Children and families spread out on blankets and towels at the Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach, listening to Miss America lead story time.
Cassie Donegan, sporting her crown, sat under a towering scarecrow and read “Hide-and-Seek Hettie,” about a highland cow trying to escape bath time. As she talked, the farm’s residents – chickens, geese, cows – joined the soundtrack.
Donegan is an arts education and accessibility advocate who now lives in New York City; the Smithfield native was excited to spend time at the farm. Her favorite part was meeting all the children…