About Samantha
On April 8, 2005, the former Miss California Junior National Teenager Samantha Palumbo was involved in a near-fatal car accident that changed her life forever. Against all odds she survived the brutal force of a wooden log pole that came crashing through the windshield. But the ever-spirited, determined young beauty queen has made a remarkable recovery thus far from the severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) she suffered. Her example of strength and ... read more About Samantha.
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Be Positive. Stay Strong. Celebrate Life Anyway!
Be Positive. Stay Strong. Celebrate Life Anyway!
C.L.U.B. Life unites adults living with an acquired brain injury through social, recreational, and cognitive programs in an integrated environment where survivors belong to a supportive community of family and friends.
To unite adults living with brain injury through stimulating social, recreational, and cognitive activities. In addition, to provide opportunities to develop uplifting interpersonal relationships with survivors and their families.
C.L.U.B. Life enriches the lives of adults living with brain injuries and provides social and recreational opportunities that improve their quality of life, while enhancing recovery, restoring independence, and Celebrating Life United with a Brain injury.
To unite adults living with brain injury through stimulating social, recreational, and cognitive activities. In addition, to provide opportunities to develop uplifting interpersonal relationships with survivors and their families.
C.L.U.B. Life enriches the lives of adults living with brain injuries and provides social and recreational opportunities that improve their quality of life, while enhancing recovery, restoring independence, and Celebrating Life United with a Brain injury.
Samantha at the ANTSO Pageant & the LAC+USC Survivor's Reunion |
Samantha as a VIP Speaker
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Samantha's Living Life and Loving It! |
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Using Pageants to Open Doors
Samantha enjoyed participating in a wonderful pageant organization called America's National Teenager Scholarship Organization. She was thrilled to win the State level competition and behold the title of Miss California Junior National Teenager 2004/2005......read more
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Volunteer Work with The Pageant of Hope
Samantha volunteers with her former sister queens to bring the pageant experience to children with serious illnesses or injury. The Pageant of Hope has been Samantha's way of positively giving back to the world around her following her injury; but what she receives in return is immeasurable. Established by the former Miss Georgia Teen USA Jena Sims...read more
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To Mom, With Love
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In 2004, Samantha created To Mom, With Love, an organization devoted to giving children in shelters the ability to make gifts for their moms.
"I know the wonderful feeling that comes when I give my own mom a gift and can't imagine how it would be if I didn't have the means to do so" Samantha wrote in a letter describing the charity's purpose in 2004. "I want my organization to focus on the children and how they feel...read more |