Dozens of School District 43 students will receive scholarships for post-secondary education thanks to the Coquitlam Foundation, donors and contributors.
The Coquitlam Foundation held its annual awards night on June 7 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre to celebrate a highly successful year of community philanthropy.
As much as $132,595 in grants has been distributed to the community, bringing the total amount to $2.8 million — including multiple awards and bursaries to SD43 students.
In all the foundation manages a portfolio of more than $7.3 million, according to a press release.
Here are the bursaries and scholarships:
Coquitlam Foundation’s Community Fund
- Colby Ng - $1,000
- Dennis Yang - $1,000
- Ernie Liu - $1,000
- Evan Schatz - $1,000
- Jafar Jeffrey - $1,000
- Jihyeung (Lily) Lim - $1,000
- Joseph Ciao - $1,000
- Kayla Zuo - $1,000
- Kristy Song - $1,000
- Lucas Baxter - $1,000
- Riko Murata- $1,000
- Selina Lydell - $1,00
- CMLA Brodie Campbell Bursary
- Kiera Scott - $1,000
Engineered Bodies Continuing Education Fund
- Kamsi Adiegwu - $1,000
- James Gordon Stewart Fund
- Daniel Sun - $1,500
- Katty Ayoubzadeh - $1,500
- Lauren Riestra - $1,500
- Leah Song - $1,500
- Liam Fernandes - $1,500
- Marcella Mahon - $1,500
- Nada Nasser - $1,500
- Saaren Van Wijk - $1,500
- Yeni Oh - $1,500
The Mayor’s Community Fund Scholarship
- Joseph Ciao, Centennial Secondary - $1,000
- Jihyeung (Lily) Lim, Centennial Secondary - $1,000
- Ernie Liu, Dr. Charles Best Secondary - $1,000
- Sunnie Kim, Dr. Charles Best Secondary - $1,000
- Skylar Eng-Yee, Gleneagle Secondary - $1,000
- Jafar Jeffrey, Gleneagle Secondary - $1,000
- Connor Scott, Pinetree Secondary - $1,000
- Mika Rvensky, Pinetree Secondary - $1,000
- Noura Homes Community Fund Scholarship
- Joshua Hunter - $2,500
Raymond A. LeClair Memorial Scholarship
- Chiara Schenato - $1,500
- Sophia Peckenpaugh - $1,500
- The Steps Together Fund
- Alzbeta Molnarova - $1,000
- Itzel Curiel - $1,000
- Vanessa Assad - $1,000
Symington Endowment Fund of $15,000 distributed to:
- Abby Scmidt
- Adeline Fuss
- Aletheia Urstad
- Athena Hutchinson
- Austin Dupray
- Ayden Wang
- Betty Golding
- Brooklyn Lee-McMeeken
- Brooklyn Steinfort
- Carlaya Millin
- Carley Leakos
- Cassius Siddaway
- Claire Ji
- Declan Millin
- Emily Christie
- Eva Patterson
- Gabriella Kovacs
- Hayden Good
- Jasmine Atkins
- Jasmine Parhar
- Jayda Jean-Louis
- Jonas Kocak
- Kayla Howell
- Kella Bessadi
- Kimiko Pausche
- Kira MacDougall
- Kyla Alderson
- Lima Gormick
- Mara Steinfort
- Matt Dykman
- Mia Frohnsdorf
- Natalie Donovan
- Rylan Mallais
- Samuel Dubac
- Scarlett Earl
- Sophie Patterson
- Sydney Lovell-Schmidt
- Tristan Vanden Hoven
- Xavier Morrison
- Zoe Lorz
- Zoe Paluch
Event a success
The event was attended by invitees only, due to limited seating, and was sponsored by the Evergreen Cultural Centre, Quantus Homes, Thrifty Foods and Sandpiper Signs & Decals Inc.
Carol Cahoon, Coquitlam school trustee and the foundation’s executive director, noted that the past year had been an exciting one for grants and scholarship awards.
The attendees were treated to a special performance by Lucas Mason Yao, an eight-year-old musician from Vancouver who has gained global recognition for his exceptional talents in music.
Yao has won top awards in national and international piano competitions since the age of five.
