Friday, February 19, 2010

From One Nebraskan to Another



“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader"


You can take the man out of Nebraska, but you can't take Nebraska out of the man. I could write a book about how incredible Dr. George Garlick is...he's a physicist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, leader and a fellow Nebraskan. I met Dr. Garlick at the "Evening of Dreams' Gala at Miss America, and we talked and talked about the Miss America Organization as well as my work with promoting my platform across the state. You can imagine my surprise when I returned to Nebraska from Las Vegas to find out my first booking would be with Dr. Garlick in his hometown of Curtis, Nebraska!
During my visit to Curtis, I got to meet with elementary and junior high students. Later I presented to Medicine Valley High School students before heading to take a tour of Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and explore the campus that Dr. Garlick had restored. A big thank you to Britney aka Thing One, for making the arrangements and taking Kathy and I on an adventure around campus! That evening, I joined Dr. Garlick at the NCTA Student Center. I got to speak about my experiences in the Miss America Organization as well as the importance of promoting self-esteem in young women. It was an honor to get to listen to Dr. Garlick discuss his experiences of growing up in Nebraska as well as talk about his new book "Journey to Truth." But the biggest surprise of the evening was the generous donation that Dr. Garlick provided to Miss Nebraska Scholarship Organization. Yes, once again I did jump around...I might have teared up too! The sponsorship will allow me to travel to rural communities to promote an anti-tobacco campaign to youth. This is such a precious gift because it will allow an important message to reach the youth of Nebraska that otherwise wouldn't have been possible!
I'm so incredibly thankful and excited to continue to represent the Miss Nebraska Organization across the state. THANK YOU DR. GARLICK!!
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1 comment:

  1. Britni Freiboth aka Thing OneMarch 4, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    Thing Two!

    I just have to say I was searching through NCTA online news creating a media report and I found this! How awesome are you! I'm so glad you enjoyed your time here. Now it's my turn to visit your neck of the woods. Whenever you have a free second, I'm coming to Lincoln ;)

    P.S. I'm sending this to George too. He'll enjoy your post.

    From the notorious, Thing One

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