Miss BC 2013

Ava Vanderstarren @AVAnderstarren Activist, Volunteer, Founder, Director, CEO @Foundation_IL Child Soldiers & Women's Rights. Actress, Model & Host.

[Miss BC 2013 @MissBC2013]

Follow @AVAnderstarren for the most recent updates. #MissBC2013 #AvaVanderstarren
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This gorgeous image was taken in Sierra Leone by the photographer @robertonencini. Repost from @Foundation_IL.

If you know me well you know by now that I love #SierraLeone, half of my family lives there, I have… https://t.co/Lv0czmeoBO…

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Thank you so much to @thedaisynet for sharing my story, about my journey with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency/ Infertility. #POI

Your network is amazing. It’s so nice to know you’re not alone and there’s others going… https://t.co/FN9pnDmikX… #infertility

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Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈
I want all of my LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer +) friends and family to know that I will always support you for who you are without discrimination because #loveislove.
It… https://t.co/IP5xBU7sQO…

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A decade goes by in the blink of an eye.
Photo by Joe McNally
@JoeMcNallyPhoto

#decade #lookback #happyNewYear #velvet #editorial #throwback

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My #unselfie from 3 years ago for #GivingTuesday vs this year! I swear I didn’t see this before I wrote my one for this year. I guess it’s pretty obvious that I still believe it because I wrote the same thing on my paper then and now ❤️
@Foundation_IL
#GivingTuesdayCA #love

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#HireHER
Hi! My name is Ava Vanderstarren and I’ve been working in Film and TV in Vancouver since 2010. I am an actor and public speaker.
I also run a charity as a volunteer with my partner called @Foundation_IL for child soldier rehabilitation and healing after war. 🎬

[Miss BC 2013 @MissBC2013]

To learn more about the charity that I started during my year as Miss BC please visit our website! @Foundation_IL

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We are in the fundraising stages for our Kabala Community Centre project for former child soldiers in Sierra Leone.

[Miss BC 2013 @MissBC2013]

Happy to be back at the Miss, Mrs. and Miss Teen BC Pageant today volunteering with this year's contestants! Have an amazing weekend everyone!

[Miss BC 2013 @MissBC2013]

Thank you so much to Baneet Braich @baneetbraich1 and the Langley Advance Times @LangleyTimes for this article about our work with Innocence Lost Foundation! @Foundation_IL
Miss BC takes place this Long Weekend! @MissBCPageant

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These #toques are knit & donated by my Oma, who is 87 years old, for @Foundation_IL.
It's a family effort 💚💛❤️and I'm so thankful that my family is supportive of our project and goals.

They are $15 each & you can buy them online:
https://t.co/tFieIle0Rm

Photo by Laura May

[Innocence Lost @Foundation_IL]

Thank you so much to Amita and Inês!! You two are so amazing!!!!! These two ladies organized the entire #fundraiser last night and did such a good job! They put in A LOT of work to make the night a success. We are super proud of you! Congratulations on an amazing event 💗💗💗

[Innocence Lost @Foundation_IL]

Our yard sale fundraiser brought our new grand total raised to $114,250 out of our $200,000 goal! Thank you all so much!

Our latest email newsletter with updates:

https://t.co/bx5FcCH2zj

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We raised $2,300 from our Yard Sale Fundraiser and Sunflower sale!!! (Rounded up by our volunteers from $2,288.70)
Thank you so much to everyone who came out and battled the rain storm, the amazing volunteers who… https://t.co/XviEIRv5zm

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Proud feminist. Happy International #WomensDay. Stand up for your rights, let your voice be heard. Celebrating everything that is a woman.
Being a #feminist is not #radical. Google the… https://t.co/IU3FOuQWjC…

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This breaks my heart. Canada needs to put protocol into place to identify and address "vacation cutting" where young girls are taken overseas to be cut & #FGM that is happening here in Canada. It is illegal, but many turn a blind eye to it.

Please read: https://t.co/KbQ5RzH7az

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Nobody wants to host the #Oscars?

I want to host them! @TheAcademy
#Iwanttohosttheoscars

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[Innocence Lost @Foundation_IL]

Ava & Fazineh speaking at the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen last week.
@rotarytsaw
Photos by
Paul van Westendorp

#rotary #tsawwassen #rotaryclub #speech #childsoldiers #community #awareness #rotaryinternational #SierraLeone #southdelta #delta

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Today, on #GivingTuesday, I'm raising money for Innocence Lost Foundation! @Foundation_IL
Facebook and PayPal launched a new fundraising platform where 100% of donations go to the cause. That's something that I can support!

https://t.co/hEbVtbi1tR

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Your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate a lot or a little. Anything helps. Thank you for your support. ❤️@Foundation_IL
Happy #GivingTuesday!

My fundraiser: https://t.co/hEbVtbi1tR

[Miss BC 2013 @MissBC2013]

Today on Giving Tuesday please support @Foundation_IL and #BeTheGood you wish to see in the world