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Media Advisory - TD Canada Trust "invests" in Canada's Future Leaders
TD Canada Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership program
recognizes outstanding Canadian youth with awards worth $60,000 each
OTTAWA, May 10 /CNW/ - Join TD Canada Trust in honouring some of Canada's
most distinguished high-school students as they are awarded the TD Canada
Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership. As one of the top scholarship
programs in Canada, students are awarded full post-secondary tuition, $5,000 a
year toward living expenses and an offer of summer employment at TD Canada
Trust for up to four years - a total value of up to $60,000 each. The
scholarship celebrates the spirit of volunteerism, community leadership and
academic excellence.
This year's winners include an 18 year-old who discovered a new
anti-cancer agent, an acoustic guitar teacher who helped establish IT training
programs for First Nation youth and the cousin of an autistic child who
developed a musical learning tool that helps children with autism identify
letters, words and sentences.
WHAT: Homegrown heroes will be recognized for their academic
achievements and outstanding contributions to communities
across Canada.
WHO: Following the scholarship presentation ceremony, one-on-one
interviews are available with:
- Scholarship winners from across the country
- Tim Hockey, Co-Chair, TD Canada Trust
- Senator Donald Oliver, Special Guest and Keynote Speaker
WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
- Media Registration: 11:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Scholarship Presentation Ceremony: 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
- One-on-One Interviews: 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Fairmont Château Laurier
1 Rideau Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
(613) 241-1414
For further information: Elynn Wareham, GCI Group, (416) 486-5910, (416) 697-5414 (cell), ewareham@gcigroup.com; Sarah Van Lange, GCI Group, (416) 486-5918, svanlange@gcigroup.com
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