Miss Louisiana Send Off

Children's Miracle Raffle

Our Miracle Raffle helped raise funds and to reach my goal of $1,000 for the 

Children's Miracle Network!

Drawing the winning ticket is my cousin Jordan Elizabeth!

And the winning ticket is from Belle Chase! Congratulations on your two night stay at the Hotel Mazarin located in the heart of the French Quarter!

Thank You everyone who participated and made this fundraiser such a huge success!

Miss Louisiana Send Off

I was so blessed for the opportunity to join together with close friends and family in celebrating my send off to 

Miss Louisiana!

We dined at Buddies and enjoyed an incredible steak dinner and many laughs!

Thank you for making this evening such a special experience. Your encouragement and love means the absolute world to me. I love you all.

Made it to Monroe!

Here is where I will be spending most of my time-ULM!

Entering my hotel room to get a good nights rest before beginning Miss Louisiana Competition week!

This is my last post until after finals. I would like to say "Thank You" to everyone from the bottom of my heart for your continuous support throughout this journey to Miss Louisiana!  

NOW... off to represent the heartbeat of Louisiana as your

 Miss Louisiana Jazzland 2012!

Much Love and Jazz-

Jamie

Miracles for Children's Hospital

May is for Miracles

Throughout these last few weeks, my days have consisted of appearances, fundraisers, road trips across Louisiana and of course the gym! Last month I celebrated "May is for Miracles" by continuing to raise awareness and funds for Children's Miracle Network.  Each event will touch your heart as it did mine.  Let me share with you  these heartwarming experiences. 

Hospital Visitation

First, I had the opportunity to visit Sutton's Children's Medical Center in Shreveport.


The very first friend that I made was this absolutely precious little baby girl.* She had quite the obsession with Dora!

Hidden among all the girlie girls and crowns, I found a little Prince.

A special card for a special little guy, who was unable to join in with Arts and Crafts.

 * Names of Children Withheld 

Children's Hospital of 
New Orleans 

   Annual Golf Tournament

Raffle Tickets - the staple of all fundraisers!

Tony Chachere's - Now ya' cookin'!

Thank you Grandpa for the driving lessons. 

Wishing the players "Good Luck" as they set out to the golf course was my favorite part of the day.

Beautiful Golf Course!

Children's Hospitals Annual Telethon
Another Record Breaking Year!

Snapped a quick photo just before going on air!

From the Children's Hospital of 

New Orleans 

and the driving force of our local Telethon

Mr. Roger Gorman, Development Director and 

Mr. Brian Landry, Vice President Marketing.

WDSU Staff Photographer hanging out in the kitchen.

On behalf of the Miss Louisiana Organization - 

a portion of proceeds collected by all contestants.

Cutting up during the on air interview with Mr. Heath Allen!

Discussing my platform - 

Baking a Difference: For CMN

My first $ 100.00 donation which turned into 

$ 200.00 during Miracle Match.

 Thank You Daddy!

A Big THANK YOU to Children's Hospital 

for inviting me to present the 

Miss Louisiana "Big Check" and the opportunity 

to promote the service of the MLO with 

Mr. Norman Robinson! 

-Being just a small part of these events has enriched my life and it has been an honor for me to participate. How lucky would I be if I won the title of Miss Louisiana and the opportunity to continue working on behalf of such a wonderful organization.  What a blessing!

-Much Love and Jazz

Jamie

CMN Fundraiser Weekend

Hey there Family and Friends,

In less than 7 weeks I will be moving in my dorm to begin pageant week! Not a day goes by that I am not busy preparing for the title of Miss Louisiana and I love sharing with you the special moments in between. Thank you for continuing to follow me in My Journey to Miss Louisiana and your endless support- 

I am anxious to share with you, my Children's Hospital Fundraiser experience and a glimpse at some of the preparation that went in to this event! But first, I would like to take this time to Congratulate my good friend and CMN supporter, Mr. Johnny Blancher of Ye Olde College Inn and the Rock N Bowl for winning 1st place at the "Louisiana Seafood Cook Off-Navy Week".  

Serving as Masters of Ceremony and taking notice of Mr. Johnny's culinary creations, were Local Celebrity Chefs- John Folse and my favorite John Besh!

You can expect Your Miss Louisiana Jazzland to come eat and bowl a few very soon!

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Now the fun... Last week I held another Children's Hospital Fundraiser at Charming Charlie! Before this event, I broke it down in the kitchen doing what I love most- Baking! Hence my beloved platform: "Baking A Difference for CMN"

Mixing a lot of love and jazz into the cupcake batter!

And Voilá! We have baby cakes!

Can't pass up this photo op!

This tank says it all!

Half way there! Now it is time for my favorite part-the icing!

Yep! You guessed it, Chocolate is my absolute fave!

Unfortunately, these sweets are not included in my Miss Louisiana diet, but I am still just as happy to make them for others to enjoy!

One last picture with some of the finished product and of course the crown!

Now it is time to pull this Queen together for the event!

With the baby cakes all packaged and the car packed to head over to Charming Charlie, I take a tiny moment for a photo op! (Yes, girls will be girls when it comes to dressing up and crowns!)

We made it! So excited to discuss my platform and raise funds for Children's Hospital!

The table where Miracles are created! This is where I spent most of the evening educating guests about Children's Miracle Network and the benefits of donating. I was also very excited to raffle items that were especially donated for this event. A very warm Thank You to Publix, Barnes and Noble, MooCheChe Frozen Yogurt, Bath & Body Works and Charming Charlie. I am so grateful for your kind support and generous donations that contributed to benefiting Children's Hospital!

Charming Charlie is certainly a Girl's Dream Come True

Just taking a moment to pose with a couple of our guests throughout their shopping experience!

Ms. Jean Wildenhouse was our first winner of the night- She took home the Bath & Body Works Set!

Ms. Rebecca Trosclair, Thank you for your sweet words of encouragement. I am so happy you could join us on this special evening!

Here are a few of our guests browsing through the many accessories!

     

Time to pull for another door prize-

You can never get enough Charming Charlie-especially when you're the winner of our last door prize: A Charming Charlie Gift Card!

Look what I found! An AOII! This moment was very special and it is always amazing to meet a sister when you least expect it. Meet Ms. Pat Cooper from Chicago!

I am so grateful to everyone for participation in this fundraiser to benefit Children's Miracle Network.  With your donations I am happy to report that I raised over $200.00!

I look forward to sharing my next experience with you. Stay tuned, there are more fundraisers to come! If you are interested in donating to Children's Miracle Network, you are able to do so by going to MissAmerica4Kids.com click on the tab that says "Search for Contestant" and enter in Jamie Lombardino! All you have to do next is hit "Donate Now" and it will allow you to make a secure donation! Remember every dollar counts and you are helping to create miracles for these deserving children. Thank you all!

Much Love and Jazz-

Jamie