The winners of the My Broadcasting Corporation Community First Scholarship have been announced and a local student is among them.
A student who wants to dedicate herself to studying youth mental health has been named one of the recipients of a My Broadcasting Corporation’s Community First Scholarship.
Leeds-Grenville Resident Roma Walker, receives a $500 dollar scholarship. She told us what community means to her.
Walker is planning on studying Behavioural Psychology at St. Lawrence College in the fall.
Mason Mantha received the top award of $2,500.
It is a simple motto, but Mantha believes community means helping your neighbours and treating them the way you want to be treated.
Mantha is thankful for the money and says it will help with food and rent while away at school.
Mya Simpson, another $500 winner, says the idea of community has played an important role in her life.
Simpson plans on getting involved in the health sector and is going to be attending the University of Guelph for Biomedical Engineering.
Congratulations go out to all and thank you to all who applied.
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