Three Drumheller youth who earned gold Duke of Edinburgh awards will be honoured in Calgary Friday by his highness Prince Edward himself.
Madison Colberg, Raine McDougald, and Avril Wilson from Drumheller, and Moriah Ohlhauser from Carbon, and Lowell Nelson from Morrin will be among 150 other Albertans honoured for earning the highest level of the Duke of Edinburgh international award at Canada Olympic Park this Friday, where a number of guests including Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, will be on hand. The event will conclude with some award participants exhibiting talents in music, sport, arts, and science for Prince Edward.
“To get gold is unreal,” previously said Constable Craig Nelson, who has helped coordinate the award program in Drumheller. “We are encouraging kids to volunteer, to be physically fit and active and to get out of their comfort zone on an adventurous journey and to learn new skills,” he said.
At an awards ceremony in Drumheller April 12, six area youth were awarded bronze level awards and the three gold level awards were handed out. They included Lucas Aulenback, Moriah Ohlhauser, Carmanah Olbrich, Mykenzie Toffan, Carmanah Olbrich, Charlese Gridley, and Karson Gridley.
“The award program is designed to encourage experiential learning and participation in physical fitness, volunteer service, cognitive skills, and outdoor adventure,” said Duke of Edinburgh regional executive director Candace Denison.
The award provides a significant scholarship or resume distinction for the recipients.
Drumheller’s involvement in the award began in 2011.
