12th Annual Wheels and Waves Car Show in Santa Barbara

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Today I joined friend, Dedria Brunett, in a trip up to Santa Barbara. With her upcoming car show, we were on a mission to spread the word and pass out as many fliers as possible. It was such a beautiful day, we not only got lots of work done, but were able to visit with lots of neat vendors and car show participants. It's always nice to spread the word about a great organization while spending time with a good friend. Best of Luck to Dedria with her upcoming car show!

California International Pageant Workshop

This weekend I traveled to Temecula with good friend Dedria Brunett, for the California International Pageant Workshop. It is always such a nice treat to visit with Eddie Peterson, executive Director, and Dennis Cook, executive producer. They covered all the information in regards to pageant weekend and what to expect. It was nice to also visit with returning delegates and to meet new delegates. It was especially nice to sit and chat with Brittany Wagner, Miss Ca Int'l 2011, about her year. We competed last year together and it was a privilege to get to know her. It's been an exciting experience to follow her journey this year and hear about the difference she is making with the American Diabetes Association. We wish her the best of luck at Nationals! I want to also extend a huge thank you to Lowana Crawford with the Tri Valley Pageant and Red Carpet Ready, for opening up their store and office to host all of us for the event!

1st Annual YMCA Resident Camp Golf Classic 2011

I am pleased to share that our 1st Annual Resident Golf Tournament was a big success. The weather was absolutely perfect and beautiful and everyone really enjoyed their time. The 70 golfers started arriving at 9:00am for check-in and bag drop off. At this point they were able to purchase mulligans, receive their goodie bag, and also enjoy some delicious bagels and coffee. Then the golfers headed out to the range and the putting green to practice their swings, putts, and of course participate in the longest drive and putting contest. We sure did see some fun competition going on:)
Golfers loaded their carts as Moorpark Country Club tournament director went over rules, directions, and offered a large welcome to our golfers. Quickly, they were off for a tournament scramble.Golfers received a delicious box lunch on their carts and were able to pick up water, beer, and Propel throughout their adventure on the course. Thank you to our beverage sponsors; West lake Costco, Simi Valley Wal Mart,Moorpark Target and Oxnard Pacific Beverages for the donations of these drinks!
Once golfers started to head in they were able to turn in score cards, grab drinks, and head over to our silent auction. Shortly after it was time for a delicious chicken and tri-tip bbq dinner. During dinner we had a few guest speakers and passed out all the prize items to our lucky winners!
We are extremely pleased the with success of our first golf tournament and are looking forward to the events growth over the years! The event would not of been possible without all of our wonderful volunteers, the support of the community, local businesses, sponsors, and of course our golfers! Because of all of your contributed effort to our event we were able to raise $7,200!

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An extended thank you to Jessica Ramos for putting so much time and effort into this event. All of our hard work paid off and we make a dynamic team! A HUGE thank you to our volunteers; Rick and Cindy Shima, Pat Wallace, Kellie Graham,Tony Panzica, Lisa Soury, Jamie Tate, Bonnie Ceurvorst, Josh and Jordan Dizon. Another big thank you to our sponsors and donors: The Ramos family, Epic Salon, Maria Bella Salon, Camarillo Harleys Bowl, Sony, Disney, Bogey Bobs, Islands, Red's BBQ, Flemmings, The Melting Pot, New Yorks Knicks, The Wineyard, Draughts, Blush Salon, Rick Shima, Diana Menz, Build-A Bear, Clayton Work, Miss Congeniality Gown Shop, Larry Lord, Jeff Lundgren, Valencia County Club, Moorpark Country Club, Tierra Rejada Golf Course, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Thousand Oaks Trader Joes, Fins in Westlake, Toyota of Thousand Oaks, Toyota of Oxnard, Conejo Valley YMCA,Conejo Y's Men, Ventura County Fire Department, 805 Magazine, Thousand Oaks Golds Gym, Hahn Family Wines, Roger Dunn Golf Shop, and the Thousand Oaks Rotary Club. Thank you Toyota of Onxard for bringing a 2011 Scion TC, a vacation prize package, and two large gift cards, for our hole in one competition prizes!

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Miss/Teen/ Jr Miss Ventura County Int'l Pageant 2012

This past Saturday my sister queen Dedria Brunett (Miss Gold Coast Int'l 2009 and Miss Teen California 2010), her sister Megan, and I attended the Crowning Glory Productions Pageant. They crowned their Miss, Teen and Jr. Miss Ventura County Int'l. As Miss Ventura County Int'l 2009, it was fun going back and catching up with all the International title holders and delegates. Take a look at my slideshow to see who I got to spend a fun filled evening with.

Congratulations to the new title holders and good friends of mine: Allison Bowman (Miss Ventura County Int'l 2012), Rachel Russel (Miss Teen Ventura County Int'l 2012), Tatiana Juarez (Jr. Miss Ventura County Int'l 2012).Best of Luck at state!

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YMCA Strong Kids Campaign

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA and its four branches have kicked off the annual fundraising campaign which continues through mid-March. The YMCA Strong Kids Campaign hopes to raise $280,000 from individuals and businesses in the community.

Each dollar contributed goes directly to making local Y programs and memberships available to those in financial need and to enhance the Y’s youth and adult programs.

The four branches are Triunfo YMCA (serving Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Oak Park), Conejo Valley YMCA (serving Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and the Santa Rosa Valley), Simi Valley Family YMCA and Miller Family YMCA, serving Newbury Park including Dos Vientos Ranch.


Last year, the Ys provided more than $605,000 in financial assistance to more than 3,100 children and adults. Funds were raised through the Strong Kids Campaign, corporate and foundation grants, community organizations, and special events. This year the Ys hope to underwrite more than $600,000 in financial assistance and more than $583,000 to subsidize program costs for camps, preschool, youth sports, teens, families and health and well-being.

Gifts of any size are welcome. To make a donation, call Lori Kent, YMCA corporate office, at ( 805) 497- 3081 or e- mail lkent@sevymca.org or go to www.sevymca.org. Donations can be designated to a specific YMCA branch.

Youth and Government Sacramento 2011

The Model Legislature and Court (ML/C) convenes each February in Sacramento. Elected officers and appointed officials train on the Wednesday before Presidents’ Day Weekend, and the rest of the participants arrive on Thursday. Delegates, advisors, and staff are housed directly across the street from the Capitol Building at the Sacramento Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Sheraton Hotel.

Meetings are held at the Sacramento Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and Sacramento Convention Center in several meeting rooms and large ballrooms, but the State Capitol Building is the main site for ML/C activities. The use of its historic chambers is one of the highlights of the Youth & Government experience. The California YMCA Youth & Government program is the sole youth program with annual use of these prestigious chambers.

The Youth Assembly and Senate, as well as the Youth Legislative Committees are allowed the use of their respective legislative chambers and committee rooms, and the Youth Governor is allowed the use of the Governor’s Office. Members of the Appellate and Trial Courts use legislative committee rooms for their proceedings, and the Youth Supreme Court is housed in the California Supreme Court Chambers.

Perhaps one of the most important events at the ML/C is the election of the following year’s Youth Governor. Each of the remaining candidates (primary elections are held at T&E II to narrow the historically crowded field) is given the opportunity to address the delegates with a speech at the opening session of the ML/C. Then, in the middle of the week, the Broadcast Media program hosts a televised debate. Polls for a secret ballot remain open throughout the week and the next Youth Governor is announced at the closing Governor’s banquet.

Each year delegates who attend the Sacramento conference are in audience to various California political leaders.


Please view my personal slideshow. Also, if you visit youtube, you can view our KYNG TV segments. If you type in KYNG TV 2011 you will be supplied with a list of segment links:)

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Simi Valley Youth and Government in Review

The Youth and Government program year has come to a close. Blogging always seems to take me awhile, but better late than never, right?

We had a very successful program year and I am so proud of all our delegates. We traveled to three conferences throughout the year. Last November we traveled to Camp Roberts in Paso Robles for Training and Elections 1. This conference gave our delegates a glimpse of the program year and what it entails. In January, we traveled back to Camp Roberts for our Training and Elections 2. By this conference, all of the delegates were able work closely with others within their elected or chosen program area.

Please view the slideshow below to take a look at our two conferences and events! Also fee free to visit the Youth and Government website to get a better idea of what the program is all about: www.calymca.org
(Please see later post for our third conference held in Sacramento)

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