" Provincial conference for Grade 11 girls. 7

“Learning to lead.

TERRACE. TEEN -Amanda ‘Botelho recenitiy’
_ Spent: the: weekend” changing - out. with some’,
Pretty, inspiring women... *."’

In: ‘June,: the Caledonia: ‘Senior 1 Secondary

“vice président of the: World Wildlife.. Federa-.
* tion .of Canada, and ‘a: psychology ‘student’ on -
__ exchange: from Turkey.

[twas part. of'a leadership: gonterence’ ‘at the
» University of. British Columbia put.on by. the
_ Minerva Foundation, a group | founded i in 1999 ©
-- 10-Créate’ ‘opportunities for women’ in. B. C. and
"help them réalize, their potential.

. The: foundation. matched 30° Grade. Ub irls

; with a graduate student and a community, lea
, * des who: shared their ititerésts, 0°: :
“| -want'to. be.a PB, teacher.-So’ my | ‘two lea: | :

s ders ‘were interested’ in sports,” ‘Botelho: said.

-“Before-we could: go to the. conference, we”
“had to fill out about: 100: questions’ onthe Inter: -
net,” she said: “And they. j give, you a persanal,
profile about. yourself, and’ your, strengths and.
- Weaknesses,” .

Teach. ‘their education, personal. ‘and:careér’’
“goals.

__ People,” ” Botelho, 17, said. ,

- The last ‘speaker of, ‘the. weekend, a ‘women:
“who. struggled ta. become . a. doctar in’, ‘Sit
--Larka, was her favourite presenter, a

"She ‘showed how much:you can: overcome. el.
: Jeamed. how ‘much. ‘potential we. all: have, and
< how far we: can all go." :

Wisdom of Tibet"

7 Most a decade:.”?

‘Thomson ‘says ‘the first. time: She’ heard of.
-Yeshe’ Ja! was’ February. of 1995, -when ‘the...
“young ‘student* wrote: her. asking if she, would |
_ help. him‘complete- his education.’

~Thomgon says that .was. the: first of) many.
“detiers: Yeshe. Ja. sent her’ telling” her about :his*
life, ‘They. eventually: exchanged-up to’300;”
“He. ‘speaks’ five: Tanguages. : ‘He’s “very.
“clever,” said ‘Thomson, :-who- added “VYeshe”
Means - “wisdem” in Tibetan and: La,i is. ‘a. suffix,
“Theaning, Mr... *
‘Thomson bégan sponsoring him’ through the.
’ rais-Himalayan Aid: Sociéty,. “which. Teceives.:
“matching funds from the- ‘Canadian. Internation: ©
-al _Development : Agency - -for. contributions. by:
"Canadians sponsoring children: overseas...
.“E-feel like I’m. paying back’ for being lucky.
"enough to: be: born’ in Canada and having. one

_ explained, Thomson. * -
When: Yeshe: la. ‘bécaine ‘too: “old for: help *
“through ‘the: society, he-kept in contact. “This *

saying he would like to continue his ‘schooling *

"and: would.[ help him," recalled: Thomson, “I.

“said, ‘Of course J ‘would.’ me
Thomson and: Yeshe. la: continued: to. ex.

: _ change letters and e-mails. Thomson: continiied »

to assist-him with his education.
: 7 think Pn. ‘unique. in that I've Kept i in'con-)
tact with: this boy,-"said’ Thomson ‘adding that’
she is lucky'to get to _know ‘what i is hopening
with, the student she sponsors. oad
~Yeshe. la is. ‘now in. his: mid-twenti
_works at a travel agency in Tibet.
‘He still: studies languages in the. ‘winter,
“when the: Tibetan tourism’ industry is in‘its off .
“season ‘and ‘Thomson says: ‘she still: ‘helps him.

out when-he needs it!

DP in hoping: to meet’ him” agairi ‘this: fall

: _whien I go to India. and Nepal, ” ‘she said.

“AT LAST: Jean Thawipson and her foster
son meet for the first time. .

_. SOUVENIR: Amanda Botelho attended a

"Student spent the weekend ‘with Linda’ Coady, 7

“The: ‘best. pari: -was meeting all the ew

_IN-OCTOBER of 2003 ‘Terrace’s Jean ‘thom.
gon. flew: to. the’ ‘Tibetan. capital. of Lhasa: to |e:
- meet the:nian she: ‘had’ ‘been sponsoring, for ale ots

portunities a lot of- other: “people ‘don’ t have," af

boy got my name and. address and wrote-me .

"The ‘weekend consisted: of workshops: oa m
- guest: speakers. -The, goal is to ‘help. students *

== TERRACE STANDARD |

“the Terrace Serdar Wena, gus 1 1, 2004: 8 ~

EVEN. A MOCKSTAR. can set.the fans’ hearts a- Hutter. “Above,
‘BC/DC’s bass ‘guitarist Splif Swilliams autographs the shoulder of . helped put-a smite on the face of anyone taking in this year’s. ‘Rie
~ Annabelle. Hill. ‘The: satirical. AC/DC- ‘tribute .band-headlined this — verboat Pays f festivities, which LOOK place: ay. 30 to o Aug. 8.
year's Concerts. in'the Park, winning: over a an n enthusiastic crowd at.

a:

“Riverboat Days 2004

"PERFECT PARADE. Eva’ Weget, above, and the .

‘rest of the Gitselasoo-Dancers tured in an impres- .

~ sive performance. at ihe Riverboat Days parade, -

- George Little Memorial Park. Good. weather. for much | of the week:

POTATO:.SACK: racers ‘bound for the finish. line ‘at Heritage. Park. Museum.
where families gathered for the old fashioned Pioneer Picnic. The Aug. 1 event -
also included three legged races and-games, live music and a chance for kids: .
to design and race > their very. own model: riverboats..

~MAN OVERBOARD! Pirate Bill Sauer (abc (above) somehow managed to capsize. .

“Nations carving. exhibition. featuring ‘students’ from Northwest Community, Col-

this little sailboat during an outing during the Ferry Island Treasure Hunt, a fa-
mily event sponsored by the Skeena Valley Rotary Club. Later on in the week, .
creativity shined along the 4600. block of Lakelse: outside the Coast Inn of the.
West, Amanda Talstia, pictured in photo-at left, was’ just one of the local arlists.
who took thelr-canvasses and potters’ wheels to the ‘streets for Artists” in Mo-
tion. Fortunately, the weather was. perfect for this.event's debut, Nearby, a First.

lege ran. all: week long’ in'a-stotefront. inside the hotel, offering 4 welcome -
glimpse at the artistic process. And just a bloc away, at the comer. of Kalum
and Greig Strests, a. Aiverboat Exhibit will ‘Say. open all summer, 7