Gearing Up...

What an amazing few weeks it has been. The City of Kamloops has been busy with events almost every week and I am so honored to have been a part of a few of them.


I spent the one evening at the Kamloops Foundation Community Gathering at Thompson Rivers University. The Kamloops Foundation gives money to local people and projects that are aimed at bettering the community. It was amazing to see some of the recipients and talk to them about how they are working to aid Kamloops.


Following that I went with Miss Kamloops, Emily Palladino, to the Zimmer Autosport Fashion Show which was a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. All of the clothing was graciously donated by Jardines Domaine and it was just like being in New York at a famous, high-profile fashion show. It was a good thing I left my wallet in the car because I probably would've bought some of the clothes on the spot!





The very next day, the Miss Kamloops Ambassador Program candidates, royalty and I, went to the Communities in Bloom celebration at MacDonald Park. A brand new communtiy garden is going in the heart of the North Shore and it was great to be there during the grand opening!




At the end of this week, I went to the Telus ground breaking ceremony as Telus is investing in Kamloops, building a giant, environmentally friendly server, right here in Kamloops! Being on the Telus Thompson Okanagan Community Board has given me the amazing experience of being able to provide funding to local groups who are bettering the community. At this ceremony, we had MLA Terry Lake, MLA Kevin Krueger, Premier Christy Clark and the CEO of Telus Darren Entwistle ! I later got to meet Premier Clark at a barbeque which was an amazing experience.

Finally, welcoming July and celebrating Canada's Birth, I had a booth at the Riverside Park Canada Day festivities and it was great seeing thousands of Kamloopsians out! Throughout the day, I was giving away a tasty frozen treat if they answered questions about British Columbia correctly! Unforunately, my freezies quickly thawed but thanks to a gracious donation from Bill Sanesh Jr, of Bikini Bills, I was able to hand out lotions and giftcards!


The past few weeks have been so busy but so amazing and I'd like to take this time to thank the Miss Kamloops Ambassador Program for all of their love, support and guidance. Please remember to vote every day until August 17th! You can vote once a day, every day on a computer and on your smart phone!