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PITTSBURG —
You’re never too young to help others. Paris Taylor, for example, is a miracle worker.
The St. Mary’s Colgan Elementary School third grade student has raised more than $5,000 to help the Children’s Miracle Network in its mission to aid area children with illnesses and disabilities.
Her efforts recently won her the title of CMN 2012 Miss Miracle.
She is the daughter of Ashley and Kyle Robison and Joe Taylor.
Her mother has done charity work for the Children’s Miracle Network and learned about the pageant.
“The winner is basically determined by who brings in the most money,” Robison said. “Paris did it last year and was fourth runner-up. She raised around $2,200. This year she tried again, raised $3,000 and won the crown.”
She said that all proceeds go to the CMN.
“One of the things I like about CMN is that they do not discriminate and will help anybody,” Robison said. “They won’t cap you if they think you make too much money.”
Paris will represent the organization at charity events and her face will be on a billboard advertising the Children’s Miracle Network.
“They usually put the billboard up around Joplin, but since we’re over here, they asked if we’d like the billboard to be put up around Pittsburg,” Robison said. “We said to put it where they thought would be best.”
The youngster did a variety of projects to make money.
“I had a lemonade stand, and went to Pittsburg Farmers Market and had a booth outside Walmart,” Paris said. “I did crafts with my grandmothers, and made bows and cross eyes.”
She explained that the cross eyes are made from two popsicle sticks with yarn wrapped around them. They’re usually used as coasters.
“We also tie-dyed T-shirts and did baked goods,” her mother said. “At the Farmers Market we had a tent. Walmart was the toughest because we were right out in the sun.”
There are plenty of other things youngsters can do during the summer besides make stuff, then sit in the sun and sell it for money they don’t keep.
However, Paris said that she really had fun.
“I just want to help kids in need, with disabilities,” she said. “My uncle Ryan had leukemia when he was little.”
“He’s my brother, and Paris kind of has a soft spot for him,” Robison said. “He’s 33 now.”
You’re never too young to help others. Paris Taylor, for example, is a miracle worker.
The St. Mary’s Colgan Elementary School third grade student has raised more than $5,000 to help the Children’s Miracle Network in its mission to aid area children with illnesses and disabilities.
Her efforts recently won her the title of CMN 2012 Miss Miracle.
She is the daughter of Ashley and Kyle Robison and Joe Taylor.
Her mother has done charity work for the Children’s Miracle Network and learned about the pageant.
“The winner is basically determined by who brings in the most money,” Robison said. “Paris did it last year and was fourth runner-up. She raised around $2,200. This year she tried again, raised $3,000 and won the crown.”
She said that all proceeds go to the CMN.
“One of the things I like about CMN is that they do not discriminate and will help anybody,” Robison said. “They won’t cap you if they think you make too much money.”
Paris will represent the organization at charity events and her face will be on a billboard advertising the Children’s Miracle Network.
“They usually put the billboard up around Joplin, but since we’re over here, they asked if we’d like the billboard to be put up around Pittsburg,” Robison said. “We said to put it where they thought would be best.”
The youngster did a variety of projects to make money.
“I had a lemonade stand, and went to Pittsburg Farmers Market and had a booth outside Walmart,” Paris said. “I did crafts with my grandmothers, and made bows and cross eyes.”
She explained that the cross eyes are made from two popsicle sticks with yarn wrapped around them. They’re usually used as coasters.
“We also tie-dyed T-shirts and did baked goods,” her mother said. “At the Farmers Market we had a tent. Walmart was the toughest because we were right out in the sun.”
There are plenty of other things youngsters can do during the summer besides make stuff, then sit in the sun and sell it for money they don’t keep.
However, Paris said that she really had fun.
“I just want to help kids in need, with disabilities,” she said. “My uncle Ryan had leukemia when he was little.”
“He’s my brother, and Paris kind of has a soft spot for him,” Robison said. “He’s 33 now.”
Paris will have plenty of other things to do during the coming year in addition to her official CMN duties. She likes to play basketball and is in the Shooting Stars gymnastics program at the Pittsburg Family YMCA. A member of the Lucky Riders 4-H Club, she has won grand champion honors in walk-trot and reserve championship in showmanship for her age category.
“Horses are so fun,” Paris said.
Not so much fun was the goat she had last year for 4-H.
“She was a painful one,” Paris said.
“She’d like to do rabbits, but her dad did rabbits, and he said they’re difficult,” her mother said.
A good student, Paris read 500,000 words in the St. Mary’s Colgan Elementary School reading program last year.
“I want to do a million words this year,” she said. “I love reading, pretty much any book.”
Paris is also looking forward to soon becoming a big sister.
“She’s only been asking for a little brother or sister for nine years,” Robison said.
Paris would like to take part in the 2013 Miss Miracle Pageant, though her mother suggested that she might step back and let somebody else be queen.
Paris responded that she didn’t care about being queen again, she just wants to keep on raising money for sick kids.
“I’ll get to crown the new queen,” she said, “but I get to keep my crown.”
