Ribfest

 I must be bad luck for Ribfest because it rained both days I was there!! I attended Ribfest in Mankato on Thursday night when I had the honor of running into Troy Volk. Troy has been such a huge supporter of mine throughout my reign and I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet him. Shortly after arriving, the skies opened and we had to take shelter for about a half hour. Once the first storm passed we made a run for the car and made it just in time before the second round of storms hit! I also attended Ribfest on Sunday. I had the pleasure of watching Chris Hawkey perform and he even came out in the crowd and took a picture with me. This man has so much talent and he is so fun to watch!

Miracle League of North Mankato

 For the past few weeks I have been attending two Miracle League games per week. I had the honor of meeting almost all of the Miracle League athletes and helping some of them play the wonderful game of baseball! Through this volunteer work, I have met some of the most amazing people in this community and I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with this organization!

Pirate and Princess Party

 I had the honor of attending the Pirate and Princess party presented by the Free Press and Kid-Oh. I was able to meet a lot of kids and help them make pirate or princess hats and pretty princess wands. I also got the chance to meet Elsa and Olaf from Frozen, they were definitely more popular than I was at the party, I mean come on...they came from Disney!!

Until Next Time,
Lauren

Relay for Life

 I had the honor of presenting my platform at the Relay for Life in Mankato on July 17th. I had been working with the Relay for Life committee for a few months now and I was so excited to finally share my message and my story of my cancer scare in order to show the importance of hair donation. I had people coming up to me all night telling me about their donation experiences or when they lost their hair. I was also able to be on KEYC news that night to talk about the importance of starting volunteering at a young age and why I relay!

Love Always,
Lauren

Fun Days Parade

 I had such a blast at the Fun Days Parade in Mankato! I had the honor of going through the parade with Dan from KTOE and we even had a contest to see who got the most shout-outs during the parade.  I happened to win that contest and I also had the pleasure of seeing the Hot 96.7 crew again!

Until Next Time,
Lauren

Red Hot Boom Fireworks with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra

This 4th of July is one I will never forget! I had the opportunity to perform the National Anthem with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra at the Red Hot Boom Fireworks at Riverfront Park! The Mankato Symphony Orchestra is simply fantastic and a true joy to work with. Thank you so much for letting me tag along!

God Bless,
Lauren

Moondogs Game

I'm very glad to say that I have kept myself busy after Miss Minnesota! One of my first duties after the state pageant was to perform the National Anthem at the Moondogs game! I had such a blast and I was able to meet a lot of people from the Mankato community. If you have not been to a Moondogs game yet, I encourage you to do so!!

Until next time,
Lauren