My Year as Miss Pennsylvania Tween National Teenager Newly crowned Miss Pennsylvania Tween National Teenager at Tri-State ANTSO pageant First Sleep at Miss Pennsylvania Tween National Teenager. It was all a dream! Loving on our Tri-State ANTSO sponsors! Loving our Tri-State Sponsor for my Queen T-Shirt. Showing off our Tri-State ANTSO Sponsor for our hair ties. Sending thanks to our Tri-State ANTSO pageant sponsor for our crown pins! Showing off my ANTSO sweatshirt at school! I love spreading the word about the organization! Volunteering at the St. Nicholas Greek Festival. I helped deliver food orders to people. Volunteering at St. Nicholas Greek Festival. I was calling out order numbers. Volunteering at St. Nicholas Greek Festival in Bethlehem, PA. I love being on the microphone! My appearance at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA. Hosting a team building event for my cheer team. Encouraging and Empowering girls in STEM- my favorite subjects! Meeting and thanking Allentown Police officers. Throwing the first pitch at the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball game. They are the AAA team for the Phillies! Throwing the first pitch at the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs baseball game. I had a BLAST throwing the first pitch at the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs game. They even put me on the big screen! Showing my excitement for the national ANTSO pageant in March! Volunteering with Lehigh Valley Parks and Recreation at a Nazareth Community Days. Volunteering at Upper Nazareth Community Days. I helped kids decorate kindness rocks that were spread throughout the town. Work, work, work! Writing a letter to be distributed to all of the elementary schools in Pennsylvania about the importance and benefits of starting a Kindness Squad in their school. Getting excited and spreading the news about the National ANTSO pageant in NASHVILLE! Volunteering in the City of Easton, PA. I got to meet with State Senator Lisa Boscola. I interviewed her about her community service and how to encourage others to get involved in their communities. Volunteering at the Easton Garlic Fest. I love meeting new people. Volunteering at the Easton Garlic Fest and cheering on chefs in a cooking competition. Meeting more people while volunteering at the Easton Garlic Fest. Meeting with State Senator Lisa Boscola. We also talked about encouraging elementary schools in PA to start a Kindness Squad. Deep in discussion about how to bring Kindness Squads to PA elementary schools. Sharing my card with State Senator Lisa Boscola. This summer, I organized a Back to School Supply drive for kids in my community that didn't have them. This picture doesn't even capture them all! I collected hundreds of school supplies in just 2 weeks! I can't wait to make this drive bigger and better next year! Riding in the Nazareth Halloween Parade. That's my Pop-Pop driving me. It was really special! Volunteering with my sister Queen, Sophie. Volunteering for Angels Community Outreach with Sophie. Volunteering at Angel's Community Outreach Halloween event. Each child got to pick out and decorate a pumpkin. Volunteering at Angel's Community Outreach's Halloween Event. I got to help kids that didn't have a Halloween costume pick one out. I absolutely loved doing this. It made me so happy to know they got a costume. Volunteering at Angel's Community Outreach's Halloween Event. I got to help kids that didn't have a Halloween costume pick one out. I absolutely loved doing this. It made me so happy to know they got a costume. Volunteering at Angel's Community Outreach's Halloween Event. I got to help kids that didn't have a Halloween costume pick one out. I absolutely loved doing this. It made me so happy to know they got a costume. Volunteering at our Tri-State ANTSO Ice Cream Social with my sister queen, Isla! Scooping ice cream (and maybe eating it too) at the Tri-State ANTSO Ice Cream Social. I organized a Squishmallow Drive for the Lehigh Valley Children's Hospital through my platform, Operation Spreading SMILEs. We collected over 50 Squishmallows! Collecting donations of Squishmallows during my drive for the Lehigh Valley Children's Hospital. Collecting donations during my Squishmallow Drive for Lehigh Valley Children's hospital. Spending time with my sister queen, Adelyn. Volunteering with my sister queens at The Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Easton PA. Reading to dogs in the shelter at The Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Easton, PA. Reading to dogs in the shelter at The Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Easton, PA. Spending time with the dogs in the shelter at The Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Easton, PA. Sister queen bonding day in Easton, PA. It was the BEST day! Decorating Place Mats for Nursing Residents' Thanksgiving Dinner as a way to put a smile on their faces and let them know someone is thinking about them. Riding in the Phillipsburg/Easton Halloween parade. Riding in the Phillipsburg/Easton Halloween Parade. There were so many people! Tri-State ANTSO sister queens in the Phillipsburg/Easton Halloween parade. Happy Halloween from Miss Pennsylvania Tween National Teenager. Delivering my thank you card and some cookies to the police department during World Kindness Week. Making thank you cards for our local police department during World Kindness Week Delivering the Squishmallows I collected during my Squishmallow Drive to Lehigh Valley Children’s Hospital. Photoshoot with my Tristate ANTSO sister Queens Photoshoot fun with TriState ANTSO! Getting headshots taken by Richard. Spreading the word about Operation Spreading SMILES and getting kids involved in community service with my best friend, Chloe. Spending some time with Santa at the Upper Nazareth Christmas Celebration Volunteering at the Upper Nazareth Christmas Tree Lighting Volunteering at Upper Nazareth Christmas celebration collecting food donations for the Nazareth Food Bank. The collection of placemats that were donated to ALL residents in our county nursing home, thanks to the help of every single student in my elementary school. There were over 400! Volunteering to visit with residents in the local nursing home (we couldn't take pictures inside due to privacy). I loved spending time packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child. It is so cool to know these boxes are shipped all over the world to kids in need! Packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Volunteering to pack boxes for Operation Christmas Child Packing boxed for Operation Christmas Child Leaving dog toys at a local dog park during World Kindness Week 2022 Giving a gift card to a random person at the grocery store during World Kindness Week 2022 Donating Books to our Little Free Library during World Kindness Week A sweet note from the Nazareth Police Department Leaving a reusable shopping bag at a local grocery store as a random act of kindness during World Kindness Week. Merry Christmas Greetings! Leaving a reusable shopping bag at a local grocery store as a random act of kindness during World Kindness Week. Donating the Squishmallows I collected during a drive I organized for Lehigh Valley Children’s Hospital. Happy New Year 2023! Participated in my elementary school's Ugly Sweater contest... and won! Spreading Holiday cheer at a Christmas Story Time with Nazareth Mayor Lance Colondo Christmas Card making for "Cards for Hospitalized Kids" Donating Mittens and Gloves from my drive for St. John's UCC Loaves and Fishes Program Me with Ms. Berry from the Nazareth Memorial Library Decorating Christmas Cards for "Cards for Hospitalized Kids" Volunteering at Nazareth Borough Christmas Tree Lighting Volunteering with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Holiday Event Visiting the Colonial Regional Police Department for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Cards I collected from my school's Kindness Squad for National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day I was named a Read with me Now Ambassador! I hand made bracelets for students that participated in my Secret Agent of Kindness Challenge. Each bracelet had a saying on it to remind them to be kind and spread kindness. Attending training for the Night to Shine Event. Donating soup to our local food pantry through my school for they “Souper-bowl”. Volunteering at Night to Shine- A prom for people with special needs. Meeting new people while volunteering at Night to Shine event in the Lehigh Valley. I met with a Girl Scout troop and talked about spreading kindness. Each girl made friendship bracelets that will go to a classroom of first and second grade special needs students to remind them that they have a friend thinking about them. Meeting “Sash Sisters” while volunteering in my community. Teaching Girl Scouts how to make friendship bracelets for the bracelet drive. Volunteering as part of the Paparazzi team at Night to Shine. I got to cheer on the special guests as they walked the red carpet into the event. The girl scout troop that I met with and helped do a kindness project. When I am not volunteering, you can find me practicing and performing with my All Star cheer team. It is one of my favorite things to do. Here is just one of the many first place medals we have earned so far this year! Working hard with my team at cheer competition. Visiting St. Nicholas Academy and reading to their students about kindness during Read Across America week. Reading to my old preschool during Read Across America Week. In the Bethlehem News for volunteering at the Night to Shine Event. Volunteering with the Kindness Squad at Parent-Teacher conferences at my school. We greeted each parent and helped them find the classrooms. I received thank you cards from a class I visited. I spent time with these students talking about kindness and how they can be kind each and every day. I love how their kindness came full-circle! Follow my journey on Instagram too by clicking here!