Young Women in Excellence

We recently had Young Women in Excellence and I couldn't have been happier with how it went down!  We totally got this idea off the internet to do an awards show.  We made it fancy and formal, had the priests escort the girls in, had "red carpet" (red butcher paper) for them to walk down, had all the leders and guests "paparazzi" them as they entered, and even had "celebrity" presentors.  Each girl was one of the nominees in a category in which they had accomplished something significant over the past year (Seamstress of the Year, Gardner of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, All Star of the Year, Camper of the Year).  For instance, for Humanitarian of the Year, the nominees were: Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, and Megan Loomis.  And, of course, our young women always beat out the other famous nominees and they each got to do an acceptance speech to share what they had accomplished.  It was silly but oh so much fun!  It was so incredible to see how each of the girls and leaders brought their strengths to the table from music to decor, hair and makeup to refreshments.  See the cute "tuxedo" strawberries!  Incredibly fun night!