Trading Dinner for Lunch

Today was a day a few months in the making. Back in October, when I was crowned Mrs. Virginia International 2011, part of the competition was an on-stage question. Well, I drew the elusive "If you could have dinner with anyone, who would you choose and why?". I immediately answered that I would love to have dinner with Lauren Larsen and hear her LIVING testimony and need for blood donors during child birth. Needing over 200 units to live, Lauren has an amazing story.

Never in my wildest dreams did I actually think that I might get to share a meal with Lauren. But thanks to twitter, avid blogging and a lot of prayer, I was able to connect with her team at America's Blood Centers where she is the President and Chief Ambassador for The Foundation for America's Blood Centers.

Lauren has documented her story in the book "ZuZu's Petals", of which she gave me an autographed copy and I have already started to read. It's a touching and life changing story of her journey through pregnancy, birth, and the passion to draw attention to the need for blood donors.

I am happy to say that we will be working together in the coming months on a few projects and having the Foundation's support in my advocacy efforts will certainly allow me to connect with more donors (and others involved in the process!) than ever before!

Thank you to Lauren, Mack and Matt for a productive, fun, and wish-come-true lunch!

Brightest blessings,

Rebecca

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