Robyn Muggridge is the winner of a $3,000 scholarship after coming in first place in the Youth Ambassador Program on Saturday on the Corn and Apple Main Stage.

The announcement is the culmination of months of training in areas of volunteering, public speaking, learning, and project management.

"I couldn't be more happy," Muggridge says.

As an ambassador of Morden, Muggridge says she hopes to convey the warmth of her home community going forward.

"It warms my heart so much to know that everybody just comes together," she says. "And is so willing to help each other out."

Part of the program included monthly workshops from May through August with local industry experts covering topics like organizing fundraisers, public speaking and conducting themselves in an interview. Candidates were also tasked with planning a fundraising event.

Muggridge explains she organized a traveling bake sale which raised $300 for Eden Foundation.

However, she says the public speaking aspect of the program, which included giving a speech at the Corn and Apple festival, was the greatest challenge.

"This was definitely a feat," she says. "I'm proud of how far I've come."

Muggridge is enrolled in the faculty of architecture at the University of Manitoba, and says the scholarship will be a great help.

However, there are no parades or ceremonies to attend because the point of the program is to cultivate an attitude of engagement with all candidates going out into the world that resonates well anywhere they go. It’s this attitude that will be the brand ambassador for the City of Morden.

She encourages others to apply for the Youth Ambassador Program in the future if they have the chance.