A 14-year-old girl91裸聊视频檚 quest to give away two tickets to Ellen Degeneres91裸聊视频檚 appearance in Vancouver has turned into an 82-ticket giveaway complete with all the 91裸聊视频渨inners91裸聊视频� singing O Canada before show time.
Capri Everitt had planned to award two tickets to the 91裸聊视频渂est Canadian fans91裸聊视频� based on their performance of the national anthem with her outside Rogers Arena on Friday night.
Everitt says she earned the money for the tickets by busking in downtown Vancouver and wanted to pass them on to others as part of a pre-show performance to welcome the American entertainer.
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade heard about her idea and donated 80 tickets, and the teen has given them to various multicultural societies so kids they serve can have a chance to see Degeneres.
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Everitt says everyone who91裸聊视频檚 already been given a ticket will join her to sing O Canada before they enter the arena, and their own little show will include the flags of 80 countries where she has travelled with her family.
The Grade 9 student says she sang the national anthem of each country she visited, and in the native language, during a nine-month trip two years ago as part of her 91裸聊视频淎round the World in 80 Anthems91裸聊视频� tour.
She says her global trip to raise money for a children91裸聊视频檚 charity helped her feel grateful about Canada91裸聊视频檚 multiculturalism.
91裸聊视频淚 really learned to appreciate that because it91裸聊视频檚 such a beautiful thing and not every country has it,91裸聊视频� she says.
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Everitt, 14, says she wanted to give away tickets to Degeneres91裸聊视频檚 show because 91裸聊视频渟he believes in welcoming everyone no matter what their sexual orientation is or their culture and I believe her fans and her supporters do too.
91裸聊视频淚 want Ellen to know that Vancouver, and Canada in general, is such a multicultural and amazing place to live. And I want her to know we91裸聊视频檙e very welcoming.91裸聊视频�
Everitt says youth groups singing the national anthem of their native country, including Colombia, Croatia, China, Israel and the Philippines, will also be joining her outside Rogers Arena, along with the 80 ticket holders singing O Canada and those vying to win the two original tickets to see Degeneres.
She says she learned the anthems of each country before leaving on her trip by contacting staff at various embassies and through people in Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 diverse community.
Everitt says she91裸聊视频檒l decide who gets the original two tickets when they sing the anthem together.
The Canadian Press
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