Five
Scarborough students to receive Carnival scholarships at Seneca College
Toronto, ON,
04.01.2013 – The Festival Management Committee’s Scholarship
Committee announced today that five scholarships have been awarded to high
school students selected from Wards 7, 8 and 9 to pursue their post-secondary
education at Seneca College beginning this fall. The scholarships are part one of the methods in which
the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival festival engages the community.
The five students will
receive their scholarships on Tuesday April 2 in Markham, as part of Seneca College’s
Community Award Ceremony. This year’s scholarship recipients are:
Dinero Davis
Temitope Owolabi
Joy Uhunmhansebhor
Irina Masner
Adam Murray
Temitope Owolabi
Joy Uhunmhansebhor
Irina Masner
Adam Murray
The scholarships are fully
funded by the Festival Management Committee (Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival
Toronto) in partnership with Seneca College. Tuition assistance is given to
those Scarborough high school students who are active in building on the
strengths of the community, (e.g., peer tutoring or coaching in after school
programs, such as breakfast club; seniors and families; and organized team
sports.) This year the students will be sharing scholarships totaling $3,000.00
The students will be
honoured at the Seneca College Award Ceremony that will be held at the Markham
Campus, (Garden Level) 8 The Seneca Way,
Markham. The event begins at 5.30 pm
and will run till 7pm.
Scotiabank Caribbean
Carnival Toronto is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean
music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. The Carnival begins
July 9th with the official free launch at Toronto’s City Hall, with
events continuing throughout the month. The Grand Parade will be held Saturday
August 3rd along the city’s Lakeshore Blvd. The Festival ends August 4th
with Beyond de Lime. Scotiabank,
GMC, the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario, the Toronto Star, CTV and
CP24 sponsor the 2013 Festival.
The FMC’s Scotiabank
Caribbean Carnival Office is located at 19 Waterman Avenue Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, M48 1Y2. Contact info: Tel: 416-391-5608. info@torontocaribanafestival.com.
For festival information, please visit http://torontocaribbeancarnival.com
For pictures taken of the event, check out six pictures I took of the winners at: http://www.stephenweir.com/gallery1/index.php/Festival-Management-Committee-sponsors-5-Seneca-students-for-scholarship
For pictures taken of the event, check out six pictures I took of the winners at: http://www.stephenweir.com/gallery1/index.php/Festival-Management-Committee-sponsors-5-Seneca-students-for-scholarship
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Media Contacts:
Stephen Weir
Festival Publicist
Tel: 416-489-5868