Eleven-year-old Kiara Davis is heading to circus school to learn the tricks of the trade thanks to a $1,000 donation from the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion.
Located in Montreal, she will spend a week at 脡cole nationale de cirque, a professional circus school that offers intensive summer camps for children.
鈥淚 kind of wanted to try something different, plus I鈥檓 bendable,鈥� said Davis, who has been doing gymnastics for as long as she can remember.
鈥淏y the end I鈥檇 like to know how to be able to do some circus tricks; some drops from the silks.鈥�
Legion president Ken Kuzminski said helping her pursue her dreams was the right thing to do.
鈥淭his is one of Jasper鈥檚 rising stars that has an opportunity that not everyone gets,鈥� said Kuzminski. 鈥淪he鈥檚 proven herself to be dedicated to the sport and we wouldn鈥檛 want financial barriers stopping her or anyone else from pursuing their dreams so if we can help
to cover those costs then it鈥檚 something we feel very strongly about.鈥�
Paul Clarke
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