Endless Fun

I have been so busy lately with school, work, and Miss Thurston County. I am glad I got to finally take some time to reflect. Last Friday I was lucky to be a reader again for Lacey Loves to Read, this time at Evergreen Forest Elementary school. Then after that I went to the Boys and Girls club one. We went into the big Gym and played a plethora of games together, including jump rope, wall ball, beach ball and basketball.
On Saturday the 14th I had lots of fun with the Teen Diabetes Advocate group at the Tukwila Family Fun Center! I got to have a fun filled day with pizza, lazer tag, mini golf and go-karts, while we got oriented with each other in preparation for Diabetes Day at the Capitol the next Monday. You will hear more about that later in this post! Thank you Alyssa Olsen for inviting me to this fun day with your teen group! They are a great group of kids that are going to make a great difference in diabetes awareness.

This past weekend was a very fun weekend for me. I was asked to be a model for the South Sound Wedding Event, a two day event of vendors and wedding preparation festivities. It was so fun to wear beautiful wedding gowns from Weddings with Joy and not actually get married. And I had a great time with the other models, who were actually affiliates of the Miss Thurston County program. I spent time with Mandy, a former Miss Thurston county and Leah, a future MTC contestant, as well as Molly, a lovely lady from Weddings with Joy. Thank you Weddings with Joy, for allowing me to be a part of this event and wear your beautiful gowns. It was a pleasure! I think I found the dress of my dreams!




Monday was a very important to me as Miss Thurston County and as an advocate for the American Diabetes Association. It was Diabetes Day at the Capitol! I am so glad that I get to be a titleholder in the county of our state’s capitol. I got involved with the American Diabetes Association in support of my platform, Diabetes Awareness. I was extremely honored to be asked to speak at this event. Not only was giving a speech a wonderful opportunity, I was able to meet with legislative representatives asking for their support in the fight against diabetes. I spent with affiliates of the American Diabetes Association and mentoring the youth advocates. I am so proud to see these teens taking action towards this cause at a young age. It shows the power of youth and a path to a brighter future for them and for diabetes. Once again thank you Alyssa Olsen for allowing me to a part of this, and everyone else who was there that day and made it a positive experience. I look forward to working with you in the future!

I Love Kids!

Hello all! A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. I went to the Tumwater Boys and Girls Club again. I love going there and having the opportunity to educate kids and be a positive role model for them. We had a talk about Diabetes, which was an interesting conversation to have with a bunch of 5-12 year olds. They were very enthusiastic and had tons of questions and really contributed a lot of insight to the lesson. The funniest thing happened. The kids really wanted me to sing and so I sang a song for them, then they wanted me to sing like 5 other songs, then when it was time for me to leave they begged their Girl Scout leader to let me stay for their meeting. We had a fun singing competition where all the girls got to show their talent. Then we colored tickets to Hollywood and gave them to each other! :)



I went to the Miss Auburn pageant, which was a very fun night. The Miss Auburn pageant is the largest local competition in the Miss America Organization. There were 21 contestants! I had a lot of fun visiting with the other local title-holders. It was especially funny when the curtain fell on Miss Washington! I love watching pageants and it always touches me somewhere special when I see the crowning of that lucky girl!





This last weekend I had the honor of being a reader for the Lacey Loves to Read program. I was able to travel to 2 elementary schools and read the preschool class a story. Thank you Susan Joy at Pleasant Glade Elementary and Marie Koehler at Faith Lutheran for allowing me to come to your classroom. Your students were a pleasure to read to.



I am so excited for the next upcoming events and can’t wait to tell you all about it! Check out missthurstoncounty.com to view the appearance calendar.

Until next time,
Sharise Nicole Williams
Miss Thurston County 2008