On April 8 we helped with the West St. Paul Easter Egg Hunt. It was cold out, but the snow had melted enough for the hunt to be held outside. A large group of volunteers helped with set up, hiding eggs, the Concession Stand, distributing treats and prizes, and cleaning up after. The Easter Bunny was there for kids to get photos taken during the event. Hot cocoa and donuts were available at the Concession Stand. Lucky kids that found the Golden Eggs got special prizes. We were assigned to different age groups hunts to supervise that everything went well. There were lots of excited kids with their buckets, baskets, and bags ready to go! The kids had a fun time. And it was very fun to watch.

Rhiannon

Miss Princess 2023.

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Project Fairy Godmothers

For my second service project, I became a Fairy Godmother for a day and assisted several high school girls to pick out a dress for their Prom. Project Fairy Godmothers was founded by Cassandra Marshall in April 2014. Her dream was to provide a new or gently used dress to any girl that is unable to afford one to attend her Prom. The giveaway event took place on April 1st, 2023 in St Paul. I really enjoyed meeting all the volunteers and being a personal shopper. The biggest reward was seeing the smile on their faces when they found the perfect dress,  then I helped to style it with jewelry and makeup. I will be looking forward to next year’s event and I’ll volunteer again.

Sincerely,

Miss IGH 2023

Stephanie

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On April 1st, after the snowstorm, we helped with the Easter Egg Hunt at Veterans Memorial Community Center. It was supposed to be at Oakwood Park but it was relocated because there was no way the Easter eggs would sit nicely on the snow for the little kids. Instead, we scattered about 1,000 eggs in the gym for three waves of kids to collect and then turn in for a goodie bag. We even got to hide 3 special golden eggs and the lucky finders received a special gift. The Easter Bunny was there for kids to take pictures with and they were all so excited! My royal sisters and I took turns escorting the bunny and explaining the rules to the kids.

Sincerely,
Little Miss Princess

Ryleigh

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On April 1, 2023, my royal sisters and I attended the Moose Easter Bunny Breakfast at the Moose Lodge. We had a great time meeting the Easter Bunny, passing out cookies, planting flowers, and talking to our community. I hope everyone has a Hoppy Easter.

Little Miss Inver Grove Heights

Evelyn

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On March 31st my royal sisters and I were able to spend some time with some senior residents of a nearby senior home. They came into the kitchen area and we served them tea and cream puffs. Once they were served, we joined them and talked about anything they wanted to talk about. Most of them wanted to hear about what I did but shared some memories of theirs, too. One of the residents was a former Aquatennial Queen! It was fun to listen to their stories.

Sincerely,
Little Miss Princess Ryleigh

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Since I had time off of school for Spring Break, it was a great time to go visit my sponsor, Volkswagen of Inver Grove. I was able to meet with the manager, Brent, and thanked him for sponsoring me. I shared some of the exciting things I have had the opportunity to do, because of the Inver Grove Heights Scholarship Program. Of course we had to took a picture in front of Herbie because it’s sort of iconic (according to my mom). I’ll be visiting them again before my reign is over and can’t wait to share even more fun experiences with them!

Sincerely,
Little Miss Princess Ryleigh

My royal sisters and I went bowling at Cedarville Lanes to support the Eagan FunFest program. We had a really great time and I was excited that I knocked all the pins down to get a strike. The bowling alley was like a party with all the lights off, disco balls, and lots of cool lights.  At the end of the event, we decided to compete to see who could bowl the fastest.  We bowled next to Winter Carnival and loved talking with them.  The event was fun and I was so glad to spend time with everyone.

Little Princess 2023

Annaleigh

On Friday February 23 my royal sisters and I attended the princess dance at the Grove. They had games, crafts, music, coloring, and more. I also had the opportunity to meet Mrs. Minnesota volunteer! We had a great time dancing with all of the girls.

2023 Little Miss

Evelyn

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From January 27 till January 28, 2023 I was honored to attend Queen’s Weekend at the St Paul Winter Carnival. I was really excited to meet all the Ambassadors from different cities. I got to attend several events including King Boreas and the Queen of Snow’s Coronation. Visited the Snow sculptures at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and also enjoyed being part of the Grande Day Parade. I was happy to see everyone recognized the crown and the highlight was being knighted by King Boreas and getting to know all the newly crowned royalty.

Thank you for letting me represent the IGH Scholarship Program.

Stephanie

Miss IGH

On Sunday February 25th the IGH Scholarship Program hosted its first Mardi Gras party at the Moose Lodge. There were several Royalty and Ambassadors at the Event, among them the Winter Carnival Royalty with Queen of the Snows, Liv Swenson and King Boreas, Leo Lewis. We danced and played games like bottle toss, jenga and limbo. we had a wonderful time.

Stephanie

Miss IGH 2023

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