Miss Deaf Michigan Ambassadorship Program
Announcement from
MDMDAP Director
Miss Deaf Michigan Deaf Ambassadorship Program is proud
to announce that we have a
winner! Catie Van
Broekhoven. She will be going down to
Louisville, Kentucky this summer
to represent the State of
Michigan in the National
Ambassadorship/Pageant during the
National Association of
the Deaf
convention.
Congratulations Catie!
I would like to take the time to
introduce myself. My name is Catie Van Broekhoven, and I am Miss Deaf
Michigan 2012! I was born and
raised in Grand Rapids. I graduated from Michigan School for the Deaf in
2009. After High School, I did
what every normal graduate does; I
attend college. As told in Robert
Frost’s
poem, “The Road Not Taken” , I left community college
in order to pursue another road, the
work force. I
currently work at Michigan
School for the Deaf as one on one aide. It
is by far the most interesting, hectic,
enjoyable job I’ve ever had,
and I love it! One of best things about being an aide is that I get to work in
the
field that I would love to
pursue as an education; working with
deaf/hard of hearing children. Not only I
love learning new things
everyday, I also enjoy traveling, photography, and working with the youth
today.
It might sound cliché, but I
believe that children are our future. Because of that, I dedicate my time with
multiple after school activities
at work.
As Miss Deaf Michigan, one of the things
I’m looking forward to the most is the traveling time and meeting
new people! With meeting new
people, I hope to have an impact upon them and empower them so they
can become successful as well I
would like to take the time to thank my loved ones for all the support.
But most importantly, I would
like to thank you. Without you, I wouldn’t be here. To continue making an
impact on people, and to travel
to Kentucky this summer for the National Deaf Conference, I need your
help. Costs of traveling are
high nowadays, and ant contributions that you can make via donations or
purchase made through fundraising will help me take
the next step into achieving my dream:
to change the world, one step
at a time.
Updated February 2012
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