A 琉璃神社 woman鈥檚 dream to honour her mother is going to become a reality after winning a competition hosted by Lotto Max.
Aiyla Forgie is one of the five winners of the Lotto Max Dream Studio 2021 prizes across B.C. The contest asks participants to submit a 30-second video to answer, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 your dream?鈥�.
This year, Lotto Max received more than 230 entries, with Forgie鈥檚 one of a few selected to win and become reality.
鈥淚鈥檓 shaking, I can feel my heart beating so fast,鈥� Forgie said after she found out she won.
Forgie lost her mother unexpectedly in April 2020, and since then, she has wanted to honour her memory by summiting Alaska鈥檚 Mount Denali and spreading her ashes there.
Her mother didn鈥檛 travel very much but always appreciated her daughter鈥檚 hiking trips, encouraging her to continue having those adventures.
鈥淪he was always the one person who, it didn鈥檛 matter how big or how crazy my dream was, she was always like, 鈥極K, yeah you can do it,鈥欌�� Forgie said.
鈥淓ven though this is such a huge, crazy feat, I know that I can do it because I still have that piece of her in me 鈥� believing in me.鈥�
Forgie鈥檚 Lotto Max Dream Studio 2021 prize includes an all-expenses-paid trip to Mount Denali and a Mountain Equipment Co-op gift card worth $13,000.
After her Mount Denali trek, Forgie said her next goal is to climb the six highest mountains on six other continents, ultimately completing the Seven Summits.
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