On December 19, I signed up and bell rang for two hours outside the Cub in Inver Grove Heights. My mom and I saw some bell ringer bring their dogs so we decided to bring my dog Jr. He is six years old and he is a mutt. He helped us raise money. For the whole day that bucket raised $362.73. Plus on that day every donation was tripled so we raised over $1,000. I learned from that a lot of people needed the donations and I was very happy to help. I am glad that I can share the experience with my mom and of course my fluffy companion Jr.

Tessa Quam

2015 Inver Grove Heights Junior Princess

Today our royal family got the privilege of being part of Holiday on Main Street at the Veteran Memorial Community Center. We were in charge of the super bouncy house and the awesome crafts. There were tons of awesome kids that we got to meet and have fun with. We got to take pictures by the tree and write notes to santa. My favorite part was the Christmas tree lighting. It was so beautiful. I’m so glad we got to be a part of Holiday on Main Street, it was a blast!

Alexandra Mraz

2015 Inver Grove Heights Princess

On Tuesday December 9th I did my first service project. For this project I volunteered my time helping the volunteers at Regina Senior Living do manicures for the residents. I also handed out Christmas cards to all of the residents to make sure everyone felt included even if they weren’t getting their nails painted. We had a really long line of ladies who were looking forward to getting their fingernails done for Christmas time. It was nice to help. All the ladie’s nails looked so nice and I was even told by some of the nurses that even through January some of the residents still have their Christmas card up because it made them feel so special. I am looking forward to going back to do manicures again and next time the residents invited me to play bingo too.

Anesya McElmury
2015 Inver Grove Heights Little Miss Princess  

At this fun and unforgettable event we were able to do many fun activities with the Special Olympic participants that attended.  All of us loved getting to paint people’s nails (even the guys were getting into the spirit!), putting on holiday themed temporary tattoos and even doing face paintings!  We helped serve the potluck luncheon and the best part for everyone was seeing the man of Christmas….Santa Claus!  All the guests enjoyed receiving presents from him & getting their photo taken.  This definitely is what Christmas is all about.  Giving to others & spreading joy.

Lauren Henninger

2015 Junior Miss Inver Grove Heights