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Published on November 30, 2011
Jaclyn Stapp will be attending the holiday lighting ceremony on December 3, a fundraising drive promoted by all the South Florida McDonald’s restaurants
BOCA RATON, FL – November 2011 – Jaclyn Stapp, accomplished philanthropist, spokesperson, model and children’s book author, was selected to be the first honorary chair of the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of South Florida. She is the founder of the national outreach program, CHARM (Children Are Magical), which empowers at-risk youth and champions for women’s rights. She is also the Executive Director of The Scott Stapp With Arms Wide Open Foundation, a global charity dedicated to help families in need, established by her husband, singer/songwriter, Scott Stapp.
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Published on November 30, 2011
The countdown is under way for the lighting of the city’s 100-foot Christmas tree.
The On the Ave event will take place Dec. 1 at Old School Square, starting at 5 p.m., when children’s author Jaclyn Stapp will read “The Night Before Christmas,” as well as her new children’s book, “Wacky Jacky: the True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen.” There will also be a performance by Lizzie Sider, a 13-year-old country and pop singer, and appearances by music groups from local schools. Santa Claus will make his grand entrance at 7 p.m. on the CBS Sky 12 helicopter, and the tree will be lit at 7:15.
Continue reading “Jaclyn Stapp to Read to Over 30,000 at Delray Beach Tree Lighting!”
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Published on November 25, 2011
Ronald McDonald House Lights up for the Holidays
This year, giving back to charity again becomes a celebration for the family at the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Lauderdale. On Dec. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., a lighting ceremony will kick off the eighth annual “Home for the Holidays,” presented by Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Florida, Broward Health and United Healthcare. The celebration will take place at one of the South Florida houses, located at 15 S.E. 15th St., Fort Lauderdale.
Continue reading “Jaclyn Stapp featured on cover of Society Scene”
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Published on November 21, 2011
Literary Classics announced its 2011 selection of top books for children and young adults today. Award recipients were selected from entries received throughout the world. The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children’s and young adult literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics Awards committee.
A list of the 2011 award recipients follows:
Picture Book – Early Reader
Gold Award Recipient
Wacky Jacky: The True Story of An Unlikely Beauty Queen
Written by Jaclyn Stapp, illustrated by Kristine Lucco
Quoted from: http://clcreviews.blogspot.com/
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Published on November 21, 2011
Author: Allison Weiss
On Friday, December 2nd at a private residence in Coconut Grove (Miami), Co-Chairs Phillip & Patricia Frost, Penny & Roe Stamps of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, Chip Brady, Jill Viner, Cheryl & Jaime Peisach, Diane N. Weiss, Amelia Balonek & Faquiry Diaz Cala, and David & Beth Ertel join forces for the first time with special guests Russell Simmons, Jaclyn Stapp and her husband Creed lead singer/songwriter Scott Stapp to raise funds for Penn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Continue reading “Jaclyn and Scott Stapp Help Raise Funds for Penn Medicine”
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Published on October 10, 2011
‘Being Different’
Looking at her now, it’s hard to imagine Jaclyn Stapp being the object of teasing. The Jordanian American stunner has won more than 100 pageant titles, including Mss New York and Mrs. Florida. Growing up, Stapp’s lanky frame and unruly hair earned her the nickname “Wacky Jacky.” Everything changed when she entered her first pageant. While she didn’t win, the experience redefined her outlook. “I realized it’s okay to be different because that’s really what makes you special.” Now a Boca Raton mother of three, Stapp has written a children’s book, Wacky Jacky, and travels the world promoting the book’s message. – Liza Grant Smith
Article quoted from Palm Beach lllustrated.
Posted in News, Press | Tagged children's books, Childrens Book, Jaclyn Stapp, pageants, Palm Beach Illustrated, Wacky Jacky
Published on August 30, 2011
Jaclyn Stapp was featured on the September Issue of HERLIFE Magazine.
From beauty queen, to anti-bully advocate, Jaclyn Stapp is using her platform to promote awareness for an issue facing many children across the nation. Following her appointment as a national celebrity spokesperson for an anti-bullying campaign called NVEEE (National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment) and with the release of her new children’s book about bullying, Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen, she chats heart-to-heart with HERLIFE Magazine about the release of her true story, her busy life as a wife and mother, and about the importance of being kind and giving back to the community.
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Published on August 23, 2011
Boca Mother pens book for children
August 18, 2011|By Julie Levin, South Florida Parenting
Looking back on her school years, Jaclyn Stapp remembers they were not always kind years. The Boca Raton mother of three and wife of Grammy-winning artist Scott Stapp, former lead singer of the band Creed, can vividly remember being teased over her frizzy, black hair and thin legs. It didn’t help either that as the child of parents of Jordanian descent, she packed hummus and pita bread for lunch, not a traditional PB&J sandwich. Because she stood out, she paid a price.
“It was hard to not always fit it,” she recalls.
Those awkward school years behind her, Stapp now proudly stands out with a number of different roles.
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Published on August 10, 2011
“Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen” is a self-portrait of the author as a child, written for children to inspire those who encounter special treatment because of their differences. Jacky decides to try to enter a beauty contest even though she has crazy hair, skinny knees, and her ethnicity is exotic, she is Jordanian.
Continue reading “The Midwest Book Review: Wacky Jacky”
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Published on August 2, 2011
Jaclyn was featured on the cover of the Boca Raton Observer for the August 2011 issue.
He’s a rock star. She’s a beauty queen. But perhaps this celebrity couple’s most important role is as mom and dad to their three children.
On this particular summer afternoon, Scott Stapp, the handsome lead singer of the Grammy- winning band Creed, and his wife, Jaclyn, whose many tides include model, aud1or and Miss New York USA 2004, are in their cozy West Boca Raton home, squeezing in a phone interview before their 4-year-old daughter, Milan, and 12-year-old son, Jagger, come racing through the door after a long day at school. Jaclyn, who’s spent a good part of her glamorous life on stage being judged for looks, talent and personality, knows that in a few minutes he’ll be stationed at the dining room table, helping with some not-so-glamorous homework. Her designer bag is scuffed with bottles and diapers for their youngest son, Daniel, 1, and even though it’s midafternoon on a weekday, she’s still not sure what the family will have or dinner.
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