone!!

I have a very exciting update for all of you. The golf outing was a HUGE success!! Over 70 golfers enjoyed a beautiful fall day on the course helping to raise nearly $6,000 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan. Thank you to all who helped in Sharing the Power of a Wish that day!

I have been keeping VERY busy! My appearances have been going wonderfully. I even got to ride in Kaye Lani's 1988 Miss America corvette for the homecoming parade. Talk about feeling like a queen! Even the license plate read "MS AM 88." Thank you Chuck and Kaye Lani!! (And... I must tell you, I have had one person think I was Kaye Lani...he kept asking me where my bangs went?! I was very confused! However, being mistaken for a Miss America is one thing I will not complain about!)

The events at Monroe Bank and Trust were also a huge success. The food was delicious and the bank is absolutely beautiful. I spent time with Mayor Capalucci and Congressman Dingell. Thank you Mr. Chaffin, Tracy, and all of the employees of MB&T for extending to me the opportunity to be apart of those historical moments!

The United Way Youth Walk also went well! We had a great turn-out and the sun was shining. Now, we are beginning our school visits. I will be visiting 9 classrooms next week!

I was invited to the Paul Hyzer cancer benefit last weekend for autograph signing and karoke (which I just could not do). You may have even caught me on Channel 13 news signing autographs. It was a quick blurb... but it was me! I must say that I am so proud to represent Monroe County. At this fundraiser, and the many others, I have realized how truly generous, supportive, and caring our community is!!

Help to Share the Power of a Wish!!

With wish child, Abigial. She loved the crown!!

Through my wish granting experiences I have come to realize the the power of a wish. A granted wish brings joy, strength, and hope to a child during their most trying times. It is their escape from the hospital rooms, doctors, and dissappointments.

So friends, please follow these simple steps to do your part in helping to share the power of a wish with a child battling life-threatening illnesses!

BOUNTY WILL DONATE FUNDS FOR MAKE-A-WISH THROUGH FREE E-CARDS... BUT WE NEED YOUR VOTES! There is a new National Partnership with Bounty - (yes…the "Quicker Picker-Upper" people!) You can help by voting for Make-A-Wish as the charity that Bounty will designate additional funds to! Visit http://www.wishmich.org/give/make_a_difference.shtml and follow the link to send a Make-A-Wish birthday e- card or an all-occasion e-card. So I encourage you to send out a card if you can...its a great way to send a smile, a congratulations or a job well done message! The other two charities competing for the most cards sent are American Cancer Society and National Breast Cancer Foundation. (In case you're wondering…when you send the card, you can request that your e-mail address not be used for any advertising or in any other way.)

USE GOODSEARCH AS YOUR SEARCH ENGINE! Now you can raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan just by searching the Internet at GoodSearch.com. You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine - the site is powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do, money is generated for us. It's easy. Just visit GoodSearch.com and follow the easy one-two-three directions.