Through out the year as Miss Dallas Galaxy my platform is "Preventing Youth Gang Crimes". I feel that the way to accomplish this is through positive role models and after school programs. Too many youth of today are coming from broken homes and growing up too fast. I previously have worked as a Youth Mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters and I have seen the impact first hand on what positive energy can do for a teen. This is why I was so excited to spend my Saturday night at the Big Brothers Big Sisters event which raises money for an organization that I feel strongly about. The event was in part with the Jason Terry Foundation. During the night he announced that since he had positive support through out his childhood, he was making a commitment that he would be a "Big Brother" to a troubled youth. Here I am with Bernadette Shults the volunteer coordinator of the Big Brothers Big Sisters. During the night there was a champagne welcome, silent and live auction, and food catered by Cantina Laredo. I really believe that if children are all given the opportunity that their possibilities are endless. I highly recommend becoming a "Big" and being a positive mentor to a child and putting them on the path of being a benefit to society.
