6 Friday, August 4, 2017 brooklintowncrier.com Fall Registration Slime and Candy Sold for Sick Kids! Taylor Sauve (left) and Scarlett Broughton set up shop at Duggan Park recently to raise funds for Sick Kids Foundation. The two Winchester Public School grade 6 students weren't there to make down payments on iPads. No, they were raising money for Sick Kids Foundation. During their two-hour selling window, they brought in $84. When family and friends heard of the venture, donations raised the take to $200! Brooklin's Gilbey Aiming To Be Ambassador of the Fairs Kennedy Gilbey will compete in the upcoming 2017 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Ambassador of the Fairs Competition from August 18 - 20. Entering its 46th year, the competition, a longstanding tradition at the CNE, aims to promote, educate and celebrate Ontario's rich history and heritage in agriculture. The 19 year old, who will attend Toronto's Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in the fall, has been studying up on all things agriculture of late, a process she says has been exciting. "I wasn't really aware of too much about agriculture till I became ambassador to the Brooklin Spring Fair (in 2016)," she says. "The subject is new to me but I've found it so interesting. I saw how much work goes into our food process. I was a vegetarian for years but now after learning about it, I eat chicken. I suppose that's a first step." As part of her research, she's spoken with past ambassadors and watched last year's competition. What judges look for, she says, is one's knowledge of agriculture and the poise contestants have to discuss the topic. While she claims to have a few nerves about it all, being in front of an audience isn't likely to faze her. She's performed in musical theatre productions and the Randolph program, 24 months of instruction, focuses on the "triple threat" of vocal, acting, and dance. To be eligible to compete, individuals must be 18 years old and have first won the Ambassador competition at their local fair. On August 18 and 19, participants are interviewed by a panel of three judges and take part in various CNE activities and workshops related to agriculture. The interview will include a discussion of the contestant's interests, work, and community involvement followed by several questions about current events, agricultural concerns, etc. Those selected to compete in the semi-finals will have to present a speech on agriculture on the morning of August 20, and the successful participants will move on to the finals in the afternoon, where they will have to answer an impromptu question. The competition has seen more than 1300 contestants from over 100 communities throughout the province compete for the exclusive year-long title of Ambassador of the Fairs. It takes the winner across On- tario as a representative of the CNE and all agricultural fairs.