Miss You Can Do It

This post really doesn't have anything to do with jewelry really, but it has everything to do with what I believe in.

Watching TV the other night I stumbled upon a documentary called Miss You Can Do It.
It  is a pageant that is for girls and women with special needs. It was started by Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008, who has cerebral palsy, in 2004. She was the first contestant in Miss USA to compete with a challenge.

I found the documentary incredibly inspiring. It proves that you can try anything that you want to no matter any disability you may have. The pageant is special in the sense that no one goes home empty handed, everyone gets an award. Yes, I know that people have said that society now that people are handed things way to easily and that everyone thinks that they are entitled to get what they want. But these young women deserve these awards and more just for being who they are. They are bright shining stars that face challenges every day.

 The documentary highlighted many different families. One in particular was memorable for me. This incredible family that had two sons and a daughter. The daughter was diagnosed with Down's Syndrome, and they decided that they wanted to adopt a little girl the same age as their daughter so that she would have someone her own age that was like her. Their house was vandalized, as well as one of their cars, with the degrading use of the R word. I don't understand why people are so cruel to one another. The R word is definitely one that I don't like. I speak up when I hear someone saying it. In high school I had volunteered with the Special Olympics for a couple of years and always looked forward to helping out. Once I know what my schedule is for work, I am definitely going to look to see what is around me in terms of volunteering.

I highly suggest that you check out this documentary (it is showing on HBO). Just an FYI, you might want to have some tissues handy.
This years pageant is Saturday July 27th.
http://www.missyoucandoit.com/index.htm Here is the link to the website for more information.


I loved being able to help out a friend in the Miss RI competition a couple of months ago. I know that she is incredibly appreciative of what she got from the pageant, so I can only imagine how these young women feel when they are able to compete.