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Page IS THE HERALD Wednesday March ii Community Georgetown resident competes in Mrs Canada Pageant By USA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald Ab coowner of a Georgetown video store and avid movie viewer Alison Schulze usually watches other attractive and per sonable women steal the limelight However last Satur day the spotlight was on her when she was chosen Mrs Con geniality and placed in the top at the Mrs Canada Pageant stag ed in Misslssauga The vivacious Mrs Schulze of Glen Williams competed against 21 other married women for the title of Mrs Canada It was at her husbands urging that she first entertained the notion of entering the competition I think he knew that deep down inside me there was something that wanted a little bit of glory said Mrs Schulze whos now returned to her job as a dental receptionist in Toronto after surviving hectic rehearsals and the gruelling pageant schedule Her rise to the spotlight began Feb 19 when she sent a resume and photo of herself to contest of She soon received con formation that she had been ac cepted as a contestant and the first rehearsals took place 23 Then she and her competitors were taught how to walk down a runway and listeied to a seminar about the contest and its expecta tions The next time she met all the competitors was Friday when personal Interviews were held with seven Judges They tried to get a glimpse of what were like said Mrs Schulze who was required to answer five minutes worth of questions from each of the seven Judges Then a prepared one minute speech was presented to each judge Mrs Schulze spoke about how people are sometimes so wrap ped up in their own little worlds they forget to remember and ap preciate the ones they love That happened to her when she was just a young teenager return ing from a lengthy trip to Greece Mrs Schulze remembers that her father and boyfriend had met her at the airport and her boyfriend wanted to take her to McDonalds for supper Though her father was disappointed he agreed to let the young Alison do what she wanted When she got home later that evening she saw the lef tovers of a special meal her father had prepared for her on her return I felt so selfish because he had done all this for me and I realized then how much I loved him remembers Mrs Schulze who used this experience to per Mrs Alison Schulze Associate Tax Consultants INCOME TAX RETURNS DONE MonThurs Friday Saturday 900am530 pm 900am700 pm 900am300 pm GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8772217 WE ARE FULLY COMPUTERIZED and can prepare most tax returns her speech After the speeches the women ran through the routine of the pageant that was to be held the next day It wasnt until after midnight that she and her husband were able to relax in the hotel room pageant officials provided for the contestants and their families At 7 a m the next morning Mrs was getting her makeup and hair done and then the nervousness set in was scared to death remembers Mrs Schulze who never expected to feel this way Im not shy and have never felt nervous speaking or being in front of people But when I started walking down pie runway I was so nervous I felt like my were trembling off my face When they announced her name as one of the top 10 finalists she said she almost fell over My first reaction was to hope I wouldnt make it to the top five because then I d have had to walk out there again Unfortunately she didnt ad vance but winning the title of Mrs Congeniality was more special to her than the Mrs Canada cro I was very pleased when I got that If people like you because youre nice and because of who you are thats special Though clearly embarrassed when asked why she thinks she was awarded this honor Mrs Schulze admits that she really en joys meeting new friends and as a consequence met and befriend ed many women there Thats howl am It was a proud moment for the Schulze family which consists of husband Prank a police officer in Toronto and children Scott 8 and Colleen The couple have been married for years and first met through their involvement in air cadets when they were 17 years of age Mrs Schulze is now 31 She credits her husbands love and support for helping in her time in the limelight Easter Seals campaign nears targeted goal Mid way through the Georgetown Rotary clubs annual Easter Seals campaign over half of the target has been reached Bud Bishop the Easter Seals Campaign Chairman for Georgetown Rotary club was pleased to report that 27 has been raised and is confident the goal will be reached By giving to Easter Seals people help children in need continue to receive essential equipment and rehabilitative services to help them progress in Mr Bishop said this is a goal the club and the Society has always been firmly committed to Personal Loans from We want your business and offer competitive rates for personal loans and mortgages Our Branch Managers come from the community just like you and understand the lending needs of the smaller centres of Ontario to help For fast professional service on 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