NEWS RELEASE
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS GUELPH
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Thirty high-potential grade 10 students, including Natasha English from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph, have received scholarships from CIBC, valued at up to $38,000 each, to help with their post-secondary education.
Natasha first joined the BBBSG program in May 2011 and has been matched with four different Big Sisters in the past five years, each having a remarkably positive impact on her life. Current Big Sister Mychal-Ann Hayhoe spoke glowingly of her Little Sister.
“Natasha has been a great mentee. She genuinely seems to appreciate the time we spend together,” said Hayhoe. “This scholarship is an amazing start to help Natasha fund her post-secondary school program. We were both truly ecstatic to get the news that Natasha has been awarded this scholarship.”
The CIBC YouthvisionTM Scholarship Program is a unique partnership between CIBC, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and YMCA Canada that encourages youth involved in a mentoring program to pursue a post-secondary education.
By combining resources, financial, mentoring and internship support is provided to ensure the scholarship recipients are equipped to succeed academically.
Each year, between 140-200 Grade 10 students enrolled in a mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada or the YMCA apply for the CIBC Youthvision Scholarship Program and 30 new scholarships are offered.
Each scholarship is valued at $38,000 in combined work placements and tuition.
The winners receive six summer internships through the YMCA that begin after Grade 10, and a $4,000 annual contribution towards tuition for up to four years.
Since the inception of the program in 1998, over $16-million has been committed and 530 lives have been changed thanks to CIBC’s commitment to children and youth.
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