A graduating Powell River student has won a $40,000 scholarship to pursue his post-secondary education aspirations.
Useni Mgeni, a grade 12 student at Brooks Secondary School, has won the Beedie Luminaries Scholarship, which recognizes promising BC students who have faced life challenges and adversity with determination and resilience.
Mgeni came to Canada when he was 15. He is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; he and family members were sponsored by Hands Across the Water, a Powell River organization.
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