This year, 2017, marks the 18th year of the Miss Harmony Scholarship Program. Program coordinators Allison Whalen, MaryBeth Ostrom and Heidi Kingsley are very excited about the activities that lay ahead for the four contestants. This year’s contestants are Kassandra Back, Ashley Himli, Taylor Willford, and Tatum Whalen.
The pageant activities will take place June 19-24. Some of the week’s events are: Sponsor’s Reception to recognize the sponsors and community members that help make the program possible, mini-golfing at Niagara Cave, a pizza and pool party, pedicures, and a day full of informal and formal judging.
The girls will also be putting in many hours volunteering around town. Some of the locations include Harmony Healthcare, Harmony Visitor’s Center, Meals on Wheels, Harmony Library, First Southeast Bank, and Clara House. They will also be selling 4th of July buttons at Harmony Foods various times throughout the week.
Once again, this year there will be a “Community Choice” award; this award goes to the girl the members of the community have seen doing an outstanding job volunteering and representing Harmony. There will be a container for each girl set up in the lobby of the First Southeast Bank and at Kingsley Mercantile where the public can drop money into the container of their choice. The containers will be available starting Monday morning, June 19 through Friday afternoon, June 23. They will also be available through intermission at coronation before being collected and counted. The girl receiving the most money in her container will receive the award and all funds will be donated back to the pageant for expenses and scholarships.
The 2017 Miss Harmony Court will represent Harmony in parades and with volunteer hours around Harmony. They will also be helping out at the Conservation Club pancake breakfast at the fire hall in Harmony and judging the kiddie parade on the 4th of July, serving at the customer appreciation dinner in August, Breakfast with Santa, and the Easter egg hunt.
There will once again be a younger girl chosen for “Little Miss Harmony.” There are ten girls entering either second or third grade this fall that will be vying for these positions. These girls were also asked to find a sponsor, either a family or a Harmony business of their choosing. The girls will join the older candidates for the sponsor’s reception, polishing nails, pool party, and judging. They can also join in on some of the volunteer activities.
The community is invited to the Miss Harmony Coronation, which will be held on Saturday, June 24 at 7 p.m. at the Fillmore Central High School stage gym. Four young women will be chosen to represent Harmony by judges from outside the community; Miss Harmony, 1st Attendant, 2nd Attendant, and 3rd Attendant.
There will be an evening gown portion as well as an onstage question. The girls will also present commercials that they have written about their sponsor, the 4th of July festivities, the city of Harmony, or a combination of these. The commercials will have been judged earlier in the day, and will be presented to the community that evening.
There will be a table set up with the “Community Choice” containers, a table with carnations available to purchase for your favorite contestant, a silent auction, and beverages and treats available for a freewill donation.
Be watching for the contestants around town and be sure to stop and visit with them. Each of them is looking forward to getting to know the community members and very excited about the week’s activities.
Join us on Saturday, June 24 for this special kick-off to the 4th of July activities in Harmony and meet the new community ambassadors — Miss Harmony, 1st Attendant, 2nd Attendant, 3rd Attendant and Little Miss Harmony.
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