Mr. Speaker, this major national scholarship valued up to $70,000 rewards students who have shown leadership in many areas including: environmental cleanup, the promotion of social justice, and the fight against poverty. Katie was awarded one of twenty scholarships out of 4,000 applicants from across Canada.

Mr. Speaker, Katie attends Mountain Field Academy and since winning Miss Teen Canada Galaxy, she has been a strong voice for youth and an avid volunteer in her community. She has served as youth representative on the municipal council, the Labrador Straits Development Corporation, and currently sits on Futures in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Youth Council and the provincial Youth Advisory Committee. Katie participated in a youth parliament, organized a World Vision 30 Hour Famine and is also active in her faith community.

Katie recently succeeded in bringing an elected student council to her school and was elected as president. She is also a member of the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation’s Youth Advisory Group. She is a peer tutor, participates in various sports, and recently won the Lions Club Speak Out Contest. She plans to pursue a career in economic development in human advocacy

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleagues today to join with me in congratulating Ms Katie Flynn as well as Mr. Cody Dunne from Booth Memorial, who were the only two recipients from our Province, on their tremendous accomplishments and in receiving the TD Scholarship.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I am sure everyone joins me in wishing every success to these two young people.