American Heart Association Annual Heart Walk

Last week I able to work at a designated station for the American Heart Association at an annual Heart Walk in Ocean City, NJ. It was in the middle of the starting point of the walk.  My task: Challenge everyone who passes by my station to name the F.A.S.T signs of stroke. Every individual who came by stepped up to the challenge and were able to name almost all the signs. Many had a challenge naming the 'T' sign. So we are all educated on the signs, here they are:

F - Face Dropping

A - Arm Weakness

S - Speech Difficulty 

T - Time to call 911

Many people who were able to name all of the signs, also shared with me stories about what made them aware of the signs and why they strive for being heart healthy. I was glad that I was able to share information with these people & encourage them to get the to remain vigilant in living a heart healthy life. In addition, as a dancer I was tasked with co-leading the warm-up exercises (this is a task I happily accepted). 

The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization working to prevent, treat and defeat heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. These diseases, the Nation's No.1 and No.3 killers, claim more than 865,000 American lives a year. Thanks to all our walkers, donors and volunteers who have accepted the challenge to help fight heart disease and stroke. We cannot achieve our mission without each one of you!

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Stacey Greene
Miss St. Kitts and Nevis International

Kittitian and Nevisian Association (KANA) Annual Mother's Day Gala

Every year the Kittitian and Nevisian Association (KANA) recognizes the dedication and love of Kittitian and Nevisian mother's by hosting their annual mother's day gala and awards ceremony. This year the event took place under the distinguished patronage of St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas at East Manor in the Bronx, New York on Sunday May 11th (Mother's day).  This year the New York-based group honored three mothers.

One of the honoree's being presented by KANA contestants and the Prime Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas 

Special Guests included Attorney-at-Law and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Delano Bart who made brief remarks. Other guests included reigning national carnival calypso king Mr. Richie Buntin and past carnival calypso king, Pungwa. Prime Minister Dr. Douglas delivered the feature address after he was introduced by the Ambassador Delano Bart.

With Prime Minister Hon, Dr. Denzil Douglas 

Yours truly was the Mistress of Ceremonies and it was truly my pleasure to be involved with such an event.

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Stacey Greene

Miss St. Kitts and Nevis International

Honoring Excellence with the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association

It was my honor to co-host the 10th Annual St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association Gala and Awards Ceremony which took place at the Eastwood Manor in the Bronx, New York on Saturday May 3rd 2014. The Gala, dubbed “Honoring Excellence,” was a twofold celebration as it was a rare opportunity for citizens abroad to celebrate the accomplishments of our nation’s blossoming footballers residing overseas and to applaud those committed to the continuity of the popular sport. My very talented co-host was Mrs T. C. Phipps-Benjamin who is the Public Relations Officer for the Green Valley Global organization.

With Co-host Mrs. T.C. Phipps-Benjamin

The night's proceedings were blessed by the Reverend P. Alister Williams which was quickly followed by the lustily rendering of the national anthems of St. Kitts and Nevis and the United States of America by Ms. Sherisma Liburd. A brief moment of silence was then taken in honor of Christopher Dasent and Ira (Rockers) Wilkes, two deceased renowned football brothers.  We had the pleasure of hearing opening remarks from our Ambassador, the honorable Mrs. Jacinth Henry-Martin, as she provided her support of the work of the St. Kitts-Nevis Graduates Soccer Club does within the community. She expressed her delight in being invited to offer words of encouragement to the young soccer players and was pleased to work alongside the organizers of the annual event. She also extended heartfelt commendations to the organization for enduring the countless odds it has as an organization to attain ten successful years of impacting the world of soccer and changing young lives in the process.

Presenting a special bouquet of flowers to the honorable Ambassador Mrs. J. Henry-Martin 

Following the scrumptious meal, Nevisian born diplomat and current Executive Secretary for Integral Development at the Organization of American States (OAS) Ms. S Tross expressed her sincere gratitude for the invitation to speak at an event where she could encourage others to persevere to achieve their specific goals. She emphasized that life has its challenges and despite these obstacles and probably because of them, we still must move forward. Ms. Tross impressed upon the guests that our various life experiences come out of personal sacrifices. As long as we epitomize perseverance, our life’s challenges can be turned into remarkable success stories. Ambassador Henry-Martin presented Ms. Tross with a plaque on behalf of the Soccer Graduates, in honor of her accomplishments. Then I had the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to the Ambassador Mrs. Henry-Martin and to Ms. Hyacinth Chiverton for all their hard work and dedication to the St. Kitts and Nevis-Soccer Graduates. It was definitely a great night of celebration and I look forward to the group's continued success.

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Stacey Greene

Miss St. Kitts and Nevis International 

Miss International Ticket Sales Now OPEN

The 2014 Miss International contestants are eagerly preparing to represent their respective countries/states with an indomitable pride. This is a pageant that will go down in the books as one of the best. I am ready to make history as the first representative of my beautiful country of St. Kitts and Nevis (and the history making is likely not going to stop there). You therefore do not want to miss this one. Get your tickets now. You can even view the seating arrangement of the theater for the best seats in the house.

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This will be the first time the pageant will be hosted in its new home of Jacksonville, Florida - again another historic feature. Come out in your numbers and be prepared to celebrate the accomplishments of women with a very talented and community spirited group of young ladies. 

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Stacey Greene

Miss St. Kitts and Nevis International 

DANCE YOUR DANCE WORKSHOP, ST. KITTS - SUCCESSFUL

Group photo

The purpose of "Dance Your Dance" is to promote the importance of dance therapy, through advocacy and volunteerism. After doing several workshops in New York and Philadelphia, I felt very prepared to complete a similar workshop at home. After speaking with several government minsters on St. Kitts to confirm location, time and other logistics, everything was finally in place to conduct the workshop. From 10 am to 3 pm, 21 participants and I took the journey of embracing, accepting and loving ourselves through the art form of dance. This workshop provided an opportunity to learn about dance and dance therapy whether individuals had prior experience or not!

The aim of the workshop was to provide participants with similarities and differences between dance and dance therapy.  The workshop also served the purpose of creating different movements that comes to us naturally (based upon personal ability).  Then we discovered ways to recreate those movements with our own unique twists "dancing our dance". The overall aim was to enhance the confidence of the participants and find ways through dance to develop positive self-esteem. Judging from questions such as "will you do this again" and "when is the next one taking place?," I can safely say the workshop was successful and I am truly grateful to every participant who spent the entire day with me. 

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Stacey Greene

Miss St. Kitts and Nevis International 

Participant adding her unique touch to the traditional crab back movement

Stretching

ZIZ Upfront Television Interview

Having the opportunity to speak to an entire nation is mind blowing however, I was ready for the task.  On April 24th 2014, I had the invaluable opportunity to be interviewed on the national network of St. Kitts and Nevis the ZIZ Boardcasting network in my beautiful home country of St. Kitts and Nevis.  I was interviewed by Karla Berridge which can be seen in the link below from (31:09):  http://zizonline.com/ziz-evening-news-23-april-2014/

The interview was aired twice during the national news to the entire twin island federation.  While at the station, I was able to meet individuals such as my former teacher in the form of Mr. Jason Davis, the network's general manager Mr Clement Ogarro and several others. Afterwards, I received a tour of the station.  Thank you to the entire team for such a warm reception. 

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Stacey Greene
Miss St. Kitts and Nevis International 

On the Set with my interviewer Miss Karla