Estes is a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo., the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and she recently became a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. During a recent Jackson Chamber of Commerce event, Estes won free airline tickets to Jamaica. Instead of taking a personal vacation, she decided to use the tickets to go on her first mission trip. In April, Estes will travel with the Jamaican Christian Medical Mission, which will serve the people of Carron Hall, Jamaica. During the week, Estes' primary role will be fitting people with glasses. In her position as office manager at Leet Eye Care, she's helped launch the optometry office's new website, leeteyecare.com, and create its Facebook page. The business was named the 2010 Small Business of the Year by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce.
"Just recently having gotten involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, I would like to do even more with the organization. I love being a part of it and being able to mentor my Little. She's absolutely fabulous. I don't have any younger siblings, so it's fun."
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