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Miss Tennessee Essence 2009 focuses on cancer awareness in the African American community
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Lorean C. Mays has again won a beauty title. In February, she was crowned “Miss Tennessee 2008-2009” for the Miss National US Scholarship pageant. She recently was crowned “Miss Tennessee Essence 2009.”

Ms. Mays, 25, is the daughter of Willie and Linda J. Mays and is a native of Chattanooga.

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During her reign, she will focus on cancer awareness in the African American community. She will continue mentoring young women and men throughout the state and Chattanooga area. She is a member of the Order of Eastern Star (Prince Hall Affiliated), Daughters of Isis, National Council of Negro Women, Sigma Alpha Pi, American Medical Students Association, and the Southern Regional Director of Alpha Angels Inc.

 

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Mrs. Tennessee 2009 brings awareness to cancer
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Nikki Peterson is leaving on a jet plane today, for an adventure that may bring a national crown back home to Clarksville.

Last month, Peterson, 27, was crowned Mrs. Tennessee United States. Today, she flies to Las Vegas, where she will compete in the Mrs. United States pageant preliminaries on Wednesday and finals on Thursday.

Peterson, who is the special events coordinator for Austin Peay State University, was interested in pageants well before she married her husband, Jake, assistant baseball coach at APSU, two years ago.

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In addition to bringing recognition to Clarksville, Peterson's pageant path raises money for the Kay Yow Women's Basketball Association Cancer Fund, which got a boost last week from a donation by her local sponsor, Legends Bank.

"It's a huge opportunity to bring awareness to cancer and get donations," Jake Peterson said. "She has an opportunity to touch someone's life she may not have touched without this title."

 

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Local songwriters' 'in-the-round' event raises nearly $4,000
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Songwriters, friends and co-workers of Nashville's Gina Hilburn, a longtime employee of Warner Music Group, gathered at the city's Bluebird Café on June 26 to make music and raise money for Hilburn.

According to a July 7 e-mail, nearly $4,000 was raised during the in-the-round event and auction that was held in honor of Hilburn, who is battling cancer.

 

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$10,000 Raised For Girl Scout With Cancer
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$10,000 Raised For Girl Scout With CancerFresh off her radiation treatment, 9-year-old Bishop Mikaelian was irritable and upset. Twenty minutes later, with the help of some ice cream, she opened up.

Over the last few months, Bishop has been through a whole lot.

"She went to bed like normal, and the next day, she went to school. (I) got a call at work and was told that she had collapsed," said Allison Mikaelian, Bishop's mother.

Tests revealed Bishop had a tumor on her brain stem. Doctors tried to remove it but stopped the surgery because it was too risky. Soon after, results from a biopsy brought even more bad news.

"Fifteen days later, after her surgery, is when we found out it was cancerous," Mikaelian said.

That same day, Mikaelian got an unexpected call from work: She was one of several people being laid off at a real estate company. In a way, she said, it was a wake-up call.

 

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Fundraiser Gives Child Living with Cancer Hope in Nashville, TN
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Ethan Bibb missed his own fund-raiser Saturday. The fund raiser was an effort to help his out of work parents, who are pitted against some tough odds.

Kids are molded by their parents, but every now and then, parents pick up a little something from their youngsters.

"He is the toughest ... If he can do it, I can do it," said Robin Bibb, Ethan's mother.

Right now, doctors at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital are caring for Ethan Bibb, an 8-year-old boy with Medulla Blastoma, a rare brain cancer in children.

 

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