Hi guys! Carly Fobert here, just a regular 17 year old teenage girl, but also the new Miss Teen Richmond 2012. So far, this experience has been an eye opener and a big life experience that I shall never forget. “With great power comes great responsibility!” -Uncle Ben from Spiderman. This quote definitely explains what being Miss Teen Richmond is all about. Balancing it with high school and work will surely be quite a feat but it’s a challenge that has been humbly accepted. This title is a great honor that has been given to me and I will try my best to use it to my advantage for the greater good. With getting this crown, came lots of determination, perseverance and most importantly of all blood, sweat and tears. Well maybe not those last three things but hard work was involved in everything!  Thanks to everybody who has been supporting me the whole way, without you guys I wouldn’t be the same person that I am today. Can’t wait to get started!

 

 

 

 

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so every one Im pretty sure I have never had this much fun in my life. I am truly making forever type friendships, the thought of leaving makes me feel sick. I want every girl to know that this is one of thoughs things that you will never again have an oppotunity to do, so to girls who are considering it or havent thought about it yet, please do. you will never forget it. Even if you dont win you end up loving all the girls so much you dont have room in your heart to be upset about it, you`ll just be so happy that you had come and met all of these truly outstanding and amazing people and thats it. even though this is techniclly a competition its really not, its more like summer camp for princesses! so please every girl who reads this fill out an application as soon as you have a chance this is one of thoughs one time things that very few people every get to expirience! Ladys I love you all

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I am going to be putting lots of photos up as soon as I get home I dont have my own computer to upload my pictures to so they with be up first thing Monday.

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heey guys sorry about the lack of blogging, im super busy every day having way to much fun with every thing, this is me trying to fit it into one outstanding blog post!
on the first day I had a plane to catch at like 5 am and when I was getting ready I was hungery so I ended upi eating a porkchop and 3am.. thus obtaining the nickname porkchop too funn. so I arrive at the hotel at about 3pm and i was so stoked to go to my room and unpack and lay day i was wearing crazy heals! but no. we have 3 hours of rehursal 0 time to lay down or relax at all. on sunday we had our first photo and video shoot it was great we got our hair and makeup done and every one looked fantastic. on munday most of the girls got up early to go for breakfast a a cute resurant in a park, then went on an amazing hippo tour which was a big bus shaped like a hippo and showed us all around toronto. after wards the hippo buses dropped us off at the CN tower were we were joined by Etalk Canada. after veiwing the whole cirty from the CN tower and almost peeing myself we went to a restuarant and bowling ally. we then after playing some pretty great games went back to the hotel to do some much needed rehursal.for dinner we went out for Greek food to hounor our special guest MissTeenWorld who is from Greace.
On Tuesday I decied not to wake up for breakfast, but I wish I had.we had such a really cool day we went to the play billy elliot, it is amaing to see such young boys wih such start potential and talkent. after world we ent to a lovey kareoke resturant and sang out harts out.
as for today, up until know we have been rehursing all of the day, but today we got to go to the opening of the style exchange the clothes and jewelary there are so beautigul. so we all went shopping, then came home and rehursed the rest of the night, my feet and truly in alot of pain. I will keep every one up daten with my blog from now !

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Hey Every body!

If I had my own television show it would a dramatic combination of the real world and Gossip Girl. It would be funny based on my totally traumatic life. It would be about real life, and real teenage problems, no fake stuff, something that young girls and guys could actually relate to but at the same time cant keep there eyes off of.

My show would be call This is not a Fairytale? the main character (me) would be named Tasha or Tash for short. Tash lives her whole life as if shes trying the fit her self into a beautiful fairly tale where all she wants to do is be a princess, every day she puts on her prettiest dress and high heels like shes expecting her whole life to change. Like any girl Tash dreams of meeting the boy who will sweep her off her feet and be her true prince charming. Tash is Loud, very out going, not at all graceful. and very easily exited, not exactly princess qualities. Tash moved around a lot in the past, in fact she had been to 5 different high schools,  a new one every year, obviously its going to be hard to make friends. This is the best school yet, by far. Tash is in a new program where all day she gets to style hair and do makeup and make people look like they belong in the fabulous fairytale she invented. Shes always had her Biffie though ( Biffie- Best friend forever But way better) , that one girl you always need in your life, this girls name is Courtney (her real name is Angelica) Courtney is that friend that Tash can always rely will be right by her side getting her self into the exact same mess that Tash has. Courtney is like Tasha’s qwarky more sensible half. They are in the Beauty program together. These girls search for the most stylish and most fashionable of everything, the ultumet fashonistas, only wearing the latest brands and clothing like Marc Jacobs and StyleExchange.                                                                                                              The girls and inseparable and pretty much the same.  Neither of them can tell left from right. so they go on lots of unplanned adventures.

This is a preview of the first episode Called Prom. (The events in this episode did not happen exactly like this in real life.)

There whole lives the girls have dreamed of this night and its finally here. Prom. This is that one night That they will actually get to live up to there potential. look the way they want to look every single day of there lives, no flaws, perfect in every way. They are going to put on there dresses and this is how they will be forever. Beautiful. Tash makes her way over to Courtney’s house at 6 am on prom day, holding her huge puffy dress she got from Mia’s Boutique, all of her makeup (she has a a lot) and every this else she will need to get ready for prom. Luckily Courtney only lives three houses down or this really would have been a problem. A prom dress is not something you take on the bus.

Tash stands at Courtney door Knocking vigorously about 4 different times. finally Courtney’s Door swings open with an unhappy girl in pajamas standing in the door way. “What are you doing here its like six!” “Well that’s no way to great your Biffie on Prom day, We need to start getting ready.” Tasha reply’s pushing past her grumpy friend. “Really Tash? At 6am?” “Yes at 6am, we have to start now I wanna look perfect I thought you did to!” Tash say with a bit of sarcasm. Courtney reply’s rolling her eyes “what ever.” Both girls make there way up stairs, into Courtney’s room and on to her bed, the same place they have sat all year.

(to be continued)

 

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Lucky Me, I just Graduated!

I am so excited to be out of school and into real life. I’m totally aware that getting my life started is going to be probably the hardest thing i have ever done. I just graduated form my first year of my post secondary cosmetology program and am getting my self ready for a long, hard second year. I’m so proud of how I got here. To graduate it took me a lot of hard work and perseverance. I have a learning disability and it was quite challenging  for me finish all my work and doing it correctly. Graduating was difficult for me but I tried my best every day. I have been to four different high school and it was hard making new friends every year. I have to work hard at every new school I go to. I Recently graduated from Hugh Boyd Secondary School. Hugh Boyd was the best school I had every been too, everyone was welcoming and helpful. Now that I’m out of school I am Planning on working hard to save money so that I can send myself to a business school. I am planning on started my own Beauty Salon with a very good friend of mine! The only way I could every accomplish at is if i continue working hard, in real life you cant take breaks. I am excited to see what the future brings me but for now, Good Bye High School!

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Richmond is so beautiful. especially early in the morning in the summer when the sun is already high in the sky and there are almost no cars driving past. Every thing sounds almost serial it looks like a picture out of a calender. I have lived in the same house scene I was born and I am so lucky to get to see, and experience this city. In this city there are so many different cultures and every one is so excepting. I live on a farm which is rare in Richmond. Richmond is mostly an industrial city. As time goes on there are buildings going up more all over the city. Richmond has many community centers and hosts lots of events for our youth. Richmond is a relatively close nit place to most people know each other here and every one is very friendly. I really enjoy living is such great and progressive community. Richmond is an amazing place to live and i and over joyed to be here with all of the amazing people who live here. I have so many friends and and family in this place and I would never leave it for anything.

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Free the children is a foundation that was founded 16 years ago and focuses on making it possible that all children can achieve there full potential. free the children is a charity that has many partners and over 650 different schools have gotten involved. the schools and partners have helped to provide clean water, health care, and sanitation to youth all over the world, freeing these children from poverty. youth all around the world have a right to be clean, happy and poverty free. there is an international development protect that takes place in Kenya, Sierra Leon, India, Sri Lanka, Rural China, Ecuador and Haiti. http://www.freethechildren.com/index.php?gclid=CMiIhqu78KkCFQllgwod_GG4Yw

A great contributor and partner is Me to We Foundation.

“We are proud to partner with our best friend and social enterprise, Me to We, which donates half of its annual net profit to Free The Children, while reinvesting the other half to grow the enterprise.”

Me to We is a foundation that raises awareness about social responsibilities and opportunities for individuals to help make the world a better place. Me to We sells clothing made in a non-sweat shop environment and other humanitary and economical items. Every year Me to We contributes 50% of its profits to the Free the Children, which a huge contribution. This year alone Me to We donated over $400,000! an amount that was used to help pay salaries of staff, to maintain office space and help with other administrative costs. They also donated $600,000 of services.

My school is a Me to We School and it is very easy to get your school involved! all you have to do if go to the website and get signed up. You can also fallow Me to We on twitter, facebook and youtube. You can find all the information about how on the web site http://www.metowe.com/

The facts below were drectly taken off of the web site and seemed very relevant and important. They are not my words.  http://www.freethechildren.com/aboutus/message/

Me to We is a new kind of organization. It is an innovative social enterprise with a mission to support Free The Children. Here’s how it works:

  • Me to We is a social enterprise — offering goods and services, like sweatshop-free clothes, socially conscious media, environmentally-friendly products, inspiring speakers, exciting leadership training and life-changing travel experiences, to people of all ages to encourage the kind of lifestyle change we want to see in the world.
  • Me to We has a social mission — to support the important work of our charity partner Free The Children. Me to We gives half of its annual net profit to Free The Children and invests the other half to grow the business. It does not pay dividends. In 2010, Me to We donated $1 million to Free The Children in cash and in-kind services. Donations from Me to We are used to lower Free The Children’s already low administrative costs. We hope that within five years every dollar raised for Free The Children will be able to go to its projects.
  • Me to We is a philosophy — each of us can help to change the world through the daily choices we make. By providing socially conscious and environmentally sustainable choices, Me to We helps individuals make a lifestyle shift to create a more just and humane world. Some of our impacts include:
    • 208,037 gallons of water saved by printing on post-consumer waste recycled paper
    • Over 90,000 trees were planted to ensure environmental sustainability through Me to We’s Buy a Tee, Plant a Tree program
    • Hundreds of thousands of pounds of pesticides saved by using only organic cotton in Me to We clothing
    • 275,000 people were inspired by Me to We message through speakers, books and leadership programs in 2010 alone
    • 145,000 volunteer hours were served by participants on Me to We trips.
    • 400 mamas employed full time by Me to We in developing communities
  • Me to We has exemplary governance and financial practices. Because Me to We is a new kind of organization, we have made sure it has the highest standards of governance.
    • Me to We has its own separate board, directors, staff, accounting and auditing.
    • Me to We’s financial statements are evaluated every year by outside experts.
    • A legal framework governs the relationship between Me to We and Free The Children.
    • Me to We and Free The Children asked a retired Canadian Supreme Court justice in 2010 to independently review the organizations and the relationship between them, the role of its founders and governance model. Both organizations were issued an unqualified laudatory report.
    • Given that Me to We’s mission is in the education sector, all salaries (including all directors, senior staff members) are in line with Imagine Canada Guidelines and comparable to what one would earn in the education sector.
    • Donations to Free The Children, a registered charity, receive tax receipts; Purchases from Me to We do not.
    • Me to We won the 2008 Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the 2007 Skoll Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs Award.

 

 

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Hii,

I imagined finding sponsors would be extremely difficult, but i was wrong, people are more likely to help out someone promoting their community then I thought they would be! So far I have 2 amazing sponsors, the first one I found is Mia’s Boutique, it was the first dress shop I went too and I chose the first dress I tried on. It was sorta like magic lol. They sponsored me my dress for $200 off that’s pretty amazing! Girls if you haven’t found a dress yet I would check there the dresses are beautiful!

The second sponsor I found was Suggested to me by my Cosmetology Teacher Chantal Garand. Kingdom Beauty, KQC, They gave me a very generous donation of $1000 and I very much appreciate it. Kingdom Beauty is also the supplier for my Cosmetology school!

Thank you to both of my sponsors

 

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