Giving back to the community is at the heart of competing for Tara. As Mrs. Southern California she will expand her volunteer efforts on behalf of the Foundation for Women by promoting her “Purple for Prosperity” program.

On December 17th at Carlsbad High School, Tara will be launching her first Purple for Prosperity campaign, "Show that you care & wear purple in your hair!" A simple yet effective way to create awareness and raise funds by making a $10 donation that gets you a purple hair extension. The proceeds will be shared with the Women’s Outreach Club at Carlsbad High School. Tara’s goal is to take this campaign to campuses all across Southern California.

Hoping to share her message with a wider audience, Tara will be representing her community at the Mrs. California United States pageant to be held May 1, 2010.

“I owe a huge thanks to my husband Jeff Hooper”, continued Tara, “without his tremendous love and encouragement I could not succeed.”

Tara will also be appearing in the La Jolla Christmas Parade on Dec 6th http://ljparade.com/ and the Belmont Shores Christmas Parade in Long Beach on Dec 5th.

As a former Miss Fallbrook 1992, Tara is excited to be helping judge the Miss Fallbrook Pageant on April 17, 2010.

You can follow Tara’s journey or find out more about getting involved on her blog: http://mrssoutherncalifornia2010.blogspot.com/ 
More information can be found on Tara’s website at http://myhairbytara.com
For information and photos of the pageant: http://www.justinrudd.com/pageants/
For information on the Foundation for Women: http://www.foundationforwomen.org/