A 14-year-old girlsa国际传媒檚 quest to give away two tickets to Ellen Degeneressa国际传媒檚 appearance in Vancouver has turned into an 82-ticket giveaway complete with all the sa国际传媒渨innerssa国际传媒� singing O Canada before show time.

Capri Everitt had planned to award two tickets to the sa国际传媒渂est Canadian fanssa国际传媒� based on their performance of the national anthem with her outside Rogers Arena on Friday night.

Everitt says she earned the money for the tickets by busking in downtown Vancouver and wanted to pass them on to others as part of a pre-show performance to welcome the American entertainer.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade heard about her idea and donated 80 tickets, and the teen has given them to various multicultural societies so kids they serve can have a chance to see Degeneres.

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Everitt says everyone whosa国际传媒檚 already been given a ticket will join her to sing O Canada before they enter the arena, and their own little show will include the flags of 80 countries where she has travelled with her family.

The Grade 9 student says she sang the national anthem of each country she visited, and in the native language, during a nine-month trip two years ago as part of her sa国际传媒淎round the World in 80 Anthemssa国际传媒� tour.

She says her global trip to raise money for a childrensa国际传媒檚 charity helped her feel grateful about Canadasa国际传媒檚 multiculturalism.

sa国际传媒淚 really learned to appreciate that because itsa国际传媒檚 such a beautiful thing and not every country has it,sa国际传媒� she says.

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Everitt, 14, says she wanted to give away tickets to Degeneressa国际传媒檚 show because sa国际传媒渟he believes in welcoming everyone no matter what their sexual orientation is or their culture and I believe her fans and her supporters do too.

sa国际传媒淚 want Ellen to know that Vancouver, and Canada in general, is such a multicultural and amazing place to live. And I want her to know wesa国际传媒檙e very welcoming.sa国际传媒�

Everitt says youth groups singing the national anthem of their native country, including Colombia, Croatia, China, Israel and the Philippines, will also be joining her outside Rogers Arena, along with the 80 ticket holders singing O Canada and those vying to win the two original tickets to see Degeneres.

She says she learned the anthems of each country before leaving on her trip by contacting staff at various embassies and through people in Vancouversa国际传媒檚 diverse community.

Everitt says shesa国际传媒檒l decide who gets the original two tickets when they sing the anthem together.

The Canadian Press

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