"Sharing Tea With the Queen Learning Character In Between!"

Hello again! This past week I had 2 very exciting appearances. On Wednesday May 6, I had the opportunity to speak to the 8th grade at Holy Trinity School in Fairview Heights. We spent an hour talking about alcoholism and ways to avoid negative peer pressures in our lives. I also had the chance to hand out materials from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, which allows the students to see the effects of alcohol and drug abuse first hand. We had a fun activity where the students worked in groups going over different scenarios that can happen in high school. The students were very receptive, and were eager to share their thoughts and ideas. Thank you Holy Trinity School for welcoming me and allowing me to speak to your students!

Saturday May 9 I hosted a mother daughter tea party called "Sharing Tea With the Queen Learning Character In Between!" All the proceeds from this event were donated to the Children's Miracle Network! The day began with my Princess Victoria and I greeting the moms and daughters. We then crowned the "princesses" and had our pictures taken. The girls then made beautiful picture frames decorated with crowns, castles and of course glitter! Next it was time for tea! We drank tea and had delectable cupcakes and an assortment of cookies. After we had our fabulous treats I talked to the girls about Character Counts, and the importance of character in their lives. The girls were very good listeners! To end the fun afternoon we played "Little Sally Walker," musical chairs, and freeze dance. Thank you so much to Beverly Fulton, Dana Fulton, and my mom Lynn Johnson for all of your hard work to making this event so special for the girls and I! I appreciate all that you do!

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Until next time,

Jamie Johnson
Miss Central Illinois

Eating Ice Cream For A Good Cause and My First Time Emceeing!

Hello to all of you again! I hope everyone is doing well! I am sitting here just one day after having all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed :/ but am doing ok just a bit puffy! I figured this would be a good time to catch up on some wonderful events that I have done this last week!

On Thursday April 23 my BEAUTIFUL princess Victoria Fulton and I spent 4 hours working at Coldstone Ice Cream Shop to raise funds and awareness for the Children's Miracle Network. We both had so much fun making the ice cream treats for the customers and dancing along with the Coldstone Crew. If anyone needs advice on which Coldstone flavor to try you can always ask my Princess since she tried them all LOL! Special

thanks to my Brother Jeffery Johnson, for setting up this wonderful event! :)

On Sunday April 26 I headed up to Champaign for the Sweeps Pageant! I was so excited to meet the contestants and to emcee! Miss Kankakee the beautiful Mariciana Lee and I emceed this fantastic show! Each contestant did a great job! Congratulations to Miss Northern Illinois Season Winesburg, Miss Illinois Valley Debbie Dobbins, and Miss Central Valley Mollie Ramsey! I wish you all the best luck in your

reigns!

Thank you for reading my blog! For more information please visit www.thinkb4youdrink.com, www.misscentralillinois.org, and www.missillinois.org. Please check back soon! Blessings to you all! - Jamie Johnson Miss Central Illinois