February 17th, 2015

Walk MS 2015, Taylor DeMario, Miss Delaware World, Multiple Sclerosis, Delaware, Walk MS Events, Fundraising…Miss World America Pageant, “Beauty with A Purpose”

42 years ago, Miss World’s Chairwoman, Julia Morley, created a new theme for Miss World, Beauty With A Purpose, making the Miss World crown the symbol for fundraising, inviting the contestants and license holders from each country to help aid projects in their own countries.  2015 marks the first time in over 30 years that the Miss World Organization has welcomed state titleholders in the United States.

Meet and congratulate Taylor DeMario who is the first Miss Delaware World since 1994!!

Taylor was crowned on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at World Cafe Live at the Queen in Wilmington.  She will move on to represent Delaware at the Miss World America Pageant in July, 2015 in Washington, D.C., where the national winner will represent America at the 65th Annual Miss World, the largest and most prestigious international pageant, representing Beauty with A Purpose.

Taylor DeMario is the Marketing/Investment Team Coordinator for EagleView Capital, the Wealth Management Division of First Savings Bank.  Taylor’s reign will focus on aiding Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  The news of a family member being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis influenced Taylor to help other families dealing with this condition.  With more than 1,500 known cases of MS in Delaware, Taylor states that Delaware has one of the highest occurrence rates in the nation.  In recent years she has been able to raise nearly $23,000 for the MS Society.  Taylor features her fund raising awareness efforts at http://www.taylordemario.com.

Last year I had the opportunity to meet Taylor at Chicks for Charity Southern Delaware, a monthly fundraising event in Lewes, Delaware.  Her inside and outside beauty was enhanced on that evening when she explained her personal crusade to help those afflicted with MS, something she knows so well, since a loved one has this debilitating disease.

That prompted my friend, Jody, and I to form a group called Beach Babes and participate on the Walk MS last spring.  Once again, Taylor tells me that she will be at all of the Delaware MS Walks taking place this spring.

Walk MS Wilmington Riverfront on 4/11.

Walk MS Historic Dover on 4/18

Walk MS Newark at Buffalo Wild Wings on 5/5

Walk MS at Baywood Greens on 5/29

Walk MS at Heritage Shores on 5/29

Beach Babes joined plenty of those, including Taylor, fundraising for MS at Baywood Greens.  We had so much fun and the weather was gorgeous.  The setting was beautiful.

To know more about these events and to join or form your own group like we did, please visit http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/ded.

So, how about it….a challenge?

May 29th, 2014

Beach Babes! Walk MS 2014, Twilight, Baywood Greens, May 30, 2014, Chicks for Charity, Taylor DeMario, Miss Milford, Supporting the Commitment to Creating a World Free of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Southern Delaware, Delaware Beaches

We are Walking for MS and our team is Beach Babes….yes, that’s the name my friend, Jody, gave our team.  To tell you the truth I think it is pretty good.  We live at the beach and we are walking and coming together with others who are trying to make a statement about their commitment to creating a world free of MS.

It all started a few months ago, when we attended a Chicks for Charity dinner at Fish On in Lewes, Delaware.  This non-profit organization meets once a month and visitors and residents attending have the opportunity to meet one another, have a great dinner, silent auction and raise funds for a local organization.  They are on Facebook as Chicks for Charity (Southern Delaware).  If you want to know more or to check when the next dinner will be, just visit http://www.chicksforcharity.us.

It was on the March dinner that we met Taylor DeMario, Miss Milford.  Taylor has a member of ther family who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 20.  Needless to say her platform is raising awareness for individuals and families afflicted with MS.

Having seen MS first hand, has made her commitment even stronger.  Finding a cure and helping other families deal with this condition is her driving force.

Taylor DeMario will be competing for the title of Miss Delaware to be held on Sunday, June 15th at Dover Downs & Casino in Dover, Delaware.  We wish her good luck!!

Taylor was so well spoken and as I listened to her talk I thought of 2 friends that have MS.  For them I am walking.

Beach Babes is a small team, but we had to start somewhere.  Maybe next year some of the local readers can join us.  We got those hats made, we got colorful t-shirts and I think the weather is going to be perfect.

The Delaware Beaches is an excellent area for fundraising….Delaware is a small state but it has a heart of gold.

As we Walk MS 2014 we hope to come together with others, to celebrate and to show the “power of our connections”.

More info?  Please visit http://www.delawarewalk.org.  Tel. 302-655-5610.

Note:  Please meet Jody, my Team Captain, with Taylor.