Cara Mund returned home to North Dakota to talk about the importance of helping the community and sticking with goals to about 200 prekindergartens through sixth-grade students at St. John’s Academy in Jamestown.

Miss America 2018, since her crowning, has been working non-stop to spread awareness about various social causes and talk about her advocacies to not just the youth but also the children of America, who form the stepping stone of the future.

Cara talked about how meeting a Miss America queen when she was just five changed her life and inspired her to work hard in school and give back to the community.  Mund exclaimed, “She was also a nice person and wanted to impact everyone she met. By being Miss America I was given this platform across America where I get to make this difference, but it’s so important for me to come back to North Dakota and to come back to our kids.”

The reigning queen also talked about her initiative of ‘Make-A-Wish Foundation’ and why she adopted it at such a young age. “So the whole time I thought I was helping a friend, but in the end I was helping my community and all these other kids got involved too. It helped my friend and also numerous kids in North Dakota that were battling a life-threatening illness.” She said to the children.

Marlys Fix, vice principal of St. John’s Academy was very pleased to invite the pageant queen to the institution. “We invited her to come to SJA as we felt her message is important. Someone of that caliber and with that positive message can make an impact on these young children’s lives.”