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2016 THE OFFICIAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Ambassador PROGRAM

AUGUST 12 & 13, 2016 IN MERRITT, BC

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A Message

From the Committee The British Columbia Ambassador’s mandate is to nurture future leaders of the province, promote and assist with the expenses of post-secondary education and to forge links of friendship and understanding throughout communities in British Columbia. Thank you to Tess, Rachael and Mary for promoting this mandate and mentoring the youth. Your dedication and commitment to the ambassadorial programs is important and valued.

The 2016 candidates have worked diligently the past several months and we all wish you every success this weekend and in your future. Believe in yourself !

Education is a vital element for a successful future, therefore we pride ourselves in being a bursary program to aid the youth in pursuit of their dreams.

For many years the Merritt mayor and council, and Nicola Valley Tourism have generously assisted this program and the British Columbia Ambassador Program committee is extremely grateful. This program has been in Merritt since its inception in 1999 and the City of Merritt have continuously been welcoming and supportive.

As always…thank you to all the B.C. co-ordinators, volunteers and sponsors for making the British Columbia Ambassador Program possible!

Sincerely, The British Columbia Ambassador Program Committee

A Message

From the Mayor

Wecome to Merritt and the beautiful Nicola Valley!

We would like to extend our warmest welcome to the 2016 British Columbia Ambassadors. It is a pleasure to have your annual celebration here in Merritt, BC. With all the hard work you do, now is a time to reflect back on your achievements. Your mandate of “Education, Motivation, and SelfEsteem” help shape you into the leaders to your peers and communities.

Congratulations 2016 BC Ambassadors!

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Schedule of Events FRIDAY EVENING PROGRAM - 6:30 PM Meet the 2016 British Columbia Ambassador Candidates Entertainment by BC Ambassador 2011 Freda Zhang Personal Choice Speeches Intermission Community Speeches

SATURDAY EVENING PROGRAM - 6:30 PM Formal Presentations Impromptu Question Intermission 2015 British Columbia Ambassador Farewells Award Presentations Coronation of the 2016 British Columbia Ambassadors

EMCEE FOR SATURDAY EVENING’S PERFORMANCE Cheryl Blackwell

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MARY BATYI

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Typically every great farewell starts and ends with a quote, so I searched.. and I searched.. and nothing I found was quite right to describe how I felt. I was stumped, puzzled even. With more thought I was brought back to what it was that connected me to Ambassador Programs in the first place. One simple word: “passion.”

The British Columbia Ambassador Program allowed me to follow my passions to become a role model and an active member of my community.

The program encourages the youth of B.C. to strive to be successful, to never stop learning, to lead like the future leader you hope to be and most importantly to smile and have fun. These are lessons (just to name a few) that I will continue to use for the rest of my life thanks to this program.

I’m currently studying American Sign Language & deaf studies at Vancouver Community College with the goal of becoming an interpreter someday. During the year I was able to advance my education thanks to the scholarships I was awarded by the British Columbia Ambassador Program while still being close to home and other local ambassador programs in the Lower Mainland.

With this journey coming to a close I have many people to thank for their unwavering support. With the guidance of my mentors, friends and family I’ve been given the ability to grow & prosper and wouldn’t be the person I am today without their encouragement and beautiful smiling faces.

To the Lady of the Lake Ambassador Program: thank you for being the foundation I needed to build myself up to success. I will forever be grateful for all the opportunities you created for me. I hope to continue to lend a helping hand whenever I can because I truly believe that the Lady of the Lake program changes the lives of the young women of Cowichan Lake and allows them to see their full potential as leaders, just as it did for me.

To the ambassador programs and Sparkleheads throughout British Columbia: thank you for your warm hospitality. I really felt welcomed every community I visited and always learned something new while having a great deal of fun.

The dedication each community had to the ambassador programs and the young participants is very admirable and their hard work does not go unnoticed!

To the British Columbia Ambassador Committee: If I only had three words to describe the committee they would be: dedicated, enthusiastic and hard-working. Your time and efforts are valued by me and everyone involved in this wonderful program. The committee is the heart and soul of the British Columbia Ambassador Program and the difference they make is nothing short of legendary. Thanks for letting me be nothing but myself!

Looking back, I believe this has been a time of self-discovery and has helped me in many ways.

This adventure is one I will never forget and always keep close to my heart. The British Columbia Ambassador Program gave me a chance to fulfil my full potential and do things I couldn’t have imagined being able to do before and for that I am truly grateful.

-Mary Batyi British Columbia Ambassador 2015

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TESS RUSSELL

BRITISH COLUMBIA 2015 AMBASSADOR

If you have ever experienced a life changing moment, you know that your life does not stop changing just because the moment has ended; it continues to change you and shape you for the rest of your life.

As I pass on this great opportunity of becoming a British Columbia Ambassador, I can not help but think back to last year when I was unsure what this path would hold. I have had the privilege of exploring my beautiful province, making connections with unique and talented young men and women along the way, volunteering with amazing organizations and like minded people, and positively changing in countless aspects of my life. This has inspired me to take a path I never imagined I would. This coming fall I will be furthering my volunteer and humanitarian efforts in Thailand and Cambodia, teaching english and participating in a clean water project. All of this knowledge and opportunity I have been given would not have been possible without the support of countless volunteers and a strong support system.

Thank you to all of the ambassador programs across British Columbia. You shape the lives of youth in the province with all of the hard work and dedication you put into these programs. A special thank you to the Kamloops Ambassador Society; the foundation for which I have based my ambition upon. All of the invaluable lessons, skills, and encouragement you have given me led me to the BC Ambassador program.

To the British Columbia Ambassador Committee. Thank you for your devotion and commitment that has made this year so special. You are like family to me and you will always be close to my heart. Mary and Rachael, even though we did not see each other often, you taught me so much about what is means to be a team. I am definitely blessed to have all of you in my life.

Lastly, thank you to my biggest supporters, my family. You gave me e so much love and encouragement when I decided to do this program. I could not have done it without you.

I have loved every minute of representing beautiful British Columbia ia and I will not soon forget all the lessons it has taught me. Now, as my duties as British Columbia Ambassador come to a close, I can not wait to see what opportunities will arise next. “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

- Winston Churchill With Love, - Tess Russell British Columbia Ambassador 2015

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RACHAEL TEBULTE BRITISH COLUMBIA 2015 AMBASSADOR

“Once upon a time” is how many great stories begin, and it was how I began my reign as a British Columbia Ambassador. This past year has written an incredible chapter in my life as I represented B.C., my community and sponsors.

There are many people I would like to thank for contributing support over the last year. To the Castlegar Queens Committee; Carol and Catherine, I cannot thank you enough for your support, your love and guidance, which led me to accomplish things I never imagined I would be able to. Thank you to my community, Castlegar, Mayor Chernoff and Council; I loved having the opportunity and the resources you gave me to share with others the wonderful and beautiful community I come from.

It has been a honour to represent our city on a provincial level. I would like to also thank the Royal Canadian Legion for sponsoring me during my Miss Castlegar candidacy and continuing to do so into my journey as a British Columbia Ambassador, along with the Selkirk Lions and Sutco Transportation, your support throughout my BC Ambassador candidacy. It is very much appreciated and I would not be here without it.

To my family you have been there every step of the way this past year and a half your encouragement, support will forever be cherished.

Thank you to the British Columbia Ambassador Committee, you ladies are truly remarkable, the way you empower the youth within our province is so inspiring and I am honoured to have been given this opportunity, as the skills I have learned throughout this program I will be able to use for the rest of my life.

To my team members Mary and Tess, you two are incredible and I am thrilled that I got to share this year with you both.

I had a wonderful time spending the weekend with you ladies in Victoria and getting to know you better and I know that we will remain friends in the future. Although there are many y chapters to be written in my life I know when I look back at this chapter it will be one of the highlights.

Love, Rachael TeBulte

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Sierra Cook QUESNEL Sierra has proudly called Quesnel, B.C. her home for 19 years. She is currently enrolled in the library information and technology program, at the University of the Fraser Valley. Her goals include returning to Quesnel, and working as a library technician in the public library. Sierra has spent much of her free time working with community children; volunteering her summers to the library reading program, and her winters to the Quesnel CanSkate club. She has volunteered countless hours to her high school theatre program, working behind the scenes and in the spotlight.

Sierra’s greatest passion is travel. She has first-hand experience with a number of diverse cultures, as she has lived in parts of Asia and Europe. This has given Sierra a boundless sense of adventure and a fierce curiosity. Sierra draws inspiration from a quote from Walt Disney: “When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”

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Congratulations Ali

2016 BC AMBASSADOR CANDIDATE

Ali D’onofrio

We are very proud of you.

Your hard work and dedication are an inspiration to all youth in our community.

CASTLEGAR Ali is 18 years old and was born and raised in Castlegar, B.C. In 2014 she had the honour of being crowned Castlegar Princess.

This year she will be attending Selkirk College in preparation for the nursing program. Her goal is to become a registered nurse and specialize in psychiatrics. Ali has a part-time job at Mallards Source for Sports. She also enjoys volunteering with the Rotary Interact club. In her spare time she loves to play soccer and spend time with her family and friends. A piece of advice Ali would like to share from quote by Rahm Emanuel: “You will have failures in your life, but it is what you do during those valleys that will determine the height of your peaks.”

Ali is proudly sponsored by the Sunrise 2000 Rotary club.

We wish you every success and happiness in all that you do.

Good Luck Castlegar Queen Committee

Congratulations and Best Wishes

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Your Community is proud of your accomplishments!

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Ashley Giles TRAIL Ashley is 20 years old and is from Trail, B.C. In 2012 Ashley was a candidate in the Trail Ambassador Program and won the title of Trail’s Princess at the annual pageant. She is now in second year of the early childhood care and education program at Selkirk College. Ashley loves working with young children, and is currently a substitute preschool and daycare teacher. In the future, Ashley plans to attend the University of Victoria to complete her degree in Child and Youth Care. In her free time, Ashley loves to paint, draw, and snowboard. She is actively involved in I Am That Girl, a non-profit organization, which focuses on shifting girl culture from competing with one another to collaborating on ideas, and changing self-doubt into self-love. One thing she would like to experience is an I Am That Girl retreat so she can connect with other members from chapters all over the world.

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Ashley, you’ve worked so hard to follow your dreams, and we are so proud of your accomplishments.

The City of Trail Mayor and Council, and the Trail Ambassador Programme wish you all the best in all your future endeavors.

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2016 BC AMBASSADOR CANDIDATE

Cheyenne Krog

Cheyenne Krog VERNON Cheyenne is 19 years old and has recently completed her first year of the criminal and social justice diploma program at Okanagan College. In the future, Cheyenne hopes to gain experience with the Canadian Armed Forces and eventually achieve a career in law enforcement; focusing on corrections, conservation, or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Cheyenne stays busy working three part-time jobs at the Vernon Tourism Centre, Suzy Shier, and at the local hockey arena. Born and raised in the North Okanagan, Cheyenne has developed a love for the great outdoors spending her time hunting, fishing, camping, quading, shooting, and hiking.

She also has an extreme love for sports including basketball, volleyball, and soccer. In 2014 Cheyenne was blessed to represent the city of Vernon as Queen Silverstar the 54th. Cheyenne’s best advice comes from her favourite quote by the famous boxer Muhammad Ali; “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”

To Cheyenne,

On behalf of Mayor and Council, we wish you much success as you embark on n this exciting journey ~

SUCCESS isn’t about what you accomplish in your life It’s about what you INSPIRE others to do …

Continue striving towards your best you, and know that each step of the way, unfolds the beautiful young woman you were meant to be.

We want to express our pride in the woman that you are. Through your sense of drive and your accomplishments thus far, we have seen tremendous personal growth in you. Our wish is that you continue to take the world by storm and become anything that you desire!!! We absolutely admire the person you are so quickly becoming.

Wishing you continued success

Cheyenne

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We love you so much and we are so lucky to call you our sister and our friend. Regardless of what you choose to do in life we know you will be successful in it and have fun doing it. Be the best version of you and good luck!

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Brooke Mapstone KELOWNA Brooke is 19 years old and plans on returning to Okanagan College to complete her associate of the arts degree. Born and raised in Kelowna, Brooke was honoured to represent her community as Miss Kelowna Lady of the Lake in 2014. After completing her year as Miss Kelowna, Brooke felt the program was rewarding for youths who wanted to build awareness of themselves as an individual.

She wanted to continue her journey of encouraging youth with getting involved with the community as well as becoming aware of themselves, so she decided to run for the British Columbia Ambassador Program. Between both her part-time job as a server, as well as a few summer courses, Brooke enjoys spending her free time outdoors and exploring all the hidden wonders in Kelowna. She is passionate about staying active, as she often explores Okanagan Lake on her kayak, or adventures out hiking trails throughout the Okanagan. One day she wishes to become a teacher and travel around the world to teach english to children. The best piece of advice that she can give is a quote from one of her favourite authors, Dr. Suess: “Don’t cry because it’s over smile because it happened.”

Congratulations!

We are extremely proud of you and what you have accomplished.

We wish you the very best of luck.

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Congratulations Brooke Mapstone For representing Kelowna as a BC Ambassador

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Congratulations!

2016 BC AMBASSADOR CANDIDATE

Emily Pastor COWICHAN LAKE My name is Emily Anne Pastor and I am 19 years old from Cowichan Lake. I was the 2013 Cowichan Lake 2nd Princess.

This past year, I have my attained professional esthetics certificate from Vancouver Island University, and my future career goals are to work on cruise ships and travel all around the world, in hopes to make enough money to run my own at home esthetics studio. Working in esthetics gave me the confidence to be myself, and also the knowledge that spending time to better yourself, is a positive thing. Always be reaching higher, and working harder to complete your goals, and never lose sight of the mighty victory.

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2016 BC AMBASSADOR CANDIDATE

Madeline Tremblay

Madeline Tremblay

... thank you for your leadership and all the hard work for our committee and the town!

LADYSMITH Madeline is excited to have this opportunity to represent her hometown of Ladysmith on a provincial level. She has lived in Ladysmith her entire life, and had the opportunity to represent the town previously, as a Ladysmith Ambassador from 2011 to 2012. She has been on the Ladysmith Ambassador Program Committee since she passed down her title, and has enjoyed volunteering her time to mentor and work with the candidates and ambassadors each year.

Madeline also volunteers as a student ambassador at Vancouver Island University, an exam-aid instructor/coordinator for the charitable organization Students Offering Support, and in the emergency room at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. She recently completed her bachelor of science degree and plans to attend medical school and become a neurologist, eventually. She is thankful for all of the support she has received from her family, friends, and community, along with her two sponsors: the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 171 and Yellow Point Lodge, her employer of the last six years. The quote Madeline would like to share is: “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention” - Oscar Wilde.

You Rock....and Good Luck!

Ladysmith Ambassador Committee

Congratulations!

Mayor Aaron Stone, Council and all the citizens of Ladysmith wish Madeline Tremblay great success in the BC Ambassador program. Her hard work, dedication and volunteering have made her entire community proud.

Now it’s her turn to inspire the whole province.

In whatever you do... ... we wish you all the best, and thank you!

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We wish you good luck and all the best in your future endeavours!

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2016 BC AMBASSADOR CANDIDATE

Shelagh Sarsons PEACHLAND Shelagh was born and raised in beautiful Peachland B.C. There, she spent time volunteering at local functions as part of the Peachland Ambassador Team in 2011. During her time in the program she learned many valuable skills that have continued to help her to this day. In her spare time Shelagh likes to read.

She is a self professed bookworm — some of her favourite authors include, Sylvia Plath, Charles Bukowski, Chuck Palanhniuk and Colleen Hoover. After graduating high school in 2012 Shelagh moved to Calgary and attended MC College and studied esthetics, there she learned her true passion was in fact makeup. In 2014, Shelagh moved to Vancouver to attend John Casablancas Institute where she graduated the makeup artistry program with distinction.

She is currently working as a makeup artist making her way into the film industry, with dreams of creating monsters and aliens.

Congratulations and Best wishes!

We are extremely proud of your accomplishments.

Wish you much success in the future

LOVE YOU, Granny, Grampa, Ernie, Ants, Winter and Briar

Congratulations Shelagh We are so proud of you. Best of Luck!

Mayor Cindy Fortin and Peachland Ambassadors

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Congratulations Tess

Friends and Family

Tess, Thank you for your outstanding representation of Kamloops as a BC Ambassador for 2015/2016.

You are a true inspiration and role model to the citizens of Kamloops. We are extremely proud of your accomplishments.

From Mayor Milobar, City Council, and the Citizens of Kamloops.

www.kamloops.ca

The Peachland Lions have great pleasure in sponsoring

Shelagh Sarsons in the BC Ambassador Program.

Good luck,

Ali!

Love, Sophie

We wish her well in her future endeavours.

©MERRITT HERALD 2016

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