When Reena was a child, she was taught the value of honest and hard work. She adopted the life philosophy that, “regardless of the type of work you
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Meet Rebecca Sketchley: a struggling single mom who found her dream job thanks to scholarship giving
Rebecca Sketchley is an avid community volunteer and the Regional Lead, Mental Wellness for Northern Health in Smithers B.C. The latter is her “dream
Meet Chris Marks: the multi-talented, quadriplegic father working on his master’s degree, thanks to scholarship funding
Chris Marks is a born-and-bred, European-Canadian who grew up on fishing boats off of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia (B.C.). By the time he was
Meet Kulwinder Singh: a farm boy who became a charity leader in rural Punjab
Kulwinder Singh is the voluntary, full-time general secretary of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust (GN Trust) in Punjab, India, which
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Meet Anita Rodrigues, the Indigenous biochemistry major whose life was changed thanks to a self-identifying scholarship
Anita Rodrigues, a biochemistry major at the University of British Columbia (UBC), knows she has First Nations blood on her father’s side. It can be
How a cabbie’s racist comment inspired a $400,000 scholarship fund at UBC
It was back in September 2015 when Barj Dhahan, a Canadian businessman and equity advocate, devoted himself to Indigenous truth and reconciliation.
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