Submitted by Jeff Larcombe
Over the years we have tried to direct scholarships to students who not only achieved a high academic standing, but who also demonstrated excellent service both in their school and community. Often such students also achieve very well in sports and/or music activities.
The awards from the BCRPVPA are also available to students who may choose to enter the trades rather than attending university. In awarding the scholarships, the committee is also very aware of considering any students whose family is financially challenged.
This year we awarded 10 scholarships to very deserving students – each worth $1000.
This is the third year that we have been able to award additional scholarships from funding received through
HearingLife (www.hearinglife.com).
HearingLife is delighted to be involved with us in supporting young people pursuing their future goals!
This year we awarded two $2000 scholarships to very worthy individuals from this funding.
One of the biggest changes we made to our Scholarship Committee this year was changing the date of application from September 30 to March 31.
Last fall we decided to change the time of application to be more in line with when many other scholarships are offered.
This year we received a record 56 student applications from many parts of the province! We are delighted to report that we awarded scholarships to students in:
- Castlegar,
- Surrey (2), Port McNeill, Nakusp,
- Richmond (2), Burnaby, Squamish,
- Coquitlam (2) and Powell River.
- Eight boys and four girls received
- our BCRPVPA scholarships.
Because some students have expressed their pleasure with being featured in one of our Newsletters, the Committee decided to again forward a copy of the future Newsletter in which their article appears.
In addition to notifying the successful applicants of their awards, we feel it is also important to communicate with all unsuccessful applicants. Several of these students actually wrote back a letter thanking us for informing them, expressing their best wishes to all the successful applicants and thanking the BCRPVPA for considering their application!
It has been very rewarding to sit as a member of the Scholarship Committee, along with Christine Johnson, Celina Mau, Paul Taylor, and Allan Buggie! It is also very gratifying to know that our Association is supporting students in our province financially to further their education!
