More Adventures for Heart of Gold Madi

Heart of Gold Award winner Madi has been so busy with her job as Youth Advocate for the ADA. I'm sharing a couple of photos of her to show the important people she has met. :-) That's Crystal Bowersox at the mike. I think you'll know the other two!
She's been in San Diego and in Orlando. And she's had time to be a Counselor in Training at Camp Possibilities!! Way to go, Heart of Gold Madi!!

Exciting news from Princess Rachel

Former Coronet's Nat'l Miss Heart of America, Rachel Bettendorf, has been asked to play a set at the FL House of Blues at their Sunday Gospel Brunch! We send her heaps of congratulatory smiles and our best wishes!!

Heart of Gold Madi in CA

Heart of Gold Award winner Madi is having an exciting week as she continues with her year as the American Diabetes Association's Youth Advocate. I'll let her tell about it in her own words: "It is exciting to say that this update is brought to you clear from the opposite side of the United States...all the way from Sunny San Diego California! I am out here for a week, representing the American Diabetes Association as the National Youth Advocate for the Community Volunteer Leadership Conference and the ADA 71st Scientific Sessions. Since we arrived here on Wednesday I have had some pretty amazing experiences. I had the great opportunity to address the group with a speech about the importance of the ADA Safe at School Campaign as part of the ACT advocacy session. I have met some of the most dedicated diabetes volunteers and advocates the world has ever seen, I have seen the unveiling of the Association’s 2012-15 Strategic Plan and have had opportunities to work with our local market on ideas and strategies to help us meet our new goals. I am completely impressed that the “new” vision statement for the association comphttp://www.blogghttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifer.com/img/blank.gifletely and totally matches my own…I dream of a” life free of diabetes and all its burdens”. Beinghttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif out here, I am even more determined to make that dream my personal reality and the reality for the 18.8 Americans currently diagnosed with diabetes, the 7 million more who do not yet know they have it, and the millions more who are impacted by diabetes in many other ways. Yes… there WILL be a cure!"
We could help Madi by going to her pages and "liking" them.

National Youth Advocate page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/American-Diabetes-Association-National-Youth-Advocate/48596398079

Madison’s Prayer Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/MadisonsPrayer

Heart of Gold Madi is the ADA 2011 Youth Advocate

This news is so exciting and I will use Madi's mother's own words to explain:
"Yesterday Evening Madi received a call to tell her that she has been chosen as the American Diabetes Association’s 2011 National Youth Advocate! The application process for this is rigorous with numerous essays, a portfolio of work for the ADA, letters of recommendation and a video project. Madi has applied each year since she was 9. She has been the youth/teen ambassador for Delaware/Eastern Shore and a Delaware Advocate for years… all in preparation for what has been a major goal of hers… to serve as the National Youth Advocate!

In this one year position Madi will work in close coordination with the ADA to communicate diabetes advocacy message through Nation-wide speaking engagements, the internet, social media and directly to policymakers. She will meet with elected officials about funding, health care and discrimination policies. She will attend training and National Advocacy meetings in DC. She will travel throughout the country to ADA Camps to teach and hopefully inspire children with diabetes… This is the part that she is MOST excited about!"

Madi herself puts it this way:
"You know how I applied for the National Youth Advocate? Well.......
I WAS CHOSEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooooo excited!!!!! I have worked at this for 8 years and now I'm finally old enough and now I get to travel all over the country and be a spokesperson and advocate for the ADA..."

The photo shows Madi with her individual and team fundraising trophies from the Step Out Walk.

Madison Dodge we tip our tiaras to you!!!!!!!!!

Princess Rachel and Bandit are official helpers!

Princess Rachel and her dog, Bandit, are newly certified as Therapy Dog Handler and Therapy dog!! This photo shows Rachel accepting her certificate. We'll add one of her with Bandit soon.

Heart of Gold Madi is in an ad campaign!

Heart of Gold Madi is the focus of an ad campaign for medical devices. She's had many interviews so far! Way to go, Madi!!

Welcome to a pink Princess

Welcome to our newest Royal Princess, who loves lots of pink!!