Broadneck High School Alum seeks support from the community!

Annapolis MD

19 January, 2021

12:46 AM

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My name is Lauren Snyder and I grew up in the Annapolis area. I went to Broadneck Elementary School, Magothy Middle School, and graduated from Broadneck High School in 2009. The education I received at those schools led me to graduate from Towson University in 2013.  After graduation, I moved to New Orleans, LA, Austin, TX, and recently moved back to Maryland to be closer to family and to give back to the communities that made me who I am today. Broadneck High School had and still has an incredible impact on my determination to make a positive impact on the world, whether that's locally, or globally. I got involved with Broadneck's Habitat for Humanity group/campus chapter in 2008. Being a part of this group gave me the opportunity to volunteer in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2009 with a large group of students, teachers, and volunteers. This experience really molded most of my values, priorities, and goals in life. It led me to start a campus chapter at Towson University. This campus group went from 0 active members to 250 in just one year. We traveled to many different cities and volunteered in Baltimore, Annapolis, Miami FL, Laredo TX, New Orleans LA, and more. We spent our spring breaks volunteering instead of going on the typical Cabo trip. In my senior year of college, I decided to accept a position with Teach for America. When you're accepted to this program, you rank your preferred cities 1-10. I chose New Orleans as my #1 after the impact the city had on me during the high school volunteer trip.  The day after graduation (literally) I moved halfway across the country committing to two years teaching middle school students in a lower-income community. These were the best and most impactful years of my life. To this day New Orleans is my favorite city and those kids will always have a special place in my heart. I'm now 29, and since those experiences, I constantly get the urge to get back out there with Habitat and volunteer. Last summer, I fundraised for 6 months in preparation to join a group of 20 to travel to Africa with Habitat for Humanity Global Village. We spent one week building a safe shelter for a group of siblings who lost their parents to AIDS, a very common situation in this particular village of Lesotho. Lesotho is a landlocked country inside of South Africa. We completed the house in one week. After my experience in Africa, I was inspired to plan and lead my own trip in 2021. Because of COVID, this trip is delayed, but I have decided to run for Miss JetSet 2021, in hopes of winning $50,000 and having the opportunity to lead a platform worldwide to spread kindness, volunteerism, and Habitat for Humanity's mission. I publicly vow to use 100% of the $50,000 to fund 100% of the new group's trip and volunteer experience in that same village. I also vow to use the cover opportunity as a platform to spread Habitat's mission, spread kindness, and encourage those like me to pursue their dreams and GIVE BACK. I am vulnerably asking for the support of the community that inspired me to continue on this mission. To have any chance of making it to the final round, I need as many votes as possible. To support me and vote, you can go to https://miss.jetsetmag.com/2021/lauren-snyder. Every person with Facebook gets 1 free vote per day. Those that would like to cast several votes, can pay $1 per vote. A percentage of paid votes goes to Miss JetSets partner non-profit, the B+ Foundation, which is the largest provider of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer in the United States. While I'm not the "typical" Miss JetSet Covergirl, I am ambitious and inspired to be a leader and an example for younger girls. When you put your mind to something with good intentions, you can accomplish anything. VOTE!https://miss.jetsetmag.com/2021/lauren-snyder.