Kathryne Cunningham, of 70 Mile House, has been awarded the Second Annual 70 Mile House and Area Community Fund Bursary.
She starts fall studies towards a bachelor degree of Natural Science Resource Management at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.
Kathryne has lived in 70 Mile House her whole life, been a longtime member of 4H, participated in rep hockey, and is active in community volunteer work.
The selection committee was very impressed with her professional application, and wishes her well in her studies.
The 70 Mile House and Area Community Fund (70MHACF) was established as a continuing legacy of the now-closed 70 Mile Elementary School. It serves to enhance educational opportunities for deserving people in the communities of Green, Watch, and Pressy lakes, as well the 70 Mile area – the catchment area of the former school.
Funds left in the school’s Parents’ Advisory Committee account have been supplemented with contributions from a variety of sources and invested in the BC Interior Community Foundation (formerly the Kamloops Foundation). The money is dedicated to serving the former catchment area of the school.
The 70MHACF’s committee appreciates the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and our area Director, Sally Watson for making it possible to have the initial fund matched through the Northern Development Initiative Trust.
Further fundraising efforts are ongoing and will allow the fund to be sustained with awards made from the interest accruing from this fund’s principal.
Further donations may lead to another matching grant, making it possible to offer additional annual bursaries and/or annual grants to community organizations.
Donations in support of this legacy can be sent to the 70 Mile House and Area Community Fund Society; PO Box 29; 70 Mile House, B.C.; V0K 2K0.
Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more.
Denise Tupman is a member of the 70 Mile House and Area Community Fund Society.