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2025 Youth Ambassador candidates announced

The 2025 Youth Ambassador candidates were introduced at the Youth Ambassador Ball on April 12
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Pictured left to right: Kara Kakuno (sponsored by: Ladies Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles), Kaila Koch (sponsored by: East Kootenay Realty), Simran Parmar (sponsored by: Cranbrook Lions Club), Paige Parnell (sponsored by: Rotary Club of Cranbrook), 2024 Cranbrook Vice Ambassador Jayna Thompson, 2024 Cranbrook Ambassador Maria Pequero, Mariah Smith (sponsored by: 2Day FM), Anna Adrian (sponsored by: Westland Insurance), Naye Kim (sponsored by: Sunrise Rotary), Avaiah Pelletier (sponsored by: Colombo Lodge). Photo courtesy Stephanie Moore Photo.

The 2025 Cranbrook Youth Ambassadors were officially introduced at the recent Youth Ambassador Ball on April 12.

The 2024 Ambassador Team and 2025 candidates have been meeting weekly since December and have participated in a number of events and activities to date, including: the Lions Club / Eagles Senior Light Up, Rotary Gala, Kootenay Children’s Festival and more.  To give back to the community, they participated in the Coldest Night of the Year Fundraiser and in addition to being the third-highest fundraising team, Naye Kim was the top Youth Fundraiser for 2025.

The team recently represented the City at Silver City Days in Trail and is now gearing up for the Annual Speech Night at Dessert Auction on May 29. To learn more about the upcoming events or purchase tickets, visit www.cranbrookyouthambassadors.com

The 2025 Youth Ambassador and Vice Ambassador will be selected at the 2025 Cranbrook Youth Ambassador Showcase at Key City Theatre June 20.

The candidates include: Kara Kakuno (sponsored by: Ladies Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles), Kaila Koch (sponsored by: East Kootenay Realty), Simran Parmar (sponsored by: Cranbrook Lions Club), Paige Parnell (sponsored by: Rotary Club of Cranbrook), 2024 Cranbrook Vice Ambassador Jayna Thompson, 2024 Cranbrook Ambassador Maria Pequero, Mariah Smith (sponsored by: 2Day FM), Anna Adrian (sponsored by: Westland Insurance), Naye Kim (sponsored by: Sunrise Rotary), Avaiah Pelletier (sponsored by: Colombo Lodge)

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Trevor Crawley

About the Author: Trevor Crawley

Trevor Crawley has been a reporter with the Cranbrook Townsman and Black Press in various roles since 2011.
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