In creating a Scholarship or Bursary Fund, you invest in your community’s future and show students you care. Your community foundation provides the expertise to help you meet your personal goals and awards scholarships or bursaries to deserving students.

Your gift can help students achieve their lifetime dreams.

The Community Foundation of Portage and District President Vern Crandell and Treasurer John Chapman met with Portage School Division Superintendent Larry Taylor and Finance Neill Corrigan to sign 10 Fund Agreements on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

The School Board Chairperson Charles Morrison is pleased with the transfer of the awards, scholarship and bursary funds to the care of the Community Foundation. He said “this is a positive move, noting the Division likes to partner with local organizations.” President Crandell says he is thrilled with the transfer. He stated that CFPD has the responsibility of looking after a variety of named funds within the permanent Endowment Fund for individuals, families and businesses. The 10 awards valued at about $159,000 will be added to the Endowment Fund and to the list of 16 funds that already support awards, bursaries and scholarships. The criteria set at the time of the creation of the awards by family members and friends remain the same. Those involved have been informed of the transfer to CFPD. The cash value of the awards has been adjusted to meet the 3.5% disbursement quote set by Canada Revenue Agency.

Ryders

George and Wanda Ryder Trades Bursary Fund

The Ryders know and appreciate the value of trades people and their importance to any community, “We are interested in making sure that our hometown will continue to flourish and create opportunities for young people.”

Award Bursaries and Scholarships

Arthur Meighen High School Farewell Scholarship/Bursary Fund
20,000
Maxine Edmondson Award Fund
25,000
General Education Bursary Fund
2,750
Jody Lee Fulton Memorial Bursary Fund
28,571
Karen Handford Memorial Bursary Fund
5,733
Dr. Harvey Hassard Memorial Bursary Fund
58,643
Virgil E. Holmes Memorial Bursary Fund
33,450
Cameron J. Hoover Memorial Bursary Fund
15,683
Alice Mayor Bursary Fund
10,000
Carl McGregor Bursary Fund
65,932
Florence Metheral Memorial Fund
32,000
Thomas N. Metheral Award Fund
31,972
Charlie Oliver 4-H Fund
7,630
Nell Owens Award of Excellence in Writing Fund
6,577
Portage Collegiate Institute Alumni Fund
85,034
Portage Community Development Corp. Bursary Fund
28,398
Dr. Donald William Rae Memorial Bursary Fund
23,404
Lorraine Rae Bursary Fund
20,000
Reita Richardson Memorial Award Fund
5,068
George and Wanda Ryder Trades Bursary Fund
25,000
Salem and Curtis-Ridge Community Club Bursary Fund
14,289
Orest & Eva Shewchuk
9,563
Elma Slack Bursary Fund
26,165
Krista Tully Memorial Bursary Fund
10,500
Margaret Webster Memorial Bursary Fund
15,250
Totals
$ 606,612

Spend-down Awards Funds
Funds transfered from School Division that use some of the principal to support the award
Walter Ritchie Bell Memorial Bursary Fund
7,848
Poplar Point Scholarship Fund
926
Nelson Vianzon Memorial Bursary Fund
1,085
Total
$ 9,859

(As of December 31, 2009)