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theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 09:52 PM Jul 2014

Miss West Virginia won’t stand silent on the issue of domestic violence

Good on ya, Paige!

http://wvmetronews.com/2014/06/30/miss-west-virginia-wont-stand-silent/
Metro News
Charleston, WV
Miss West Virginia won’t stand silent
By Jennifer Smith in News
June 30, 2014

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Miss West Virginia Paige Madden is on a mission. She wants to get the word out about domestic violence. It’s a cause near and dear to her heart. That’s because her late grandmother Donna Madden was an advocate for the cause.

“When she passed away, I thought was there any better way to continue her legacy,” explained Madden.

The Moundsville native won her title last Tuesday in Fairmont at the state’s 70th Miss West Virginia Pageant. Her platform for the pageant is titled “Silence Hides Violence.”

“I really think it’s a big problem in this state and one that’s not addressed frequently enough. I hope as Miss West Virginia to really make a difference,” she said....

More at link posted above.

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