British Columbia Ambassador Program

Today, British Columbia Ambassador Madyson volunteered with the Kiwanis Club of the Central Okanagan at their Paper Shredding Fundraiser!

Madyson had a wonderful time meeting members of the public and supporting the Kiwanis Club while also enjoying the company of the West Kelowna and Kelowna Ambassadors, as well as members of the KSS Owls Football Team.

Madyson would like to extend a special thank you to President Clarence Johnson for inviting her to volunteer and for giving her the opportunity to support such a great community fundraiser. She is grateful to have spent the day giving back alongside so many wonderful members of the community.

Yesterday, British Columbia Ambassadors Lauren, Lara, and Madyson attended the West Kelowna Youth Ambassador Program’s Election of the 2026–2027 Team.

Congratulations to Mili, Crystal, Jeniva, Sydney, Benjamin, and Faith on being selected as the new West Kelowna Youth Ambassadors! The team wishes you an incredible year filled with new experiences, opportunities, and memories. We look forward to seeing all that you accomplish throughout your year of service.

The team would also like to recognize and thank the outgoing ambassadors, Abigayle, Sam, Jaimeson, Conor, Roey, and Lachlan, for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the City of West Kelowna throughout their year.

A special thank you to the City of West Kelowna and the Youth Ambassador Program Committee for their incredible hospitality and continued dedication to supporting and empowering the youth of West Kelowna.

This evening British Columbia Ambassador Madyson attended the West Kelowna Youth Ambassador’s Final Candidate Night. In which the candidates played board games and talked about their candidacy. Madyson was thankful to have attended and make some final memories with the candidates all together ahead of the West Kelowna Gala tomorrow night.

This evening, British Columbia Ambassador Madyson attended the West Kelowna Youth Ambassador Program Sponsor Speech & Awards Night.

She had an amazing time watching all of the candidate speeches and is so proud of how much each of the candidates has grown throughout the program, especially in their confidence and public speaking skills.

During intermission, Madyson was also hard at work supporting her fundraising efforts by selling Foothills Creamery ice cream to dignitaries and attendees. A huge thank you to Foothills Creamery for generously donating the ice cream to support Madyson’s fundraising efforts.

A big thank you to Ricki and Rhonda for the invitation to such an incredible event, and to Jane Tench for allowing Madyson to help hand out the non-judged awards. It was a wonderful evening celebrating the candidates and their accomplishments.

This weekend British Columbia Ambassadors Lauren Lafreniere and Madyson Bourassa travelled to Oliver for their gala weekend. They both had an incredible time in Oliver and are very grateful to the Oliver Ambassador Program and the city of Oliver for their incredible hospitality. Congratulations to the outgoing team Dania, Arpan, Ashton, and Allison, you have served Oliver with dignity and pride. You have made excellent ambassadors. To the incoming team Cienna, Kaelyn, Madison, and Ella. Congratulations on becoming ambassadors.

Yesterday evening, British Columbia Ambassador Lara Court of Cowichan Lake attended the Lake Cowichan Kraken’s home opener for the season. There she assisted with selling chuck a duck and cheered on the team to a victory over the Campbell River Storm.

On Sunday September 13th British Columbia Ambassador Lauren had the opportunity to join in the Castlegar/Robson Royal Canadian Legion for their Sunday breakfast. She had an incredible time serving food, talking with guests, and trying amazing pancakes. Lauren thanks them for the invite and can’t wait to come back.

On Saturday September 12th, British Columbia Ambassador Lauren had the pleasure of attending Castle Woods annual Anything for Alzheimer’s walk. She spent the afternoon greeting residents and guests, singing as well as dancing alongside the local hockey team, the Rebels. She thanks Castle Wood for the invite and all of the incredible fundraisers they run for Alzheimer’s research.

This evening, British Columbia Ambassador Madyson attended the opening meeting of the Kiwanis Club of the Central Okanagan for the new season.

Madyson is incredibly grateful to the Kiwanis Club for their continued support throughout her candidacy and looks forward to continuing to support the club and its work throughout her reign. She is excited for the year ahead and the opportunity to connect with and learn from the Kiwanis community!

This Friday, British Columbia Ambassador Lauren Lafreniere had the pleasure of attending this year’s Castle Wood Carnival. Proceeds from the Carnival were donated towards Anything for Alzheimer’s. She had a lovely time meeting new people and getting to sell tickets with Castle Woods very own princess! She thanks Castle Wood for the invite and can’t wait to volunteer again.