Milton Chamber of Commerce scholarship recipients gather recently with the selection committee for the presentation. From left are committee members Ron Hudson and Mike Shepherd, Milton District High School's Robert Grupp, E.C. Drury's Nurin Merchant and Joanna Hacking, Milton District High School's Priscilla Tang, scholarship committee chair Melissa Coulson and committee members Sandy Martin and Melissa DeBrouwer.
Milton Chamber of Commerce scholarship recipients gather...
Milton Chamber of Commerce scholarship recipients gather recently with the selection committee for the presentation. From left are committee members Ron Hudson and Mike Shepherd, Milton District High School's Robert Grupp, E.C. Drury's Nurin Merchant and Joanna Hacking, Milton District High School's Priscilla Tang, scholarship committee chair Melissa Coulson and committee members Sandy Martin and Melissa DeBrouwer.
The 2008 Scholarship Fund offers a $1,000 scholarship for a student from each high school in Milton, including E.C. Drury School for the Deaf.
In addition, there's a scholarship for a high school student registered with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and one for a son or daughter of a local chamber member.
This year's recipients were presented with their scholarships at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club.
The scholarship winners are:
Sponsors of the event were Prosperity One and Rattlesnake Point.
The chamber has offered scholarships to students attending their first year of post-secondary education since 1990.
It funds the program through its Scholarship Café at the Milton Farmers' Market and the annual Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction.
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