The Apple Ambassador represents the North Carolina Apple Festival and the North Carolina Apple Growers Association. The ambassador program selects the recipients of the Evelyn Lutz Hill Memorial Scholarships. A $2,000.00 college scholarship is awarded to the ambassador and a $1,000.00 scholarship is awarded to the first runner up.
2010 Apple Ambassador
       The North Carolina Apple Festival is proud to introduce its 2010 Apple Ambassador. She is Emily Moore Patterson. Miss Patterson is a rising Senior at Hendersonville Christian School. She is the daughter of Jeff and Tami Patterson. She will be representing the Apple Festival at many events this year including riding in the final float in this year's King Apple Parade on Labor Day. She will be awarded a $2,000 college scholarship.

       This year's runner up and winner of a $1,000 college scholarship is Allie Marie Price, a rising Senior at Veritas Christian Academy. Miss Price is the daughter of Debra J. Mattison. Other participants this year were Maranda Lane Williams of East Henderson High School; Larissa Deneane Capps of East Henderson High School; Bailey June Dalton of North Henderson High School; Gabrielle Christain McDaniel of North Henderson High School; Lauren Kate Carter of Hendersonville High School; Marley Rose Moreno of Hendersonville High School; Kayla Anne Martin of West Henderson High School and Kara Marie Hamilton of West Henderson High School.
       We appreciate all of the candidates for the North Carolina Apple Festival's Apple Ambassador and look forward to seeing each of you in the King Apple Parade.

(taken from www.ncapplefestival.org)

Allie Marie Price

2010 Apple Ambassador

Runner-Up