Passing through Our Trials

"As we pass through the trials of life, let us keep an eternal perspective, let us not complain, let us become even more prayerful, let us serve others, and let us forgive one another. As we do this, 'all things [will] work together for good to [us] that love God' (Romans 8:28)."

James B. Martino, "All Things Work Together for Good," Ensign, May 2010, 103

SPONSORSHIP DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 12th!

Attn: Those interested in Sponsorship, THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12th!!!!

Thought for the Day!!

" 'Men are that tye might have joy' (2 Nephi 2:25) and 'for it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things' (2 Nephi 2:11) are not contradictory; they are complementary."

Donald L. Hallstrom "Turn to the Lord" Ensign May 2010

I SEE YOU! THANK YOU!

I know 65 people have viewed my blog!! THANK YOU for stopping by!!!

But have you made a contribution yet?

The fundraising money goes towards the HAVlife foundation. Proceeds from American Spirit Pageant will go to the HAVLife Foundation, a wonderful charity dedicated to funding programs which give opportunities to underprivileged children to excel in the arts, athletics and academics.

Something I may not have mentioned is that the money raised through my Mrs. Arizona title will go towards the CHILDREN IN ARIZONA!!!!!!!!!


Some Contestant’s have the connections to raise a lot of money with very little effort. While we applaud any effort to raise money for worthy causes, our Contestant’s should not be judged on their “connections” but on their desire to help and their ability to do what it takes to accomplish that goal! This is 10% of my score at Nationals.

SO I NEED YOUR HELP!!! ANY CONTRIBUTION from $1 and beyond will help!! Please use the link at the top of this page, scroll down to FUNDRAISING link and make your contribution under my name!

I know all of you, especially those Arizona women with children will agree this is a very worthy place to spend that extra $5 ;-)


THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

WELCOME!!!!

Hello and thank you for visiting my site!!!

My name is Brittany and I am the current Mrs. Arizona American Spirit. I am married, about to celebrate my 5th anniversary with my high school sweetheart and I am the mother of 2 beautiful and spunky little girls! I am currently attending ASU's college of Nursing and will graduate in about a year! I hope to become a labor and delivery nurse and help bring healthy new spirits into this world.

Now for the reason you have visited this site! I am currently a state title holder for the American Spirit Pageant. I currently the Mrs. Arizona American Spirit title holder; and I am looking so forward to Nationals in December and need YOUR HELP to get there!!

The American Spirit Pageants program is a wonderful way for young women to learn more about themselves and others, make new friends, build self confidence, gain greater social awareness and give back to the community. American Spirit Pageants offers these opportunities and so much more!

Their mission is to emulate and epitomize the true “American Spirit”. We focus on the positive, energetic, never-say-die attitude that has made our country so great. The United States is a melting pot of different cultures. We celebrate our differences while finding the common ground the binds us all as Americans. It is about strength, courage, conviction and compassion.

Another important consideration in our judging criteria is compassion and a contestant’s willingness to help those less fortunate. Therefore, there is a fundraising component (click link at top and scroll down to where it says FUNDRAISING LINK) our judging system, and fundraising is a primary goal of American Spirit Pageants. This year's charitble foundation is the HAVlife foundation; you can find out more about this foundation at http://www.havlife.org/.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CLICK THE LINK HERE http://www.americanspiritpageants.com/registration/online-payment/ OR AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND MAKE YOUR DONATION UNDER THE FUNDRAISING LINK! BE SURE TO ENTER MY NAME, BRITTANY NIKOLAUS!

I am very excited about this years nationals!! This year’s National Pageant will be held in the beautiful Quad Cities, on the Illinois/Iowa border of the grand and historic Mississippi River. The Preliminaries will be held on December 2nd & 3rd at the RiverCenter in Davenport, IA. There is expected to be thousands of attendees, and will be hosted by none other than the American Movie and Television star MARIO LOPEZ!

Of course, I NEED YOUR HELP to get there!

Becoming a sponsor offers multiple benefits such as the following:

•Name, logo and website link on the Contestant’s profile page in www.AmericanSpiritPageants.com.
•Name and/or Logo on Contestant’s profile page in the National American Spirit Pageant Program book.
•Signage at the National American Spirit Pageant Preliminary and Finals Competition.
•Signage at the VanDerGinst Holiday Bash to Benefit the HAVLife Foundation.
•Name, logo and website link on the Sponsor page for www.HAVLife.org.
•Name, logo and website link on the Sponsor page for www.VanDerGinstHolidayBash.com.
•Standard Business Tax Deduction
•Potentially a Charitable Gift Tax Deduction
•A discount on tickets to the events, depending upon the amount of the donation

Please consider donation of any amount! Any donation small or large is greatly appreciated and helps me to become one step closer to my dream!!!