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.



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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.

Bikers for Babies & American Girl Grand Opening

Allie volunteered at the Bikers For Babies preregistration event at Harley Davidson with her sisters. The Kansas City Bikers for Babies is the largest and most successful March of Dimes motorcycle ride in the nation. Bikers for Babies has raised more than $5.06 million in Kansas City in its 16-year history. Funds raised by Bikers for Babies support local research grants focused on issues related to premature birth and community programs such as NICU Family Support. Allie helped check in the bikers to make sure they had all of their paperwork filled out. She was also able to sign some autographs, which she loves to do. After the Bikers for Babies event we stopped by the Grand Opening of the American Girl doll store. Allie is a big fan of American Girl and has a small collection of them. She was so excited to be able to attend the Grand Opening in our area. The employees gave her a warm welcome and helped her pick out a doll (Felicity) to add to her collection.

Tour De Shawnee

Allie, her sister Maggie and friend Carney volunteered for the Tour de Shawnee, an annual bike tour around the bicycle-friendly city of Shawnee, Kansas. Riders can choose from a 12-mile or 24-mile route. This year the ride benefitted the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The girls were course monitors, directing bikers and cheering them on.

Miss Teen World Pageant - Houston TX

Allie was invited to Houston to attend the Miss Teen World pageant. What an amazing experience this was for her, to meet some of the worlds most oustanding young ladies and help crown the new Miss Teen World. A big thanks to Gaspar Cruz for giving her this opportunity.

Camp Quality

Today Allie spent the day at Camp Quality - Camp Quality is a non-profit organization that provides free camping experiences and year-round support programs for children with cancer, and their families. Allie spent the day volunteering at the carnival for the campers and she also went swimming with them. It was a great day and she had a lot of fun spending time with the campers, she even got to see her friend Hailey who was a camper.

Miss Teen World Final Pageant

Today, Allie spent the day in rehearsal with the contestants preparing for her 1st official appearence as Jr Miss Untited States World. The final pageant was amazing and she was so excited to find out who her sister queen would be. Faith, her Kansas sister queen, did an amazing job and placed in the top 10 and was named Miss Personalilty. Way to go Faith! Allie was so excited when Belle Owen, Miss Kentucky, was named Miss Teen United States World and couldn't wait to spend the next couple of days getting to know her.

1st Day as Jr Miss United States World

Allie's first day as Jr Miss Untited States World was spent picking out jewelry and receiving her gifts from sponsors. It seemed everytime we turned around she was getting something from one of the sponsors. She was so thankful to everyone. She also went to watch the Teen contestants practice for their final pageant and of course had her hair and make up done by the amazing Marie Lynn and Katie.

Day 3

Allie Marx is your new Jr Miss United States World. We are all so thrilled and Allie is honored to represent this title. She is so excited and can't wait for her first apprearence on Friday at the Teen World Pageant. Thanks to everyone who made the last 3 days amazing. We will never forget this experience.

Day 2

The second day for the Jr Miss Contestants started out with interviews. After they were finished with interview the girls got ready for the Luau themed lunch. Allie said the lunch was amazing and after lunch the Teen and Jr Miss contestants gave gifts to Cassie & Lauren. The gift was supposed to have something to do you with your state. The girls had a little time to hang out by the pool and relax before they went to rehearsal. All the girls were treated to a nice dinner and then of course back to rehearsal. Teens have their Prelims tomorrow during the Jr Miss's final pageant. Tomorrow will be a busy day!

Jr Miss United States World Pageant- Day 1

We arrived in Houston on Sunday June 20th, the day before pageant activities began. Everyone kept telling us how hot it was going to be in Houston, and boy were they right. That didn't stop us however from making our way to the Galleria - The biggest mall we had ever been in - over 400 stores! It was nice to arrive early so we could get settled in and just hang out. On Monday Allie had Registration & Orientation, this was when Allie met all the other girls competing in the Jr Miss division. She also met Gasper Cruz the director of the Teen United States World pageant. All the girls received some fun gifts and also their dresses that they were going to wear for opening number. After Orientation it was off to bed because the Jr Miss girls had interview early in the morning.

Snow Cones for Polar Bears

Lauren Sage started an organization called "Snow Cones for Polar Bears" in 2008. All proceeds from this organization go to World Wildlife Federation to help save the Polar Bears. The ice in the artic is melting earlier and forming later than it used to, this leaves the polar bears less time on the sea ice to hunt for food. As their habitat disppears, they are in the high risk category for endangerment! If left unsolved their species could be extinct by the end of this century! If you would like to donate to WWF go to www.worldwildlife.org Over the weekend and throughtout the years on several occassions Lauren Sage held her stand selling snowcones! She sold them in 90 degree weather, 60 degree weather and even in the rain! Thanks to everyone who has donated