Oakville students awarded scholarships through local club

A local organization that provides students with funding support for their education announced its scholarship recipients for 2021.

On Thursday, the Oakville chapter of the Canadian Federation for University Women (CFUW) announced the 15 recipients who will receive a scholarship.

This year $26,000 was raised through donations and fundraising to help the students, which the CFUW-Oakville says is an increase from last year.

The young female recipients are selected from the city’s publicly funded high schools, based on high academic achievement, outstanding community service, and demonstrated leadership.

This year’s scholarship winners are:

RICHARD GARNETT AWARDS

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Anna Klygina — Garth Webb

Alicia Barlow — Iroquois Ridge

JEAN MALCOLM SMITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Julia Seymour — St. Ignatius of Loyola

MILDRED G. ALLWORTH AWARD

Laura Hammond — Abbey Park

SHIRLEY HENDERSON COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Sharon Zhang — Thomas Blakelock

MIRIAM WHITE MEMORIAL AWARD

Minji Kwak — White Oaks

MELISSA VASSALLO ACCESS AWARD

Salina Tellis — Garth Webb

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CFUW-OAKVILLE ENTRANCE AWARDS:

Laura Legzedins — Abbey Park

Kiki Pugh — T. A. Blakelock

Aastha Vaidhya — Garth Webb

Emiliana Arrieche d’Empaire — Holy Trinity

Thisari Premawardena — Iroquois Ridge

Fiona Xie — Oakville Trafalgar

Ambra Pepaj — St. Thomas Aquinas

Aida Javan — White Oaks

 The Oakville chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women was founded in 1949 with 54 charter members and is a volunteer organization.

The CFUW helps promote the pursuit of knowledge and education and encourages continuing education for women through the granting of bursaries and awards.

PHOTO BY EKRULILA FROM PEXELS