… they include more than a dozen South Asian students
RYAN Beedie, through his foundation, Beedie Luminaries, is increasing the number of students receiving scholarships this year from the expected 105 to 128. Beedie Luminaries provides up to $40,000 each to resilient students across the province who face financial adversity. “We received an overwhelming number of great applications from deserving students and it was hard to narrow down our selection to the anticipated 105, knowing the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on families and employment opportunities for young people and their parents,” says Beedie on his decision to increase the scholarships by an additional 23 students. “We wanted to extend our support to as many deserving students as possible as we believe that personal and financial hardship should not stop talented British Columbians from pursuing higher education and realizing their full potential.”
In addition to financial adversity, the recipients demonstrated resilience, grit, academic readiness, and the determination to succeed – with many sharing compelling personal stories of overcoming challenges. Over 70 per cent of this year’s recipients live in rental or social housing, 48 per cent come from single-parent or foster families, and 26 per cent are first-generation post-secondary students in their family.
Beedie Luminaries launched on November 13, 2018, with a $50-million donation from Ryan Beedie, which coincided with his 50th birthday. In its first year, the program awarded 80 scholarships to students in Metro Vancouver. This year, the program expanded province-wide with recipients from 25 communities across B.C.
In addition to financial assistance of up to $40,000 per student, recipients are also paired with mentors, and offered paid summer internship opportunities, Stay on Track student support, invitations to special events and access to the Beedie Luminaries online community.
Students who are entering Grade 12 and are interested in applying to be part of next year’s Beedie Luminaries are encouraged to follow Beedie Luminaries on social media platforms or visit www.beedieluminaries.ca. The application period for the 2021 cohort will open in fall 2020.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeedieBright
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Here’s the complete list:
First Name | Last Name | High School |
Jesna | Joy | Abbotsford Senior Secondary School |
Harveen | Hundal | Abbotsford Traditional Senior Secondary |
Komalpreet | Hayre | Alberni District Secondary |
Surprise | Munie | Britannia Community Secondary |
Hiba | Alodat | Britannia Community Secondary |
Jerry | Deng Zhu | Britannia Community Secondary |
Arif | Janmohamed | Britannia Community Secondary |
Neena | Savage | Britannia Community Secondary |
Laiana | Padolina | Britannia Community Secondary |
Lisa | Tran | Britannia Community Secondary |
Noor | Bhutta | Britannia Community Secondary |
Umaira | Tahiri | Brookswood Secondary |
Hennisha | Elsom Pettersson | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Annette | Lee | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Liam | Taylor | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Emily | Chan | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Lexi | Hildebrand | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Yeva | Kutuzova | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Ruby | Beach | Burnaby Mountain Secondary |
Diana | Liang | Burnaby North Secondary |
Ashley | U | Burnaby North Secondary |
Qods | Alazaizeh | Burnaby South Secondary |
Minjin | Kim | Burnaby South Secondary |
Azzam | Haq | Burnaby South Secondary |
Madison | Brown | Burnsview Secondary |
Gabreal | Sarnoh | Byrne Creek Community Secondary |
Nadia | Gifford | Caledonia Secondary |
Sumod | Gautam | Cambie Secondary |
Carlos Parada | Cruz | Cambie Secondary |
Soniya | Huda | Cariboo Hill Secondary |
Saroj | Shah | Cariboo Hill Secondary |
Sophia Davita | Cockram | Cariboo Hill Secondary |
Bethanea | Chou | Carson Graham Secondary |
Parneet | Bhatha | Clayton Heights Secondary |
Xandra | Healey-Hutter | Cowichan Valley Open Learning Co-op |
Nitya | Ramirez | David Thompson Secondary |
Vicky | Tran | David Thompson Secondary |
Sayan | Saha | David Thompson Secondary |
Avery | Chan | David Thompson Secondary |
Julia | Townsend | Delview Secondary |
Nimmy | Vinod | Delview Secondary |
Maria | Pauchly | Delview Secondary |
Andrey | Ponomarev | des Pionniers-de-Maillardville |
Victoria | Patenaude | Dover Bay Secondary |
Kalen | Sonnberger | Dover Bay Secondary |
Grace | Kang | Dover Bay Secondary |
Orla | Moore | Earl Marriott Secondary |
Mumtaz | Sultan | Earl Marriott Secondary |
Christina | Lam | Ecole Dr Charles Best Secondary |
Arman | Moztarzadeh | Ecole Dr Charles Best Secondary |
Naailah | Shah | Enver Creek Secondary |
Preston | Lai | Eric Hamber Secondary |
Joanna | Luo | Eric Hamber Secondary |
Sarah | Azad Manjiri | Eric Hamber Secondary |
Nina | Rogers | Eric Hamber Secondary |
Therese | Baido | Eric Hamber Secondary |
Samar | Kapoor | Fleetwood Park Secondary |
Abishek | Kanagasabay | Fleetwood Park Secondary |
Shima | Brooks | Frances Kelsey Secondary |
Resina (Ye Na) | Kim | Fraser Heights Secondary |
Emma (Minju) | Kim | Fraser Heights Secondary |
Khoa | Nguyen | Gladstone Secondary |
Kaitlin | Yeo | Gladstone Secondary |
Seerat (Sera) | Dass | Gladstone Secondary |
Jay | Hamidova | Gleneagle Secondary |
Sina | Allen | Gleneagle Secondary |
Daniel | Persaud-Barranco | Gleneagle Secondary |
Hana | Kim | Gold River Secondary |
Joey | Huang | J N Burnett Secondary |
Ahmad Obid | Timoor Shah | Killarney Secondary |
Kudra | McColl | Kitsilano Secondary |
Adriana | Zaharijevic | Kitsilano Secondary |
Trang | Nguyen | Kwantlen Park Secondary |
Michal | Oqbe | L A Matheson Secondary |
Zainab | Osman | L A Matheson Secondary |
Bethany | Zimmerman | Langley Christian School |
Ashleigh | Roy | Maple Ridge Secondary |
Abedah | Siddiqui | Moscrop Secondary |
Sarra | Pirmohamed | Moscrop Secondary |
Christina | Nieh | Moscrop Secondary |
Katelynn | Dang | Moscrop Secondary |
Freya | Emery | Mount Sentinel Secondary |
Kimberly | Roberts | Nakusp Secondary |
Sonja | Petterson | Nakusp Secondary |
Aidan | Metz | Nanaimo District Secondary |
Udhay | Mangat | New Westminster Secondary |
Brooke | Ashdown | North Peace Secondary |
Tessa | Brown Jones | Oak Bay Secondary |
Hannah | Podoaba | Point Grey Secondary |
Madelynn | Hutchinson | Port Coquitlam |
Andy | Nguyen | Port Moody Secondary |
Devendra | Dutta | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Zeba | Totakhil | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Fatima | Mushtaq | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Laiba | Abbas | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Misbah | Memon | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Chakriya | Rodkhong | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Dawson | Ho | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Harman | Mann | Princess Margaret Secondary |
Kaitlin | Law | Queen Elizabeth Secondary |
Tayyib | Chohan | Queen Elizabeth Secondary |
Aaliya | Aziz | R E Mountain Secondary |
Aaran | Poon | Richmond Secondary |
Mia-Isabelle | Alvarez | Robert Thirsk High School (Alberta) |
Austyn | Lamont | Sardis Secondary |
Emma | Pflanz | Semiahmoo Secondary |
Claire | Swanson | Seycove Secondary Community |
Ahmad | Suliman | Sir Charles Tupper Secondary |
Bettina | Karl | Sir Charles Tupper Secondary |
Ge(Lucy) | Luo | Sir Charles Tupper Secondary |
Dong | Zheng | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary |
Landon | Frigault | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary |
Andy | Luo | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary |
Sapphire | Cochrane-Hoban | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary |
Kenny | Zhou | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary |
Kyle | Berard | South Delta Secondary |
chantal | de haas | South Delta Secondary |
Amber | Fill | South Kamloops Secondary |
Melody | Weng | Steveston-London Secondary |
Sally | Elhennawy | University Hill Secondary |
Gift | Astrida | Vancouver Technical Secondary |
Lola | Rabinovitch | Vancouver Technical Secondary |
Cherry | Lo | Vancouver Technical Secondary |
Sienna | Nargang-White | Victoria High |
Housam | Tarrach | Victoria High |
Agartu | Ali | Victoria High |
Malak | Al-Homsi | Victoria High |
Akasmika | Herath | Windermere Community Secondary |