This page was exported from Shelburne Free Press [ https://shelburnefreepress.ca ] Export date:Tue Jul 23 4:24:18 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Fair ambassador adds Torch Run to her resume --------------------------------------------------- With the start of the Toronto Pan Am games less than a month away, the ceremonial torch run has begun and came to Shelburne on Friday, June 12. Fourteen year-old Allisha Litt is the Shelburne Fair Junior Ambassador and also took part in the torch run on the leg from Hornings Mills to Shelburne. “I like to get involved in my community. After becoming the Fair Ambassador I wanted something else to do,” Allisha explained of why she got involved in the torch run, adding the she also wants to support disable people as part of the Pan Am games includes the Parapan Am Games which features athletes with a disability. Becoming a torchbearer isn't just a matter of signing up, there is an application process that determines who would be a good fit for representing the games. “I had to send in an on-line application,” Allisha explained. “I had to answer a few questions, like why I wanted to be a torch runner.” Obviously one of the first considerations is selecting candidates who are physically able to complete the run and Allisha has the background to easily finish her leg of the journey. “I'm a soccer player. I run around town and do cross country running at school,” She said. “I'd done 3.5 kilometer cross country runs. I like sports. My family is big in sports. I watch the Pan Am games, the Olympics, and the World Cup.” Allisha is a grade nine at Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School in Caledon East. The torch route from Hornings Mills to Shelburne was shared by three different runners who completed the journey in a relay passing the torch as they go. An enthusiastic participant, Allisha said it was an honour to be a part of this historic run as the torch arrives in Shelburne. By Brian Lockhart --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2015-06-18 20:43:24 Post date GMT: 2015-06-19 00:43:24 Post modified date: 2015-06-24 21:36:09 Post modified date GMT: 2015-06-25 01:36:09 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com