January

Tony Bowls Fashion Shows
Allie participated in the Tony Bowls Fashion show which raised money for local schools. She had fun walking the runway in a Tony Bowls dress. She was able to participate in all three shows. In between shows she helped promote the Miss Kansas Teen World Pageant. She also got to meet title holders from other pageant systems. She was so excited to meet Tony Bowls himself while she was trying on one of his gowns.

Disney Prom Show
Allie also participate in the Disney Prom Fashion Show. This event also raised money for local schools. In this show she wore a Sherri Hill Dress. She had a great time because she was able to have lunch between shows with some of her pageant friends. Allie helped at the Miss Kansas Teen World booth telling girls about the Jr Miss competition. She had alot of girls who wanted to try her crown on. She also got to meet Jamie Stokes Miss Kansas USA.

Polar Bear Plunge
The Polar Plunge is an exciting annual fundraising event for both Special Olympics Missouri and Special Olympics Kansas where participants raise money and plunge into icy waters in support of Special Olympics athletes. A group of polar bears is called a celebration. It is quite a celebration, featuring music,crazy costumes and thousands of dedicated fans of Special Olympics! Allie attended the Plunge at Shawnee Mission Park where she handed out awards for the 5K Strut & the crazy costume contest.

December Appearances

Lenexa Christmas LightingAllie began December by appearing at the Lenexa Christmas Lighting. Allie and Mrs Kansas Stephanie Leibengood helped Santa and area children turn on the lights in downtown Lenexa. After the lighting ceremony Allie was a personal shopper in the childrens store. She helped kids pick out Christmas gifts for their family and friends. She thought that was a fun job.

Chain of Hope & Leavenworth PageantAllie set up a donation table at a local grocery store to collect items for Chain of Hope whose primary goal is to alleviate the suffering of abused and neglected animals within the urban core of Kansas City. Their ultimate goal is to break the chain of ignorance, break the chain of suffering, and break the chain of unwanted litters.
Allie attended the Leavenworth pageant to watch her sister Katie compete. While she was there she had the opportunity to meet Leslie Carillo the reigning Miss Kansas Outstanding Teen. Allie was so excited when Leslie knew who Allie was and asked her for her picture and autograph.

Teen/Miss Kansas USAWe traveled to Wichita to watch the Teen/Miss Kansas USA pageant. It was alot of fun being able to watch girls we know competing for the Kanas title.

Allie and her sister Katie also dropped off some toys and the blankets they had made over Thanksgiving break to a local toy drive benefiting Childrens Mercy Hospital.

November

Allie wasn't quite as busy this month, but she did get to volunteer at our library's annual book sale. One of Allie's favorite past times is reading so she was excited to help out at the sale. She had a great time organizing the books and helping kids pick out books. Allie also had a chance to buy some books for herself.

During her Thanksgiving break Allie and her sisters made blankets to donate to Childrens Mercy Hospital. They were able to make 11 blankets to donate.

October Appearances

Allie volunteered at the Lenexa Chili Festival as a Recycle Ambassador. She went around to the booths asking them if they would be apart of the Green Team by recycling the items she had on her list. Everyone was super nice and agreed to recylce.



Deanna Rose Farmstead-
Allie volunteered at the Night of the Living farm, a family event with old-fashioned lanterns and carved pumpkins that lead costumed trick or treaters through pathways of graves and ghouls. Allie helped at the flash light scavenger hunt. She also volunteered at the pumpkin patch helping with the games.

Allie rode in her first parade as Jr Miss United States World. She was in the KU Homecoming parade. She had a lot of fun especially since she got to see her big brother who attends KU.

Battle of the Badges was another event Allie volunteered at. It was held in Topeka KS and it is a football game between the Police and Fire Departments to raise money for Special Olympics. We set up a table and applied tattoos to the kids attending the game.

The last 3 weekends have been very busy for Allie. She participated in the Step Up Walk for Downs Syndrome. The walk raised over $400,000- All proceeds benefit the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater KC.
Down Syndrome Facts:
-Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring genetic condition with an incidence of 1 in every 733 births.
-There are currently over 400,000 individuals living with Down syndrome in the United States.
-There are approximately 5,000 babies born with Down syndrome each year in the United States.
-There are approximately 50 babies born with Down syndrome each year in the greater Kansas City area.
-Down syndrome is one of the leading clinical causes of cognitive delay in the world - it is not related to race, nationality, religion or socio-economic status.
-With appropriate support, individuals with Down syndrome can lead fulfilling lives and be contributing members of society.

Allie also volunteered as a team runner for a Special Olympics Bocce Tournament. She also got to hand out medals at the end of the games.

The next weekend she volunteered at a special event close to our hearts. The John Glaser Memorial 5 K run. The inaugural 5K Run/Walk was being held in honor of Shawnee firefighter John Glaser who lost his life this summer while on duty, and benefits the Surviving Spouse and Family Endowment Fund (SAFE) support the families of Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Services Personnel in the Kansas City metropolitan area who have perished while protecting our community and our citizens.

Finally Allie raised money and participated in the Light the Night Walk, it is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's nationwide evening walk to build awareness of blood cancers and raise funds for cures. Walkers carry illuminated balloons-white for survivors, red for supporters and gold for those walking in memory-to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer.

Funds raised by participants support the Society's mission: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. Children, adults and seniors all take part in the annual Walk.

This is Allie's 3rd year to participate with a group of friends we have met through pageants. The group is called "Kansas Royalty" We always have a great time getting together and walking for such a great cause.

Polar Bear Run & Bikers for Babies

Allie volunteered as a course monitor for the Kansas City Zoo Fun run which supports a different endangered speicies each year. This year was for the Polar Bears. The next day we were up bright and early to register bikers for KC's Bikers for Babies. More than 6,000 motorcycle riders gathered at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, September
19, for the 16th Annual Kansas City Bikers for Babies. Riders and sponsors contributed more than $700,000, surpassing the amount raised in 2009 and the March of Dimes 2010 goal.

Heroes & Halos

Heroes and Halos National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day Celebration is a fun-filled event for children and families affected by childhood cancer. It gives children that are battling cancer a chance to just be a kid and have a day of fun away from the hospital. It is also an opportunity for families that have lost children to cancer to memorialize and remember their special angels. Allie spent the day at this event with her sisters, the Brownings, Leets & the Hopkirks. They painted faces and helped with crafts. This is the second year Allie has volunteered at this event and truly enjoys it.