Oscoda High School - December 3, 2005, 7pm and December 4, 2005, 3pm
Standish-Sterling
Central High School - January 21, 2005
The dance
academy's "Dance for a Cure" event was a magical performance of Cinderella that
took place Dec 3rd and 4th, 2005 at the Oscoda High School auditorium
and January 21st, 2006 at the Standish-Sterling Central High School auditorium.
Ms. Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson, Miss America 1988, was at the Standish program as
a special guest speaker and gave the forward address. A portion
of the proceeds both programs went to benefit the St. Joseph
Hospital Health & Hospice, Mid Michigan Hospice (Midland), the Hospice
of Helping Hands (West Branch), as well as Kaye Lani's hometown hospice
in Monroe, MI.
KAYE
LANI RAE RAFKO-WILSON BIOGRAPHY
Kaye Lani was the very first registered nurse to be crowned Miss America.
Since being crowned in 1988, she has used her celebrity as a former Miss
America to focus on the profession of nursing, hospice programs, and critical
health care issues, including AIDS. Kaye Lani has traveled to 49 states
and 6 countries sharing her message to groups of all types, as well as
addressing a Congressional subcommittee in Washington D.C, concerning
issues facing the nursing community. In addition, she has prepared numerous
national and state public service announcements for nurses, volunteers,
and hospice programs and participated in fundraising activities and spoken
to many national organizations including the American Cancer Society,
American Heart Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Make A Wish
Foundation, United Way, and the March of Dimes, to name only a few. She
has addressed medical professional groups around the world, including
those in Singapore, Malaysia, Rome, and Paris, voicing current concerns
in the field of nursing.
Kaye Lani is married to Charles (Chuck) Wilson and is the mother of three
very active children. She continues to be a motivational speaker, a leader
in her community, an active hospice professional, and president of Gabby’s
Ladder, a bereavement program for children and their families.
