Mrs. Idaho 2004

Mrs. Idaho International 2008, Brenda Mee had the opportunity to
interview Mrs. Idaho International 2004, Rebecca Evans on KIZN.  Rebecca will
be one of the keynote speakers at the "Today's Woman Expo" at Expo
Idaho May 31st.  Rebecca Evans is a wife/mother/decorated Gulf War veteran
as well as being motivational speaker and author!

The Idaho International Queens had a chance for a "Girl" day, at a photo shoot. On the home at the airport they met new friends, even a man from Australia.

Brenda Mee had the change to return to the Mrs. Idaho America Pageant on April 12th. As former Mrs. Idaho America 2000 and current Mrs. Idaho International 2008. The top picture is of Brenda with Miss Idaho International 2008 Lisa Hamman and Calley Haws. Picture 2 is of State Director Autumn Short, Brenda, Miss Idaho International 2008 Lisa Hamman and former Mrs. Idaho International 2007 Vicki Benson. Picture 3 is the beautiful couple Kevin and Brenda Mee. The bottom picture is Brenda, Vicki Benson Mrs. Idaho International 2007 and Lisa Hamman Miss IDaho International 2008.

On KIZN 92.3 Mrs. Idaho International 2008, Brenda Mee interviewed Mrs.
Idaho America 2007 Lauralynn Salinas. The interview was bittersweet
as it was the last official public appearance for Lauralynn before she
crowned her successor the following day.


Top Picture:Brenda Mee, Mrs. Idaho International 2008 interviewing Mrs. Idaho
America 2007 on Kissin 92

Bottom Picture: LauraLynn Salinas, Mrs Idaho America 2007, Jo Jackson of
Citadel Broadcasting, Brenda Mee, Mrs Idaho International 2008

Mrs. Idaho International 2008, Brenda Mee with Nashville singer Jimmy
Wayne

Each week Kevin and Brenda visit an elementary school. Students email
entries to Kissin 92 and the winning class gets fun educational books
and activity kits, Meadow Gold milk and Krispy Kreme donuts (which are
now a healthier snack as they are transfat free!)

picture is at Valley View Elementary School, Mrs. O'Hara's 2nd grade
class with the student who had the winning entry Mary Jo Elliott.

"Fairy Godmother Project."

Mrs. Idaho International Brenda Mee has an ongoing outreach program she
calls her "Fairy Godmother Project."  Brenda and her husband Kevin
rescue clothing that was bound for the landfill from anonymous retailers.

The clothing is new/out of stock/returns/slightly damaged.  The Mee
kids help sort the clothing for various shelters and all the formal
dresses and women's heels are set aside for the foster/orphan teenage girls
for homecoming/prom.  The dresses are then taken to volunteer
seamstresses who stitch up the gowns, replace zippers etc.  Then the gowns are
taken to a fantastic group of hard working women at a local dry cleaners
who volunteer their time to spot clean/steam/bag each gown.

When the gowns are in pristine condition they are delivered to the
Idaho Children's Home where the orphan/foster girls are invited to "shop"
for a gown of their choice that they get to keep.  The response from the
girls over the years has been very heartwarming and makes all the
volunteer efforts very worthwhile.

(to safeguard the pride and privacy of each gown recipient no pictures
of the girls are available)

Bottom Photo  Mrs. Idaho International 2008 Brenda Mee with
Seamstresses who work year round on the gowns:  Taso's Tailor Shop,
Laroma Dawson and Phyllis Snedden
Middle Photo Brenda Mee Mrs. Idaho International with
Children's Home Society of Idaho:  Julie Petersen/Special Events
Coordinator, Stacey Taylor/Marketing Manager
Top Photo 
These are the beautiful women at "On The Spot" cleaners who spot
clean/steam/bag the gowns.  They also clean hundreds of coats each year at no
charge for KIZN's Keep Kids Warm coat drive.  Maria Pina, Melinda Fox,
Patty Pina, Melody Janes and Kim Morgan.