Hear inspiring stories at the CPAC Scholarship Award Ceremony on Mar.8 – Free lunch

2015-02-18

The Education Foundation of the Chinese Professionals Association of Canada (EF of CPAC) is pleased to announce that after careful review and deliberations, the Foundation’s Award Selection Committee has selected the 2014 winners of the CPAC Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries. A Scholarship Award Ceremony will be held at 12:00 pm on March 8, 2015(the first day of daylight savings) at the North York Civic Centre Council Chamber. This year’s ceremony is open to the public and the Foundation encourages students and parents in the community to attend and share in the award winners’ inspiring stories.

Founded in 1999, the Education Foundation of CPAC provides Scholarships and Awards to secondary and post-secondary students who have demonstrated exceptional community leadership as well as outstanding academic achievements. The Foundation also provides bursaries to students who hold above-average grades and demonstrate financial need.

“We received applications from about one hundred brilliant students this year, from across the country. The Selection Committee had a difficult task at hand, but ultimately decided to award ten individuals based on their combined academic excellence and community involvement,” remarks Richard Lim, President of the Education Foundation of CPAC. “EF has given out over 200 monetary awards in the past fourteen years with a value of $235,000. We would like to thank all of our sponsors and donors for their generous and continued support that has allowed us to fulfill our commitment in this regard. We would especially like to thank CPA Ontario, the diamond sponsor of the 2014 CPAC Scholarship Award Ceremony,” continued President Lim.

Tianbao Travel, Investors Group, CPA Ontario, and Queen Financial Group are all sponsors of $1,000 scholarships and awards to high school and post-secondary students. The highest honour is the $3,000 CPAC-TD Meloche Monnex Prestigious Scholarship, award to the top applicant in the post-secondary student category. Awards to high school students and bursaries are mostly funded by CPAC, and will also be in the amount of $1,000 each. Total value of scholarships, awards, and bursaries this year is $12,000.

The Scholarship Award Ceremony will be followed by a reception for all attendees. “It’s a great opportunity for students and parents to network and share their experiences with each other,” says Andi Shi, Executive Director of the Foundation. The Education Foundation of CPAC welcomes all those who would like to attend the ceremony. Admission is free, but seats are limited; Please RVSP online at http://cpacaward2014.eventbrite.com as early as possible. For more information about the Foundation please visit: www.cpac-ef.ca, or call the CPAC office at 416-298-7885 ext. 101.

2014 CPAC Scholarship Award Ceremony:

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2015

Time: 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm

Venue: North York Civic Centre Council Chamber

(5100 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 5V7)