Congratulations to the 16 local young men and women who received grants from the Braidwood and District Education Foundation (BDEF) to assist them to pursue their educational and employment goals. The presentation ceremony, held at the Braidwood Servicemen’s Club on Friday 31 January, was attended by grant recipients, proud families and friends, and a number of the sponsors who so generously provided this support.
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First guest speaker was Samantha Callan, a past recipient of the grant. She conveyed her gratitude to the Foundation for the assistance that the grant afforded her whilst she studied Accounting. Second Guest Speaker was Mr Geoffrey White, founder of Mundango and BDEF Sponsor. Mr White remarked upon the advantages of being born in Australia, being young, having access to the technology age and having the support of this community. He also provided some insightful advice about life including a line from the Rudyard Kipling poem ‘If’: ‘”…If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same…”
The BDEF has been in operation for nine years, and due solely to the generosity of donations from the community, they have been able to provide assistance of $237,000 to 147 students over that period. The BDEF is one of the few in the group of 42 Country Education Foundations to recognize Trades and Apprenticeships alongside tertiary degrees. This assistance includes not only a financial grant, but also support in the form of a peer mentor program.
The students will be studying the following courses: Georgia Toirkens, Bachelor of Tourism, Event Management; Emily Malone, Bachelor of Politics & International Relations; Kaitlyn Harrison, Bachelor of Public Health; Cody Klomp, Metal Fabrication; Marco Cuevas Bachelor of Science; Tamara Roberts, Sports Media; Dakota Bennett, Bachelor of Education; Helen De Costa, Bachelor of Agricultural Science; Timothy Callan, Bachelor of Agricultural Science; Tahnee Smithers, Nursing/Paramedicine; Joseph Walden, Certificate III in Agriculture; Bryce Campbell, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture; Shane Klomp, Carpentry; Alex Royds, Piano Technician; Andrew Crisp, Cabinet Making; Billy Hat Is, Cabinet Making.
