THE BATTLEFORDS — Battlefords and District Community Foundation (BDCF) recently presented annual scholarships to two students from the Battlefords.
Ethan Nolin is the 2023 recipient of the award from the Hazel Asmussen Fund. In September 2023, Nolin will be entering the second year of the Music Performance Honours (Flute) program at Western University in London, Ont. His goal is to be a professional orchestra player and he said, “I appreciate this award because it allows me the opportunity to study in the field I love.”
The Hazel Asmussen Fund was established with BDCF in 2007. Hazel, a retired nurse and local artist, had long been involved in community building. She created this fund to help post-secondary fine arts students with their school expenses.
The Peter Lewochko Fund provides annual scholarships to students pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture, education or engineering. Peter’s profession was farming, and he established this scholarship in 2013 as a legacy of his belief in the value of education.
Josh Fransoo is the recipient of this year’s award from the Peter Lewochko Fund. Fransoo has been accepted into the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. He thanked BDCF for the financial support and said, “This scholarship will lift a burden off my shoulders and help me in my university career.”
Battlefords and District Community Foundation currently manages more than 30 funds that will contribute to a range of interests from the arts and health care to post-secondary scholarships and recreation. BDCF will distribute over $60,000 in annual community grants and scholarships this year. To date, their donors have provided over $1,900,000 to community groups and projects. The foundation website at www.bdcf.ca has complete information.
