Canadian Scholarship Education Fund

Scholarships awarded to local golfers

Eight local golfers have been selected as recipients of the 2011 Manitoba Golf Scholarship Fund Inc. scholarships.

The scholarships are awarded to young golfers who have demonstrated academic excellence and are attending Canadian schools for their post-secondary education.

Lucas Wazney of the Elmhurst Golf and Country Club has been chosen as the winner of the $1,500 Dr. Daya Gupta Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement for obtaining the highest academic standing of all of this year’s applicants. Wazney is a student in the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Civil Engineering.

There were seven scholarships of $1,000 each awarded to seven students.

Bryce Barr of the Southwood Golf and Country Club is in the U of M’s Faculty of Science with a major in biochemistry. He finished in a tie for third at the 2010 Manitoba Junior Men’s Championship and represented Manitoba at the Canadian Junior Men’s Championship.

Alex Crawford of the Breezy Bend Country Club is a student in the U of M’s Faculty of Commerce. He finished tied for third at the 2010 Manitoba Junior Men’s Championship and represented Manitoba at the Canadian Junior Men’s Championship.

Brodie Gobin of the Portage Golf Club is a commerce student at the U of M. He placed third at the Rural Junior Championship.

Mindy Lichtman of the St. Boniface Golf Club is studying in the U of M’s Faculty of Education and was the 2010 Manitoba Women’s Amateur Champion.

Joey Ringaert of the Niakwa Country Club is a student in the U of M’s Faculty of Medicine and competed in the 2010 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.

Bobby Wiebe of the Pine Ridge Golf Club is a commerce student at the U of M. He finished tied for 10th at the 2010 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.

Troy Woods of the South Interlake Golf and Country Club is a U of M commerce student.

Masomo Education Foundation Awards its First Canadian Scholarships ...

Masomo Education Foundation Awards its First Canadian Scholarships On March 15, the Zambian community in Toronto, Canada was full of buzz because a number of interesting events took place. Leading the pack was Masomo Education Foundation’s  first scholarship award ceremony in Canada

MEF is the brain child of Chisanga Puta-Chekwe – Deputy Minister of Citizenship & Immigration as well as Women’s Issues in the Ontario government.

Chisanga Puta-Chekwe has a keen interest in youth development and believes Zambia’s economic development will come about through education.  He founded MEF six years ago when the entity was registered as a Canadian charity.

Since that time scholarships have been awarded to students studying subjects ranging from medicine to pharmacy to agricultural science to motor vehicle engineering in Zambia.  The March 15 event was the first time that scholarships were granted to Zambian Canadian students.

Masomo, a noun from a Zambian lauguage verb ‘ukusoma’ – meaning “to read” embodies the essence of MEF, a Canadian registered charity that provides scholarships to both young men and women with dreams of pursuing post secondary education, primarily in Zambia.

On March 15th, 2011, the first batch of Canadian Masomo Scholarships were awarded at the prestigious venue of Epitome Pictures, Inc – the producers of the famous and internationally acclaimed Degrassi High television series.

For those not familiar with “Degrassi” it is a Canadian educational TV program which mimics real-life high school classes. The target audience of the program being: – youth, parents and educators.

In her opening remarks – Linda Schuyler, the CEO of Epitome Pictures, said that – “she was gratified to be part and parcel of the scholarship awarding ceremony. This fits in well with our goals and objectives of encouraging young people to excel in education”, she continued.

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