Grant-A-Week WINNER
Stephanie Wade- soccer

My name is Stephanie Wade. As a 17-year-old living in St. John's, Newfoundland all sports that I play are at a competitive level. By receiving this grant it will not only be useful for me but, for my parents as well. Throughout my athletic career I've been involved in soccer, basketball, volleyball, track and field, skiing, gymnastics, swimming and baseball. Only a few of these sports have taken me a step further.

Summer of 98' I played provincial basketball and won the bronze medal in the Atlantic "All Star" tournament. I just finished playing senior basketball, senior volleyball, senior soccer and track at my high school, Holy Heart of Mary. In Junior High I was Athlete of the Year. In Grade 9 I received M.S.P for junior volleyball and this year in grade 11 I received M.S.P for track and senior volleyball.

Presently, I have made the Canada Games soccer team and was asked to be on the track team as well. In track I beat the provincial record holder coming first in the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints at Regionals. At Provincials I won gold in my events and beat the provincial record.

On the other hand soccer has practically been my life. I started playing soccer at the age of seven and have gone to four nationals placing fourth at each championship nationally as a member of St. John's Minor Soccer Club. With my provincial 17 team we won the gold in the Atlantic "All Star" tournament last year in New Brunswick. Recently I made the Under 17 Provincial Team (two years in a row), Canada Games' soccer, the track team, and the 17 "A" team (for St. John's).

In June my provincial team is travelling to Winnipeg for the All Star nationals. In August the Canada Games team is travelling to Halifax and has planned two trips for next winter. If the tournaments do not clash, I will be going to Calgary again in August to the Legion Track Meet and this year with our St. John's team our Nationals will be held in our hometown, St. John's, Newfoundland.

I am scared that I left something out! As you can see, I am going to be one busy girl this summer and throughout the next year. My parents are going crazy trying to find ways to fundraise for all of the trips I will be going on and we really do not have the money to pay for all of these trips.

In reading this you might think " she can't be involved in all of those events and she has exaggerated a little too much". This is who I am and what I do and what I LOVE. I just had to find a way of helping my parents and myself because next year it is going to be even harder on me because of all of the sports I am involved in. Plus fundraising, academics and on top of all that I was voted President of my high school for next year.

YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!