Singing for a Cause!!! At New Hope Baptist Church!!!!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!! I had such a great opportunity today to go to New Hope Baptist Church in Gastonia, NC and tell them about the Masonic Home and also sing! It was a great service and such a great time to get the word out about all that the Masonic Home does for children and how people can help! I am also pleased to announce that after the service was over, they were so kind to take up a love offering, and this wonderful church gave $558.16!

I just want to extend a special thank you to everyone that was at the service today! You made a huge difference in my life and the lives of many children at the Masonic Children's Home!

Much Love,

Victoria

IM ON KEITH URBAN'S WEBSITE!!!

Hey everyone if you know me you know how much I love country music...especially Keith Urban! The other day I filled out a form called "Im In" the title of his new EP! I looked today on his site and my fundraising story and picture at the Masonic Home was the featured story! I think its so awesome what he is doing to get people involved...what ever it takes to get people "in" is how it should be! After all "Im IN" are you???? There are tons of other story's but if you look hard enough you may find mine again!

http://www.keithurban.net/iminsplash.html

Masonic Home Visit!!!!

As a queen on the LMNC court I get to do a lot of things, but NONE of them are as special to me as coming to The Masonic Home in Oxford, NC! This weekend I celebrated with the children at the “End of School Bash!” All of the kids had a half day of school and came back to the campus to find inflatable toys, a rock climbing wall, a Bingo station, a snack and food station as well as their very on DJ for the day, Jay Rogers (Ashlee Perkinson’s dad). The kids had such a great year at school this year and they definitely deserved this party! The Masonic Home has 6 graduating seniors this year, which all have college plans and future goals to make in the next upcoming years of their lives! As Majestic Miss NC I can honestly say if I had to pick one thing that I will cherish for all of my life, it will be the time that I have spent with these children, the staff, and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes! This is “home” and I hope that with all of your help it can remain that way! The plans that God has for this place is unreal, and you can tell it from the very first time you enter to the last time you leave! I had a blast running around, jumping around, climbing walls, dancing and singing with my favorite friends! I can not wait to St. Johns Day to meet all the wonderful alumni and Masons that help this place up and running! What a great week I had here in Oxford, NC! I LOVE THE MASONIC HOME!!!!!!!

Freedom Festival Fundraiser

Whew! Rain, 90 degree weather, cowgirl boots, crowns, singing on stage and selling raffle tickets with a man dressed up as a woman; that basically describes my weekend! The annual Lowell Freedom Festival took place last weekend and boy did I have a ball. The two day event was full of great music, food, games, rides, and different booths for people to visit. During both days I sold raffle tickets for the chance to win an autographed Richard Petty hat! I also had a very special guest along with me, his name is “Tater Swift,” Tater dressed up as a woman to collect donations for The Masonic Children’s Home and did everything he could to collect $1,000 to win his very own crown, sash and the title of Masonic Freedom Festival Queen 2010! I am so happy to announce that Tater DID raise $1,000 in fact he raised over $1,400 in those two days! If you would like to still donate to Tater or buy a raffle tickets please email me at VMVanDyke@yahoo.com . We are so excited about our total and want to raise more and more money so PLEASE help us out! Here are some pictures of the event!

Here I am with Ann Taylor an alumni of the Masonic Home who came out to show her support to her home of 7 years as a child.
Some of my favorite friends/fans!!!!
Singing at the Festival!

Whew! Rain, 90 degree weather, cowgirl boots, crowns, singing on stage and selling raffle tickets with a man dressed up as a woman; that basically describes my weekend! The annual Lowell Freedom Festival took place last weekend and boy did I have a ball. The two day event was full of great music, food, games, rides, and different booths for people to visit. During both days I sold raffle tickets for the chance to win an autographed Richard Petty hat! I also had a very special guest along with me, his name is “Tater Swift,” Tater dressed up as a woman to collect donations for The Masonic Children’s Home and did everything he could to collect $1,000 to win his very own crown, sash and the title of Masonic Freedom Festival Queen 2010! I am so happy to announce that Tater DID raise $1,000 in fact he raised over $1,400 in those two days! If you would like to still donate to Tater or buy a raffle tickets please email me at VMVanDyke@yahoo.com . We are so excited about our total and want to raise more and more money so PLEASE help us out!

NC Majestic Queen!

Official Crown shot as North Carolina's Majestic Queen 2009-2010

As you can see I loveee pictures! I just wanted to take a little minute to show everyone what great work Jeanna Beasley did on my official headshot! I can not wait to see the portrait! Thanks so much Jeanna...love you!

Donate to the Masonic Children's Home and win a Richard Petty autographed hat!

Hello all you NASCAR FANS!

What a better way to start of the 600 festivities than to auction of a genuine Richard Petty autographed and worn traditional hat! As you know the sun glasses and hat are what distinguish this KING of racing from all the others. The new hall of famer signed this hat for me and donated it to help me raise money for the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, NC!

Tell me more about the hat.....

This hat is valued at over $500 dollars and comes with the box it came it and a certificate of authenticity! For $1 dollar you can enter yourself in this raffle and possibly be the new owner of this hat!

When is the raffle over?

We have decided that we want to raise the most money as we can to go to the Masonic Home so we are going to pull the name out of the hat....not Richards hat of course :) on July 3rd before the crowning of the new queens to represent NC and before we announce how much money we have all raised this year! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Where doest the money go to?

All of the money that we collect in this raffle will go to The Masonic Children's Home in Oxford, NC! If you don't know what this home is it is an orphanage for children and young adults that are neglected, or just not in a good situation it is not a home for adoption to take place but rather a foster care system! All the proceeds will go to making each child live a brighter and happier life so that their futures are better than they ever dreamed!

I want to thank you all so much for being apart of this great event! If you would like to purchase tickets please feel free to call me at 704 825 2837 and leave a message or email me at VMVanDyke@yahoo.com My goal is to raise as much money as I can from each event so that these kids can be benefited to the highest extent. Get the word out about this raffle and if you or anyone would like for me to come talk to your church, small group, work, or any other place I would be glad to talk about the home, raffle off tickets and sing! Thank you again for helping me raise money for such an awesome cause.

If you would like to donate without being apart of the raffle contact Victoria via facebook or email or phone! She is happy to answer any questions you may have or concerns!

Here are some pictures of the hat YOU COULD WIN!!!!!

Lowell Masons Lodge.....Masonic BBQ Fundraiser

In the great little town of Lowell the Masons in the lodge had a BBQ fundraiser for The Masonic Children's Home in Oxford, NC! Kyle Fletchers BBQ did all of the food and donated a portion of the proceeds to the Mason's cause! I had a really great time with all the Mason's helping them raise money for the kids and preparing BBQ! Thank you to the Lowell Masons! I really appreciate all of your hard work! Here are a few pictures from the event......one of the men even wore the Majestic Banner...I think he looks pretty good, what do you think?