Salvation Army Bell Ringing with My Sister Queens
Hello World!
In my last blog post I discussed the several ways to get involved in the community this
holiday season and today I want to tell you how I did just that!
As mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is to bell
ring for the Salvation Army—this year I did just that! I was invited to bell ring at a local grocery
store with several of our 2017 North Dakota contestants and I had a blast! Bell ringing is one of
my favorite things to do because it is easy to sign-up, it is a great thing to do with family or
friends, and everyone knows about it! What made this year so fun was being able to do it with
girls I hardly knew or did not know at all. These girls with their local titles took time out of their
weekend to make a difference in our Fargo community and that just warms my heart. Each one
of them will be competing this January at our state pageant and it was so fun getting to know
them, their platforms, and how they decided to join our international family.
During our time ringing, we got to talk with several people, share our platforms, and
gained friendships. It truly was a wonderful time and it really brought me back to why pageants
are so fun—the friendships. Each person I have met along this journey has influenced my life
and I love that I get to meet these people while also doing what I love, volunteering. Each day
we have the ability to build our communities whether it is with a smile, one extra helping hand,
and one extra giving heart, we can better this Holiday season.
I have already scheduled my next bell-ringing time for the Salvation Army at
http://salvationarmynorth.org/volunteer/bellringing/ and you can too!
For only a little while longer,
Your Miss North Dakota International 2016
Taylor Woodruff
In my last blog post I discussed the several ways to get involved in the community this
holiday season and today I want to tell you how I did just that!
As mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is to bell
ring for the Salvation Army—this year I did just that! I was invited to bell ring at a local grocery
store with several of our 2017 North Dakota contestants and I had a blast! Bell ringing is one of
my favorite things to do because it is easy to sign-up, it is a great thing to do with family or
friends, and everyone knows about it! What made this year so fun was being able to do it with
girls I hardly knew or did not know at all. These girls with their local titles took time out of their
weekend to make a difference in our Fargo community and that just warms my heart. Each one
of them will be competing this January at our state pageant and it was so fun getting to know
them, their platforms, and how they decided to join our international family.
During our time ringing, we got to talk with several people, share our platforms, and
gained friendships. It truly was a wonderful time and it really brought me back to why pageants
are so fun—the friendships. Each person I have met along this journey has influenced my life
and I love that I get to meet these people while also doing what I love, volunteering. Each day
we have the ability to build our communities whether it is with a smile, one extra helping hand,
and one extra giving heart, we can better this Holiday season.
I have already scheduled my next bell-ringing time for the Salvation Army at
http://salvationarmynorth.org/volunteer/bellringing/ and you can too!
For only a little while longer,
Your Miss North Dakota International 2016
Taylor Woodruff