First  Miss NY Foundation  "UpStander" Scholarship Award was given to the surprised Tivoli Skye  on June 16, 2012 at the Staten Island  Miss NY Pageant. Miss NY Kaitlin Monte honored Tivoli Skye for her Music & dedication for this an dmany causes revolving around abuse,victimization and suicide.

Miss NY  mentioned  Tivoli overcoming  horrible  bullying & abuse using her talent as a singer/songwriter to work along with & for different agencies,collecting signatures for Jamey Rodemyer Bill to help aid in suicide prevention /awareness. The Bill was written by Miss NY (Kaitin Monte)  and was just put into effect!  Tivoli understands that bullying leads to such losw self esteem  no matter if it is name calling, leaving you out, or outright beatings. Tivoli Skye  has endured them all and turned around and wrote a  moving  energetic song "I Don't Care"  and "Smile" which is yet to be  produced  among other originals written  earlier in her albums  ages 13, 14, and 15, with songs like Change,Because, Hold on, The Unloved , Story of our Lives about the Holocaust and much more. She has raised awareness with  Middle schoolers, teachers/buisness  executives & parents at fund/awareness raisers of her own and of others. Taking part in  Merilees March for Mental wellness,The UpRising  "Stand up & Stand out!" her own event held at the Lovin 'Cup, Alternatives for Battered women,Stand up Guys, LIfestream, American Association for suicide prevention, "Celebration of Hope", Steppin out for Scleroderma cure, Breast Cancer, Education for India,Hospice,Broadway theatre League and more/

Later this month other new laws for the protection of children will be in place.Due to the dedicated work of so many people who join forces to effect change- as well as those honoring and being honored using their gifts to help themselves and others.  

  Tivoli Skye, invited to the stage stood and cried with Kaitlin,Miss NY.  A well deserved award especially following  a hard year of illness & still done so much, keeping to her plan was and is formidable .

 Not sure what will be put in the final article, but LInda Monte, Kaitlin Monte Miss NY, the Miss NY Pageant Foundation &  Producers  pulled off a big surprise in a large way!  Especially since they kept the program away as well, didn't even know there was one :)

 Congratulations Tivoli Skye for your 1,000 Scholarship!