HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-08-06, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6,1997 PAGE 15.
Ethel youth develops charity fundraiser
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Though the total dollar value may not be considered
sizeable, the effort and organization which went into planning
a charitable fundraiser was considerable for the young lady
from a small community.
With less than one week to put together a sandcastle
building contest, Kelsey Clary, 12, who lives in Ethel with her
parents Tom and Shannon Clary and brother, Gregory,
registered eight families to participate.
The generosity of the residents and thoughtfulness of Kelsey
resulted in a small donation, resulting from the entry fees,
going to the Canadian Cancer Society.
After soliciting the participants, Kelsey asked each if they
would allow her to donate the entry fee to the society. Each
family agreed.
However, the sandcastle builders were also rewarded for
their efforts. Kelsey went to neighbours and businesses asking
for donations for a first prize. To her surprise, she not only
received a first place award, but gifts for the co-winner,
second, third and a consolation prize for all entrants.
But just where does a 12-year-old get the idea to donate to
the Canadian Cancer Society. A little shy in promoting her
own good deed, mother Shannon says, Kelsey has had a lot of
people in her life die from cancer, particularly one aunt to
Building castles family activity
The Boyer children, from left, Michael, Christine, Lynn and
Steven, along with parents, Gary and Brenda, worked
together to build a large entry for the Ethel castle building
contest.
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whom she was very close.
"Kelsey asked for some ideas on who to donated the money
to, but quickly decided on the Cancer Society," says her
mother.
When asked why she chose to fundraise with a castle
building contest, Kelsey just smiles and says, "I thought it
would be fun."
Actually, the idea was first discussed some two years ago
when Kelsey and other neighbourhood children joked about
holding a contest. Then, six days before the July 31 judging of
the sculptures, Kelsey awoke early one morning and simply
decided to put the plan into operation. She quickly drew up
advertising posters, before the rest of the family had risen,
then went to a neighbour for assistance in printing the posters
on a computer. By Friday afternoon, Ethel was covered with
posters and Kelsey was going door-to-door, personally asking
families to get involved.
Co-winner Jennifer Kular says she decided to enter because
she thought it would be a lot of fun and a great way to meet
people in a community she had only recently moved to. Kular
included her love of shells into her creation, adorning each
turret and roof-top with pieces from her unique collection.
Kular also donated a prize for the contest.
For the Boyer family, who tied for first, building castles is
something they have done for years, says mom Brenda. With a
little help from Brenda and husband, Gary, the four Boyer
children, Steven, Michael, Christine and Lynn,
built a large castle with moat and running water
beneath their playhouse.
Other donations from the contest came from
Kelsey's mom, Glen Farms, Brenda McKinnon
and Brussels IGA. Isabel Pearson of Ethel judged
the entries.
As for the young fundraiser, she says she plans
to make the contest an annual event.
"It went very well and all the (sculptures) were
really good," says Kelsey. " I would like to thank
everyone who entered.
Kelsey is on her way to becoming a great fundraiser as only
one day after the event she had already written several thank
you letters to the participants.
Sand sculptures
Jennifer Kular receives her first place prize
from Kelsey Clary, organizer of a Cancer
Society sandcastle building fundraiser in
Ethel.
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