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Fellow Casa Pacifica resident and friend of mine, Cristina Miranda, Sr. Youth Advocate, was interviewed by NBC News during her internship at Capitol Hill! Please click on the link below to watch what amazing strides former foster youth around our country are doing today. So proud of all your accomplishments Cristina! Keep up the good work.
Click here to watch the video
Click on the image above to donate today through our website. Thanks!
photo credit: Clay Spann
(Former Miss Teen California International 2010) Thanks for visiting my blog! Below you will find a list of my appearances as well as all my fundraising events. Please check back often to see what I am doing. Thanks again for stopping by and for all your support. Together we can make a difference in the life of a child.
Quick Link to the 2010 News Coverage of My Story
2012 LOL RED CARPET CHARITY DINNER EVENT
Please click on the link below to view the video montage from the event produced by Elevated Media Productions.
Click on the video below to see highlights from the event
2012 LOL CAR SHOW JUNE 23rd 2012
Saturday June 23 from 10am to 2pm
3rd Annual Luggage of Love Car & Bike Show
at The Palms in Oxnard Calif.
Click here to be directed to the website & download an entry form
Luggage of Love Car & Bike Show website
Blessed to be the new Miss California Intl 2012!!!
On September 10th, 2011 I was crowned as the new Miss California Intl 2012. I will champion my cause Luggage of Love and advocate for foster & shelter children, adoption awareness, and abused & neglected children. I will continue my efforts with Casa Pacifica Children's Shelter, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Food Bank, Feeding America, The Backpack Program, numerous Social Service Agencies throughout California & Nevada, and the American Cancer Society, just to name a few.
If you are interested in having me speaking or volunteering at your upcoming event please email me at book_dedria@yahoo.com
www.luggageoflove.org
A little bit about me and my organization...
Luggage of Love is an non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to providing each child in shelter and foster care with a brand new piece of luggage so that they will never have to move from one location to another with their belongings in trash bags. I started Luggage of Love based on my own personal experiences as a homeless child who was physically, sexually & mentally abused. Being a product of the system and in such a vulnerable state as it was...I found it humiliating to have my personal effects put into trash bags. It was degrading to say the least. So I vowed to myself that one day I would make a difference and that is just what Luggage of Love has been doing since June of 2008.
Luggage of Love is an non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to providing each child in shelter and foster care with a brand new piece of luggage so that they will never have to move from one location to another with their belongings in trash bags. I started Luggage of Love based on my own personal experiences as a homeless child who was physically, sexually & mentally abused. Being a product of the system and in such a vulnerable state as it was...I found it humiliating to have my personal effects put into trash bags. It was degrading to say the least. So I vowed to myself that one day I would make a difference and that is just what Luggage of Love has been doing since June of 2008.
Click on the image above to donate today through our website. Thanks!
My Sponsors
Sincere gratitude and appreciation goes to each of my sponsors for their generosity and commitment to Luggage of Love and myself. Each of you holds a very special place in my heart. **Click on the logos below to be directed to their websites**
Upcoming Events....
July - Nationals in Chicago Illinois!!!!!!
July 14th - Camarillo Street Fair come visit me @ the Esquire Property Management Booth
July 14th - K9 Comedy Night
July 17th - Make A Wish / Wish grant for luggage for a young lady traveling to Paris
July 18th - Girl Scout Troop #60477 helps pack a pallet of luggage for shipment
July 20st - Mrs. International Prelim
July 21st - Mrs. International Final
July 26th - Miss Teen International Prelim
July 27th - Miss International Prelim
July 28th - Miss & Teen International Finals
August 4th - California International 2013 Pageant Orientation
August 4th - American Cancer Society Gala
August 9th - Luggage of Love Board Meeting
August 11th - Route 66 Car Show
August 18th - ATRA Car Show
September 7th thru 9th - 2013 California International Pageant
September 12th - Friendship Connection (Speaker)
September 13th - Luggage of Love Board Meeting
October 11th - Luggage of Love Board Meeting
November 8th - Luggage of Love Board Meeting
December 13th - Luggage of Love Board Meeting
Quick links to Articles on Dedria
- VC Reporter - Against all odds
- Acorn Newspaper - Teen beauty queen remains focused on helping foster children
- VC Star - "A Day at the Ballet" for Ventura County Foster Children
- Soaps.com
- VC Star - Fiesta attracts a crowd in Camarillo
- VC Star - County residents celebrate nation’s 234th birthday
- YELP - Kids & Families Together
- Camarillo Business Journal - Top Ten Youth of
- Ventura Breeze - Volume 4 / Paper 4 / Page 5
- West Coast GearHeads - Article at bottom of the page
- HOT ROD ONLINE
- Thousand Oaks Acorn Newspaper - Strawberry Fest contest to benefit various local charities
- The Acorn Newspaper - Angel Ball attracts pageant winners
- NARFE - National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
- PAGEANTRY MAGAZINE - Pageant Patter
- Yog Essence
- Scribd. - Press Release
My Websites of Interest
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Miss Teen California Intl 2010 ad page for Nationals
photo credit: Clay Spann
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