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CONGRATULATIONS to the elegant, SARAH DAFFRON, Ms. North Carolina Senior America 2010, and a special thank you to the wonderul State Directors Judy Kelley & Bev Wetherbie for another TERRIFIC year!
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Sarah was born November 3, 1949 in Guilford County in North Carolina. She and her sister were raised by their maternal grandparents on a dairy farm in southeast Greensboro. Sarah graduated from Southeast Guilford High School in 1969 and attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for two years. She and her husband, Larry, married in 1988. They live south of Greensboro in the town of Pleasant Garden. Larry is retired from Bellsouth and now works part time for Clapp's Assisted Living in the maintenance department.
Since 1969 Sarah has held positions as a medical transcriptionist, medical secretary/assistant, electronics sales manager, secretary/receptionist for an independent electrical distributor and is now the Payroll Co-Ordinator for Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, a law firm with offices in Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, Atlanta, GA and Greenville, SC.
Sarah's passion is music - specifically bluegrass - and dancing. She is a Certified Clogging Instructor which was accomplished after logging many hours of training, attending workshops, choreographing routines and writing cue sheets for her dances. She is secretary of the North Carolina Clogging Association. She dances with Southern Country Cloggers in Greensboro and Quicksilver Cloggers of Robbins. Both of these groups dance at local festivals in the spring and fall and throughout the year at nursing homes entertaining the residents.
Sarah was a volunteer for 14 years at the Pleasant Garden Fire Dept. as a member of the Ladies Auxiliary from 1996 to April 2010. She also served as a member of the Board of Directors being the first female to hold office as Secretary and most recently President.
Tabernacle United Methodist Church is where Sarah and Larry attend church and they are members of the New Beginnings Sunday School Class. Sarah is a member of the United Methodist Women and a past President. She is currently a member of the Adult Education Committee and choreographed a skit "Tabernacle's Got Talent" for Senior Citizen's Night in May of this year. She also serves a usher and is a volunteer for food distribution with the InAsMuch Food Ministry sponsored by several churches in the community. She is in her fourth year of Disciple Bible Study with other members of her church family.
Other interests and hobbies are reading, crocheting and knitting. She is a member of Moose Lodge #685 and the "LLC of PG" - a group of high school friends who gather when everyone is in town. She supports the Salvation Army by participating in bell ringing for donations at Christmas. Having no children, Sarah and Larry enjoy the accomplishments of their great nieces and great nephews.
The 2010 Ms Senior America National Pageant
will take place at Harrahs Resorts & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
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The Ms. Senior America Pageant is
the world's first and foremost pageant to emphasize and give honor to
women who have reached the "Age of Elegance." It is a search
for the gracious lady who best exemplifies the dignity, maturity and
inner beauty of all senior Americans. The Ms. Senior America philosophy is
based upon the belief that seniors are the foundation of America, and our
most valuable treasure. It is upon their knowledge, experience and
resources that the younger generation has the opportunity to build a
better society.
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