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On June 29th, we hosted A Night for Bright Minds to celebrate the incoming 156 bright minds of 2023, as well as our first graduating class of Beedie Luminaries! This incredible evening was dedicated to the now over 600 students in our program.
A Night for Bright Minds 2023 was once again an unforgettable evening that brought together our incredible friends, donors, mentors, community partners, and valued supporters. At this event we celebrated the newest bright minds and incoming 2023 Cohorts of our Grade 12, RISE, and SPARK scholarship programs. Together, we looked back at the past 4 years and the journey that brought us to the very first graduating class of Beedie Luminaries. With delicious food, music, and award-winning keynote speaker, Susan David Ph.D., we were sure to light up the night!
We welcomed 116 Grade 12 students, 10 RISE students, 20 SPARK students, and 10 Graduate Studies students into our program, bringing the Beedie Luminaries Foundation to over 600 students!
A huge congratulations to all of our amazing recipients, we are so proud of you!
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We were also honoured to present the following 2023 Scholarship Awards within the Beedie Luminaries Program:
Gordon B. Shrum Scholarships:
Sabine Freschi, Jamie Bentley, Khang Dang, Gabrielle Blake, Kristian Rod Cabico, Jr.
Vistara Elevate Award:
Aaron Abay
Christie & David Garofalo Award:
Charon Nzuzi
Trulioo STEM and IT Award:
Waleed Zeyan, Diana Urbanczyk
Thank you to everyone who attended, both in person and virtually, and a huge congratulations to the 2023 Cohorts!