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Ambassador Program
1966 Donna Rogers 1967 Janet (Walter) Kovacevich 1975 Wendy Logan 1979 Mary (Fotheringham) VandenBorre 1980 Barbara (Neilman) McDonald 1981 Debbie (Lambkin) Vollmer 1982 Susan (Tinholt) McArthur 1983 Jan (McCracken) Kellum 1984 Sharon (Hartung) Williams 1985 Cheryl (Pearson) Donkersgoed 1986 Josie (Snyders) Clements 1987 Tracy (Sothern) McLennan 1988 Michelle Benson 1989 Sarah (Colman) Cressman 1990 Pamela (Bridge) Jackson 1991 Laura (Mustard) Mazzocato 1992 Dallas (Hilpert) Hall 1993 Lisa (Horsburgh) Scheerer 1994 Patricia (Alexander) Thurston 1995 Nicole (Whittaker) Lemaitre 1996 Laura (Dickieson) Baillie 1997 Josie (Emmerson) McLaughlin 1998 Katie (Dickieson) Antunovich 1999 Becky (Reid) Hunt 2000 Shannon Burrows 2001 Ashleigh Moffat 2002 Lauren (Fotheringham) Devries 2003 Bailey Berlett 2004 Tryphena (Heikamp) de Boer 2005 Avery Robinson 2006 Sarah (Brisbin) Nichol 2007 Kelsey (Pfeffer) Campbell 2008 Yvonne Ruest 2009 Ben Hartung 2010 Michelle Koobs 2011 Nicole (Lenselink) Crawford Jr. - Katie Miller 2012 Brittany (Lenselink) Dettman Jr. - Kelly VandenBraak 2013 Jessica (Schill) Cowan Jr. - Krysta Koepke 2014 Jocelyn Schill Jr. - Rebecca Dick 2015 Amber Johnson Jr. - Hannah DesJardine 2016 Calysta Kaye Jr. - Emily Batista 2017 Maegan Snow Jr. - Cassie Ward 2018 Brookelyn Butchart Jr. - Ebbony Moroz 2019- Rebecca Dick 2021 Jr. - Madison Leitch & Sophie Glendenning The Palmerston Ambassador of the Fair competition is a wonderful way to develop leadership, public speaking and networking skills. Through this experience, you will have the opportunity to establish yourself as a young adult in our community. As an incentive, the Palmerston Agricultural Society will provide a $500 bursary to the Ambassador of the Fair at the end of his/her term for their contributions to the community. In addition, the Ambassador of the Fair will have the opportunity to represent the Palmerston Agricultural Society at the CNE Ambassadors of the Fairs competition in August 2023.
Competition Expectations: • Prior to August 24th, 2022, Ambassador of the Fair participants must be 17-22 years of age and Junior Ambassador of the Fair participants must be 9-11 years of age • The participant must have resided in Canada for the past 2 years • Ambassador of the Fair participants must present a three-minute speech on topic provided by the committee and Junior Ambassador of the Fair participants must present a one to two-minute speech on a topic provided by the committee; all speeches should reflect our community, the fair and/or agriculture • Participants must create a MeBoard showcasing fun facts about themselves • Participants must submit an application highlighting his/her education, community involvement, interests and accomplishments (applications will be made available in the spring) • Ambassador of the Fair participants will engage in a 15-minute interview with the judges and Junior Ambassador of the Fair participants will engage in a 10-minute interview, elaborating on information from their MeBoard and application • Participants will be asked to answer an impromptu question during the evening program
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The Ambassador of the Fair competition is a great way to meet people within our community and enjoy a fun-filled day. If you have any questions, please contact any Ambassador of the Fair committee member.
Registration deadline is Friday June 24, 2022
To register, please contact: Janelle Hill at 519-897-0979, janellegrein19@gmail.com or Chelsea Steenbergen at 519-321-1257, chelseabeyer@hotmail.com
The competition will be held Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm in the Palmerston Community Centre. Admission is $5.00, and under 12 are free.
Check out our Facebook Page: Palmerston Ambassador of the Fair Program
Ambassador of the Fair Committee: Janelle Hill, Chelsea Steenbergen, Jessica Cowan, Kathryn Alton, Chris Fotheringham, Linda Koepke, Danielle Schill, Jocelyn Schill, Rhonda Schill, Catana Leslie, Kim Moroz, Ebbony Moroz, Corinne Noordam, Tate Driscoll
It is with great pleasure that I welcome everyone to this year's Palmerston Fair. It was truly an honour to represent the Palmerston Agricultural Society as the 2019-2020 Ambassador. In light of the Covid pandemic, I was able to carry on for another year. During my reign, I had the privilege of being supported by two Junior Ambassadors, Madison Leitch, and Sophie Glendenning. This was a full-circle experience for me, as I reflected on my days as a Junior Ambassador and I hope these young ladies enjoyed our time representing the Ag Society as much as I did. We were able to participate in a number of parades, Ag Awareness Day, and many other events in the community. I had the pleasure of attending the OAAS Convention in Toronto. I will also be representing the Palmerston Ag Society at the CNE Ambassadors of the Fair Competition in August 2022. I am honoured to represent this community as one of my final Ambassador experiences.
This extended experience has been amazing and to be honest it went by quickly. I have been able to challenge myself and expand my skill with public speaking and interacting with people from all over. I have been able to meet many new people and create long-lasting friendships. Throughout this journey, I have learned about the importance of a community. I was able to be around people who strive to improve our community and make it inclusive for everyone! Once Covid hit I saw our small community pull together to do everything it could to keep everyone safe as it navigated uncertainty. The Palmerston Agriculture Society did a wonderful job being able to pivot due to the in-person restrictions, for example moving their traditional Palmerston Auction to online.
I have grown so much during this time, when I was crowned your Senior Ambassador I was in my final year of high school. Since then in the midst of a pandemic, I have completed two years of nursing. At every opportunity, I have continued to serve this community and I am grateful to all those who have mentored me on this journey. I would like to thank the Frank Lambier Legion Ladies Auxiliary for sponsoring me at the competition. Good luck to all the contestants at this year’s competition, hope to see everyone at the fair!
Rebecca Dick Palmerston Fair Ambassador 2019-2020-2021 It has been a privilege representing the Agricultural Society as one of the Junior Ambassadors. I would like to thank the Agricultural Society for all they do for our community and for giving me this opportunity as well as the Palmerston Lions Club for sponsoring me during the Ambassador competition.
I got to meet new people and make new friends. I loved spending time with my fellow Ambassadors and being more involved in my community. I had so much fun at the Palmerston fair, the pig races being my favourite, and many other events I attended throughout the year. I guess it’s true what they say “All good things must come to an end.” Wishing this year’s Ambassador competitors the best of luck. Farewell!
I was amazed when they said my name to be the Junior Ambassador. I loved meeting other ambassadors at different events with Rebecca and Sophie. The Palmerston Agricultural Society is a wonderful group of people who are kind and helpful.
Anywhere that Sophie, Rebecca and I went, we felt welcome. I enjoyed going to different events such as Light up the Park, laying a wreath for Remembrance day, decorating a cake at the Brussels Fair, Judging the sunflower entries for our Fair and many other events that I had the privilege to participate in.
I would like to thank the Town of Minto for sponsoring me. I would also like to thank The Palmerston Agricultural Society for providing the Ambassador program and allowing me the opportunity to represent them as a Junior Ambassador. Wishing the best of luck to this year’s competitors.
Photo Credit: Hilary Deanne Photography
