» LETS SRT Fe caeere tes et Suis Esters eat Sh ASAT Ea he hee Os AGREE Se EN Crees traced De ARE Kae Hime Bit MP promises to help out Miss Teen Mayan By REBECCA COLLARD “THE MP FOR the Skeena- ’ Bulkley Valley has promised.. to help advance the career of..a local beauty - pageant winner and aspiring country music singer, but says he is unable to provide -her with money. Theresa Fenger and her mother, Virginia, met with . Nathan. Cullen, MP, at. his Terrace constituency office just before Christmas to ask for money and advice about _Fenger’s future ambitions. Fenger incurred $4,000 in debt during a trip to Gua- temala in early December ; 2004 where she was crowned Miss Teen Mayan World. Cullen was not able to provide money to defray ex- penses that had alrei idy been incurred, “He thinks that’ =Decause the $4,000 was spent in the past, there’s nothing we can do about it now,” Fenger. However, Cullen said he. would be able to help Fenger with future’ activitics. He said he admires her for her achievements so far and her ambitions for the future. “She's | really keen to said .° A TIRED BUT elated Theresa Fenger \ was greeted with flowers at the airport in early December after arriving home with her Miss Teen Mayan World crown. Local MP Nathan Cullen has promised to help Fenger further her ambitions. REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO ‘work hard and go beyond what the norm, is,” said Cul- ien. Cullen said he is hugely supportive of the arts and will support her in the fu- ture. At the meeting, he talked to Fenger about how the fed- eral government could assist with her singing career. Cullen said Fenger could get financial support to sing overseas “through federal Heritage Canada de- partment programs. . “We try to support Cana- dian talent abroad and music various. has become a significant ex- port for Canada.” said Cul- len. While Fenger now has some possible __ financial :sources for her music career, she said she is still hoping to. raise money to go to more pageants, Fenger said it is more dif ficult to get money and spon- sors for pageants in Canada »than itis in other countries. . She. expects to hold .a fundraising event early in this new v year. a Second local pageant hopeful - A SECOND young lady from Terrace is about to en- ter a beauly pageant.” Sukhdeep Atwal, a Cal grad who,,issscheduled to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree this spring down “south, is off to Montreal Jan. “1 9226'T6ithe’ Miss Universe . Canada 2005 pageant. There are 52 entrants and >» the winner goes on to repre- sent Canada in the Miss Uni- _verse pageant this June ~Atwal wants to “take her major in biology and.minor in kinesiology degree’ and enter medi gal, Asghool.. off and go travelling. In addition*to" her” stade*” oe Se cure But” first she wants to.take.a year... ies, Atwal founded Relay of Hope, a young organiza- tion which for cach. of the last two years has organized a nine-day relay from Lake Louise in Alberta to Canada Place in Vancouver to raise money. for. the. non- profit group Rehab B.C.- " Relay of Hope has s raised * Féeréational program at the G.F. Strong” ‘rehab-centre in Vancouver. that ‘through .. vile Delieve ucation and extracur- my ticular volunteer work ex-, . perience, lam a very well | cy rounded : person,,.and,,.vould do a great job representing... BC. in the Miss Canada Universe Pageant,” Atwal Writes in a letter to potential sponsors. While going: to school in Terrace, Atwal took part in Heart and Stroke events, helped at -Mills . Memo- rial Hospital and was on -Caledonia Senior. Second- ary’s student,,council. (BEAU, committee and’ prom com omnes mittee-and-was-senior editor. ofthe school’s yearbook, Atwal’s parents, ‘Jangrup- and -Ranjit. 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