The Southeast College’s 17th annual “Swing for Scholarships” golf tournament had a successful event, held at the Weyburn Golf Club on September 11.
Over $17,000 was raised for Southeast College scholarships which will be matched dollar for dollar by the Ministry of Education’s Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program.
This will result in over $34,000 in scholarships to be available for Southeast College students.
“The donations that are received at our tournaments go a long way to help financially support our students,” said Dave Harazny, manager of College Advancement and the golf tournament co-chair.
“This was the first year we were able to award each of our post-secondary students with $1,000 entrance scholarships and this is due to the tremendous success of events such as this.”
A total of 91 golfers participated in an 18-hole Texas scramble complete with steak dinner to round out the day.
“The college is attuned to the growth and needs of the learners that we serve,” said Jeff Richards, VP of Strategic Development.
“We are exploring new partnerships with potential donors in order to continually increase and enhance the scholarship options available to our students. Our new Fueling the Future campaign is a recent example of that success.”
Southeast College is proud to be the Trainer of Choice in southeast Saskatchewan, serving approximately 8,000 learners and producing over 5,000 graduates annually.
The college contributes over $19 million to the region’s GDP and offers innovative and flexible programming that encourages students to learn where they live.
