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Kerri Smith has been appointed the Toombs
County Forestry Scholarship Pageant Director for Toombs County by the Board of Directors for the Georgia Forestry Pageant
and Educational Association, Inc. The pageant will be held in Toombs County on October 10, 2009. The Miss Queen
will receive a $1000 Scholarship this year, along with other items. The Georgia Forestry Pageant is the oldest Scholarship Pageant in the State
of Georgia going into the 71st year. The Miss Georgia Forestry Pageants give
over $120,000.00 yearly in cash and college scholarships on the local and state levels. The winners of the Toombs County Forestry Pageant will receive their entry fees paid to the 71st
Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant to represent Toombs County. The County
Queens are treated like true royalty at the Miss Georgia Forestry State Pageant. The girls participate in a parade with their county and title on their car,
they are treated to cookouts, treefarm tours, and many more events. This year a formal ball will be held for the Miss contestants.
The Miss Georgia Forestry receives besides the scholarship, all her expenses paid to travel the State in promoting Forestry,
she is paid for her appearances, the official round Miss Georgia Forestry crown, rhinestone studded banner, official Miss
Georgia Forestry pin, official Miss Georgia Forestry diamond and emerald ring, silver engraved tray, flowers, picture and
interview in five national magazines, and gifts totaling over $2,000.00. The younger girls receive the official Miss Georgia
Forestry crown, rhinestone studded banner, official crowning pin, silver engraved tray, flowers, scholarships, bicycles, stereos,
gifts totaling over $2,000.00 and their picture and interviewed by five national magazines. The Miss Georgia Forestry Queens
have the opportunity to ride on the Georgia Forestry
float with Smokey Bear serving as Ambassadors to the Georgia Forestry Commission. The Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant is a non-profit organization started in 1940 to offer educational
opportunities to young ladies while promoting Georgias Number One Industry, Forestry. The Toombs County Queens will be responsible for promoting Forestry for Toombs County. We do allow the Forestry Queens to compete and win other pageants as long as they promote their Forestry titles. The pageant will be open to young
ladies ages birth to 23 years. The younger girls pageants are open to all surrounding counties. Contestants must work,
reside, or attend school in Toombs County or the neighboring (touching Toombs) counties. The younger girls are judged a 1 to 20 on poise, beauty,
gown, personality, and overall appearance. The Teen and Miss are judged on interview, platform, and evening gown. Mrs. Smith brings
over 20 years of pageant experience to the Toombs
County Forestry Pageant. Director Phone: 912-538-0008
Email: toombsforestry@yahoo.com or visit the Toombs Co Forestry Pageant website at http://toombsforestry.tripod.com
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