Shad Valley is very pleased to congratulate our alumni who secured five of 20 available TD Canada Trust Scholarships for Community Leadership this year. There were 60 finalists across the country, many of them also Shad alumni.
Our five alumni recipients for 2009 are:
Eden Full (See the blog entry directly below this one to read a story on Eden)
2008 Shad Valley Trent
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Vijay Jeyapalan
2008 Shad Valley Dalhousie
Hometown: Markham, ON
Vino Jeyapalan
2008 Shad Valley University of New Brunswick
Hometown: Markham, ON
Rebecca Reiss
2008 Shad Valley McMaster
Hometown: Surrey, BC
Mauricio Ruiz
2008 Shad Valley Carleton
Hometown: Whitehorse, Yukon
The TD Canada Trust Scholarships, valued at $70,000, are awarded to outstanding young Canadians who have made a difference in their community. Last year, two Shad alumni received this award and two alumni were also awarded in 2007.
Shad Valley would also like to acknowledge and thank TD Bank Financial Group for their long-term support of the Shad Valley program, through funding and internships.
To learn more about the TD Canada Trust Scholarships, please visit their website. This year’s recipients should be posted soon.
Shad Valley is a summer enrichment program offered to students currently completing grade 10, 11 or 12, Quebec secondaire IV, V or CEGEP I, or the international equivalent.
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- Shad Valley is a diverse extended community of leaders dedicated to the development of remarkable youth helping them to recognize, harness, and strengthen their talents. Shad Valley offers a four week program to the best and brightest high school students. Our mission is to find the best and make them better. It helps students develop an entrepreneurial mindset; encourages them to consider fields of study that will increase Canada’s innovation capacity; and motivates them to take advantage of their advantage.