Thanks to OTDC & Lorraine Denommee Memorial Bursary
Thank you Karen Abramsen & Lorraine Denommee Memorial Bursary
03-21-2020
Ms. Karen Abramsen
Okanagan Training & Development Council
1-1865 Dilworth Drive, Suite 339
Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T1
Dear Ms. Karen Abramsen,
I would like to thank you for your generosity in supporting my studies at Okanagan College with the Lorraine Denommee Memorial Bursary.
Your assistance will help me to continue to pursue my educational and career goals, in the Business degree program at Okanagan College.
Attending Okanagan college, I have been taking a full course load of business classes, which I have enjoyed since last winter semester. I am so grateful for my teachers, because they do well at connecting and helping me to succeed every day. Okanagan college has also helped to make the environment very welcoming for aboriginal students. Special events that I enjoy at school include the winter festival where we get to interact with other students, do arts and win fun prizes. The welcoming back to school event is also fun, multicultural days that include experiencing new food is great! All these events help us to intermingle and get to know our peers. My special experiences include receiving external and internal awards. These awards validate and acknowledge all my hard work. Sometimes we need this reminder as students, to help continue in our studies. A reminder it is all worth the great effort and hard work. Being a single parent, living in low-income housing and going to college full time is the main reason I am in financial need. My academic achievement also shows my hard work with my overall GPA from the prior semesters. The impact of this award will help me to be financially stable while I attend school. I will not have to worry about working a part or full-time job to pay my bills. If I work, I get distracted with the job and I don’t get to be fully focused on my education, which is what I need to succeed.
Thank you so much again for your generous support of my education.
Kind regards,
Sheila (Sophie) Wilson