Little Miss Spat contest hopeful Emalynn Norwood and 2021 Urbanna Oyster Festival queen contestant Madysen Davis paired to form Mission MDX. Their project was about raising awareness and money to help supplement the Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic and the Middlesex County Public Schools with the diabetic supplies needed.
At first, Madysen set up a Facebook group titled Mission MDX, Madysen and Emalynn’s Oyster Festival project, to help inform people about diabetes while also keeping them updated about their upcoming events. Throughout the competition they hosted Strike Down Diabetes, an unlimited bowling event with a silent auction, a benefit night at Deltaville Tap and Raw Bar with a 50/50 raffle, and a diabetic, gluten-free, and regular bake sale at the Deltaville Ballpark during a Deltaville Deltas baseball game. They also sold shirts with their logo on them for $22 a shirt. Together, they raised $3,986.60.
With the money raised, they purchased bulks of glucometers, glucometer kits with test strips, glucose tablets, lancets, lancing devices, bandaids, cotton balls, hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes and alcohol pads. The schools had also requested extra items such as juice boxes, low-carb breakfast bars, starbursts, and skittles. They then decided to purchase three gift certificates, two $100 and one $175, to leave at Marshall’s Drug Store for diabetic patients that came in to purchase their diabetic supplies. Lastly, with the remaining money, they donated $2,214.60 to the Middlesex County Department of Social Services for a fund for diabetics who come in need.
