Fourth of July at Hampton Parade & Camp Forts...

Miss Teen Special Henry County Katie Toreno and Mr. Special Henry County Todd McEarchern made their first appearance as our reigning King and Queen at the Hampton 4th of July Parade. We were so pleased that some of the other contestants from this years pageant could also come out and represent People First and Henry County so well. Our Miss Henry County Paige Copeland also represented us this summer as one of the judges...

Our King and Queen meet a Redneck!...

Mr. and Miss Special Henry County, Todd McEarchern and Paige Copeland, attended the Southwest Christian Care 17th Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction Gala on August 20 at the Georgia International Convention Center. The Special Guest was Jeff Foxworthy. Todd and Paige got to meet him with the three directors from People First of Henry County, Connie Dodgen, Tina Mills and Joan Angelini. The banquet was a benefit for Southwest...

Walk-A-Thon scheduled to benefit People First...

“People First of Henry County” Walk-A-Thon Saturday, August 1, at 8:00 am A walk-a-thon is a fun and fit activity for everyone to help raise money for a great cause. Our goal is to help People First of Henry County raise money to offer special socials throughout the year for families with special needs children and adults. It allows families to participate and be active in free social opportunities that they would...

A beautiful tribute by our photographer – Ev...

Our wonderful photographer, Debbie Clanton of 88Keyz Studio and Design posted this lovely note on her facebook fan page. We were so touched we wanted to share it with all of you! This past weekend I enjoyed taking photographs for a special pageant. “Mr. & Miss Special Henry County” in McDonough, GA. What a wonderful day this was as the hearts were so full of joy with each special contestant in this pageant....

Henry County Commission Proclaims Mr. and Miss Spe...

At the Henry County Board of Commissioners regular meeting this Tuesday, it proclaimed the week of June 22-28, 2009 as Mr. and Miss Special Henry County Week. In doing so, the Commissioners expressed their appreciation to the dozens of dedicated volunteers who work so hard to make programs like this to enrich the lives of our special needs population… To read the rest of this article please check out the Henry County...

Peoples Choice Award...

The Mr. and Miss Special Henry County Pageant will offer a People’s Choice Award the day of the pageant for both teen and adult contestants. This allows your friends and family to vote for each contestant. Each vote will cost $1.00, people may vote as many times as they wish, 100% of the proceeds go to People First of Henry County, and all donations are tax-deductible. Teen Voting is from 3-4, before the pageant...

Our Kings and Queens appear at the Georgia Summer ...

Miss Special Henry County Kristi Mills and Mr. & Miss Teen Special Henry County Noah Murphy and Stevie Mueller made special appearances at the Summer games of the Georgia Special Olympics . Kristi, Noah and Stevie appeared with the officers from the Torch Run at Opening Ceremonies. Former Queen Melissa Dodgen, current Teen King Noah Murphy and Teen Queen Stevie Mueller were also photographed with the Duck from the...

Silent Auction Donors Announced...

We are so very thankful to the following individuals who have so kindly donated to our silent auction! Items in our silent auction open for bids at 3pm on June 27th at the Henry County Performing Arts Center. Atlanta Botanical Gardens Cinthia Lambin (Care USA) AMS Gift Shop SMI Properties Belk of Fayetteville Zoo Atlanta Macy’s Atlanta History Center Dollywood Stone Mountain H Magazine Atlanta...

A First – Sign Language Interpretation for o...

For the first time ever our Mr. and Miss Special Henry County Pageant will be interpreted for those who are hearing impaired in our audience. Judy Coon Burke and Amanda Ham have graciously volunteered to interpret this years pageant and we are so excited and grateful for their generosity! Make sure you let others know that this is available this year.

Look! We’re in the Henry Herald!...

Check out the article about this year’s pageant in the Henry Herald Online by clicking here! It features a wonderful picture of previous King Chris Lewis and Queen Melissa Dodgen!