Students in the South Okanagan and Similkameen are one step closer to reaching their educational goals, thanks to a local bursary program that91裸聊视频檚 seen close to $50,000 in donations collected this year.
A total of 24 youths have been rewarded through the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen91裸聊视频檚 annual fund.
This year91裸聊视频檚 efforts will see a fund of $49,690 distributed to students across the region.
Among those on the receiving end of the fund is Emily Nguyen, who says the award will help pay for her dance studies in Vancouver.
91裸聊视频淭his award brings me closer to realizing that dream and will ease the financial burden of my education for my family and me,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚 am incredibly grateful that there are people in our community who are willing to support young people91裸聊视频檚 dreams and goals in this way.91裸聊视频�
Nguyen is one of four students in the region who will continue a Penticton legacy of pursuing an education in the performing arts, thanks to the 13-year-old Sharon Amos Legacy Fund for the Arts.
Other recipients of the arts-related bursary include Maya Halverson, Samuel Kliever and Ellia Schutz.
Amos was one of the local residents who helped jumpstart the Many Hats Theatre Company in 2007, with the aforementioned fund in her name serving as one of the 10 bursaries awarded directly through the local Community Foundation.
The full list of student winners, courtesy of all the local bursary funds, can be found below:
Dr. John and Kathy Scarfo Bursary Fund
91裸聊视频� Erin Campbell; Javier Carlos; Anika Freidt; Gradon Freidt; Lindsey Jones; Alexandria Johnstone; Alyse
Kohler-Mergel; Spencer Kingzett; Kalezafar Lawrence; Jessica ter Wolbeek; Megan Tiessen
L&R Supplementary Bursary Fund
91裸聊视频� Jessie Fleet
Eva and Herbert Rosinger Scholarship Fund
91裸聊视频� Jamison Foster, Josie Nickle
Culver Family Bursary Fund
91裸聊视频� Amy Lucich
Irene and Charles Armstrong Bursary Fund
91裸聊视频� Kaitlyn Nightingale
South Okanagan Indigenous Education Fund
91裸聊视频� Cassidy Burns, Kayla Burns
Sharon Amos Legacy Fund for the Arts
91裸聊视频� Maya Halverson; Samuel Kliever; Emily Nguyen; Ellia Schutz
Alana Matthew Fund
91裸聊视频� Miles Murphy
Lynn and Brian Jackson Endowment for Fine Arts
91裸聊视频� Hannah Ruttan
Thea Haubrich Legacy Fund
91裸聊视频� Miles Murphy
Anyone wanting to donate funds in support of students91裸聊视频� goals across the region is asked to contact
contact Yuki Ihara yukiihara@cfso.net or
More information on all the bursary funds can be found
