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13TuesdayMarch42014FortChipyouthraisefundsinhonouroflostfriendByMEAGANWOHLBERGYouthinthecommunityofFortChipewyanbandedtogetherontheweekendtohostafashionshowfun-draiserfortheHeartandStrokeFoundationinhon-ourofafriendwhopassedawayinlate2008.SaturdayseventcalledShaynasSongcelebratedthelifeofShaynaClarkewhogrewupinthecommunitybutpassedawayfromheartproblemswhilelivinginFortProvidence.ShaynasmotherShaunaClarkesaidshebroughttheideaofhavingsomesortoffundraisingeventtopeopleinFortChiptoseeifShaynasfriendswouldbeinterestedincelebrat-ingherlife.ThoughsimilareventshadbeenheldinFortProvidencein2010withddlingjig-gingandmusicalongwithasecondonein2012thatfollowedthefashionshowthemeClarkesaidShaynasfriendsinFortChipewyanneverreallyhadanoppor-tunityforclosure.IthinkitwasgoodforherfriendsinFortProv-idencetodosomethingpositivesoIwantedtodosomethingthesamehereClarkesaid.Icouldnotimaginelos-ingafriendwhenIwasjustlittle.Shaynawas11whenshepassedawaysomostofherfriendswere101112yearsoldwhenithappened.Thereddresseventin-cludedafashionshowfea-turingmodelsofallagesmusicprizesandasilentauctionheldatMamawiHall.AhealthycanteenwassetupandfreeinformationfromtheHeartandStrokeFoundationdistributed.TheeventwasorganizedbytheLakeAthabascaYouthCouncilLAYCagroupofaround50youthaged6-21otherhalfwillbeusedbytheyouthcouncilforfutureevents.Thecouncilisyouth-ledandfocusesonexperientialFrasercoordinatorofLAYC.Wetrytonotonlydothingsfortheyouthbutwetrytogetthemtoownitsotheydoitthemselves.ForShaynasSongtheyouthchoseallthedecora-tionsandactivitiesbookedthehallemceedtheeventmodeledworkedthedoorandcanteenandfacilitatedtheauction.Oncetheygetinvolvedtheyownitandtheytakeover.Thepersonalcom-mitmenttheyhave-asyoucouldseetonight-isout-standingFrasersaid.ShesaidtheeventwasimportantforShaynasfriendstofeeltheycontrib-utedsomethingpersonaltohermemory.Ithinkthiswasmoreofacelebrationthanagrievinganditbroughtclosureforsomepeopleshesaid.Shechangedtheirlives.ItsbeingabletokeepShaynaclosetotheirhearts.ChantelWanderingSpirit15whoisoneofthecouncilsmoreactivememberssaidthecounciltendstopriori-tizeonissuesaffectingthecommunity.Alotofpeoplehaveheartdiseasearoundheresowejustraisemoneyandthenweregoingtosenditoffshesaid.Wevehelpedwithcancerresearch-allkindsofevents.Clarkesaidseeingthecommunitycometogetherinsupportofherfamilywaswonderful.ItskindofcomingfullcirclebecauseIhaventbeenbackhereforacou-pleofyearsandIveonlybeenacoupletimessinceShaynapassedawaysoitsgonefullcirclebycominghome.inFortChipewyanwhohavebeenputtingtogethertripsprogramsactivitiesandcam-paignsforthelasttwoyears.HalfofthefundsfromSat-urdaywenttocharitywhilethelearningactivitiesthatbuildmembersskillsinavari-etyofareas.TheyreexperiencingwhatitsliketotakeinitiativetogetthingsdonesaidTinaIthinkitwasgoodforherfriendstodosomethingpositive...Icouldnotimag-inelosingafriendwhenIwasjustlittle.Shaynawas11whenshepassedawaysomostofherfriendswere101112yearsoldwhenithappened.ShaunaClarkeHealthWellnessHeartStrokePhotosMeaganWohlbergShaynasmomShaunaClarkeandhertwodaughtersGabriellaandAlessandraBaileyFraserleftandOceanCardinalhaveablaststruttingdowntheredcarpetduringthefashionshow.FromleftMistyMartenSaraVoyageurandHanaWyliegetreadybackstagebeforethereddressfashionshowinhonouroftheirfriendandformerschool-mate.MembersoftheLakeAthabascaYouthCouncilcelebrateasuccessfulfundraiserfortheHeartandStrokeFoundationinhonouroftheirlatefriendShaynaClarke.