Madison Pettis gives a fan a hug before sitting down to read “A Snowy Day” as part of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record event in NYC on Thursday morning (October 7).

After the event, the 12-year-old actress made her way to Washington D.C., where she attended the 2010 USO Gala held at Marriot Wardman Park Hotel. Madison spoke on stage during the event and even met up backstage with Miss Teen USA Kamie Crawford and Miss USA Rima Fakih.

The USO is very close to Madison‘s heart — her big brother Stephen is in the military.

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