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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-08-13, Page 88 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, August 13, 2014 Seaforth Fair Ambassador heads to Toronto to compete at the CNE Whitney South Huron Expositor For Seaforth Fall Fair Ambassador Danika Klaver, getting the chance to wear a crown has surely become a family affair. Big sister Samantha is a past fall fair winner, while younger sister Miranda cur- rently holds the junior ambassador title. Klaver will head off this week to the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) to compete in the Ambas- sador of the Fairs contest against dozens of other young men and women from across Ontario. "The winner represents all the fairs in Ontario and so they try to make it to all the fairs after they win the CNE," she explained. "They get to go around and educate people about fairs and how people can get involved." Over the first couple days, Klaver will be inter- viewed by a panel of judges along with almost 80 other contestants, who will then take part in seminars and tours. Each event is just one step towards the semi- finals, which will only see a small number of contest- ants compete. If she makes it, Klaver will give a 90 -second speech, during which she'll talk about how agriculture is a subject, which should be taught in school. "If we could, we should teach more kids about agriculture, because it only seems to come into play when we go to college or university," she said. A topic clearly right up her alley, as she will be head- ing to the University of Guelph this fall to study agriculture herself. Just the chance to attend the CNE, let alone compete for the title, is cause enough for Klaver to get a little excited. "I've been to see my sis- ter compete, but we never really had a chance to walk around and really take a good look at every- thing," she said. The CNE has hosted the Ambassador of the Fairs competition for the past 35 years and have seen over 3,500 young people aged 18 to 25 compete from across the province. The idea is to promote, educate and inform the public on Canadian agri- culture, all while bridging the gap between rural and urban communities. This year's ambassadors have already gotten a chance to make friends, during a convention held in Toronto early in the year. Agricultural interests, per- sonal achievements, leader- ship, current events, public speaking and poise are all attributes that make up a CNE winner "I'm really excited to go and meet up with all the other ambassadors," said Klaver. "But I'm also really interested to see how much agriculture is incorporated throughout the weekend." AL rA Whitney South, Huron Expositor Seaforth Fall Fair Ambassador Danika Klaver heads to Toronto this week to compete in the CNE's Ambassador of Fairs competition. ANNOUNCEMENT triton Expositor Glenn Iverson Jeffrey Rowe The Seaforth Huron Expositor has commissioned these sales representatives to undertake a special subscription drive for the Huron Expositor. They will present a special offer and will be calling on your homes to offer year-round reading of this newspaper at substantial savings over the newstand. Joe Waltherr Michael Ross This offer is NOT available at the Huron Expositor Office.