State Of The Union Address Reflection

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My current event is about Braeden Mannering, a sixth grader from Delaware who will be attending President Obama’s final State of the Union address. He is an invited guest of First Lady Michelle Obama and will be recognized as one of the guests who “highlight the best of what America has to offer” during the State of the Union address. In 2013 at age 9, Braeden entered a healthy recipe into a White House contest. He then received an invitation to join the Kid’s State Dinner representing his home state of Delaware. On his way coming back to Delaware, Braeden gave a homeless man in the rain a bag filled with food and bottled water when having the idea to create his nonprofit organization. It is named “Brae’s Brown Bags” whose purpose is to provide

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