Miss Auburn
Miss Auburn Nominations packets can be found here.
Miss Auburn is the official female hostess of Auburn University. Miss Auburn is selected by her peers during the SGA Spring Elections.
Meet Miss Auburn
Libby Lukens, Miss Auburn
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Just a few blocks beyond campus demonstrates a distinctly different way of life
than what we are used to as Auburn students. While we are used to the monopoly money
on our Tiger Cards, there are many Lee Country elementary students are on free and
reduced lunch. Less than a mile from the brand-new Village housing are blocks of
subsidized housing where young kids play outside in T-shirts because they can't afford
proper jackets.
As college students, we might not have the monetary resources to build houses or
donate jackets. But what we can offer is our time. Time is an invaluable resource that,
while we may be short on it, can make a big difference. Every little bit helps. Giving up a
free Friday afternoon, one lazy Saturday or that awkward hole in your schedule can go a
long way to help this community that helps this University so much.
I believe that students are much more apt to volunteer with a project that overlaps
with one of their passions. I want you to "Lend a Hand" with something that you
genuinely enjoy doing, something that makes you happy. My first heartbeat is The Big
Event, which is set up to give back to the community that has given so much to us. My
other passion is helping families, so I volunteer every week through IMPACT with the
Big House Foundation to support foster families in Lee County. There are numerous
opportunities every week for you to volunteer, just pick something you love. If it is
animals, IMPACT visits the Humane Society; if you love children, you can volunteer at
Joyland Daycare. IMPACT has almost 40 projects volunteering all over Auburn every
single week. You never know what you might fall in love with when lending a hand.
My mission for this week and for the next year if you elect me as Miss Auburn is
to target an area that we can tackle together, with help from the City of Auburn. If you
drive a few blocks north and cross the railroad tracks, you are suddenly in a very different
environment than what we have here on campus. It is an area that is desperate for some
love and care. And we, with the help of the city of Auburn, can band together and do
something about it in the coming year.
Even during our busy lives here at Auburn, we can join together to lend a hand to
those in need, in ways that involve our time and effort.
Join me to celebrate this community, and lend a hand. Together we can help.