Two students earn awards from Peter Lewochko Fund

The 2018 scholarships from the Peter Lewochko Fund with Battlefords and District Community Foundation were announced recently.

Anya Illingworth of North Battleford and Angus Reid of Battleford will each receive $3,642 to help with post-secondary school expenses.

Illingworth will be entering her first year in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan. Reid will be entering his first year in the College of Engineering, also at the University of Saskatchewan.

Peter Lewochko’s profession was farming, but he was a life-long learner with a range of hobbies. He was born in Poland and came to Battleford with his homesteading parents. He enjoyed gardening, bird watching and fishing until his death in 2013. He established this scholarship as a legacy to his belief in the value of education. BDCF invests donations and provides grants from annual income on the fund.

Community foundations across Canada create endowment funds that will provide annual income to meet needs in the community. Battlefords and District Community Foundation currently holds 24 funds that contribute to a range of interests from the arts and health care to post-secondary scholarships and recreation.

BDCF will distribute more than $37,000 in community grants and scholarships this year.