DUSTIN
-QUEZADA |

. Northwest Education ‘88’ Foundation. |

- Honouring its own :

. THE NORTHWEST Education ‘88’ Foundation
has established a new scholarship this year in

honour of one its founding. members who is

_ moving to Osoyoos. .
‘The inaugural Harold Cox Commemorative

“to Jill Haworth of Caledonia Senior Secondary
School. en

Cox has been responsible for establishing many
of the ongoing scholarships, such as the Terrace

 hle Scholarships.

Dawn Martin, also’ with the foundation, adds
Cox has worked tirelessly on keeping records on
the distribution of funds, investment of funds and
scholarships claimed by students through chairing
the foundation and acting as its treasurer.

vice-principal, principal and director of instruc-
tion.

Established in 1977, the foundation ptovides
scholarships to graduating students in Terrace.
Last year, it awarded more than 65 scholarships.

4-H opens. doors

‘TWO FORTUNATE and deserving teens from
Terrace have been chosen to attend a provincial 4-
H conference in Langley, just east of Vancouver.

_ Della Orrey and Amelia Niesner, both 15, are
~ two of 52 4-H members from B.C. who-will take in
‘the Rural Urban Connections 2006 between July

11-16.

Delegates will
be provided with:
hands-on experi-
ence relative. to-
current rural ag-
riculture issues;
appreciation, for
sustainable agri-
cultural systems,
while living in an
increasingly ur-
ban environment; —
provide youth the

“ Opportunity , °

-“connect” with the
rural-urban issues’
affecting agricul-
ture and explore .
ways to trans-
fer their learning -
back home; and_
individual devel-.
opment, enrichment and cooperation of potential
community leaders.

_ Both teens are third-year members of 4-H here,

‘and said they're excited to.learn things that could

Della Orrey

\

they looking ahead to learning about environmen-

tal awareness but they’re also eager for the experi-

ence as a whole, including sceing the area, meet-
ing new people and having fun.

, The week will include tours of the Pacific Agri-
- Food Research Centre in Agassiz, Aldor Acres.in
Fort Langley and the Honeybee Education Centre
in Surrey.

Youth make the call

THE KSAN House Society i is looking. for radical,
_ questioning, outspoken, strong, - energetic,
proactive, young, idea-machines to volunteer and
help plan for International Youth Day, which falls
on Aug. 12.
-. All youth, regardless of where they land.on the
“youth” age spectrum, are encouraged to give their
input on activities, action and change geared to-
wards youth safety. .

designing, meeting with community leaders, being
a community leader, writing press releases and or-
ganizing activities.
_ If you want to get involved, or would like more
information, please contact Diandra at the Ksan

House Society at 635-2373, ext. 23.

HAROLD Cox, left, and Dawn Martin of.the.

" Scholarship, worth $700, was awarded last week

The. scholarship was .s created to recognize Cox’s .
‘dedication to the foundation since its dnception.:

Old Age Pensioners, Terrace Rotary Club; Terrace |]
Downtown Lions and the Hans and Eleanor Mue-..

Cox was also a long-time educator in Terrace _
‘ftom 1968 to 1999, acting as a school counsellor,"

benefit them and others in the future. Not only are -

This could range “from button-making, poster —

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TERRACE STANDARD

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - B1

tH Roots crew.

PROVING it’s never too early to graduate, four infants celebrated the end: of their participation in the Roots of Empathy’ program with
_ their mothers (and one dad):at E.T. Kenney Primary School June:27. From left are Arthur Johnson and Hailey. Bolton with daughter. ~
_-Nadine Bolton, Stephanie. Barnhill: with son Phelan, Dani Shinde with § son Kelton and Shirley Temple-Clayton with daughter Katherine. oe 7
‘The.program pairs an infant and his mother with a class that’ they visit once a. month during the school. year with: an aim to: help: the. fT

‘Students better understand babies’ emotions and, hopefully, combat future bullying. ° , 7

DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO :

By SARAH ARTIS.

thumb is the theme of a new

youth community garden

- project involving 10 at-risk
~ youth.

At the beginning: of last

month, a _ first-of-its-kind

ety-project, funded by Ser-
vice Canada, hired 10 youth,
Tanging in age from 17 - 25,
to care for the organization’s
community gardens..

_ hours a week for $8 an hour

_they will. then donate to
- food-service organizations
‘in town.

“The objective iS to give
the youth work experience
and life skills they otherwise
wouldn't have,” said one. of

' the two project ‘coordinators,
_ Kim Besharah.

In the last four weeks, the
group has. already cleared

the garden, built several. gar-
‘den plots from. scratch, and
planted ‘hundreds of fruits
‘and vegetables. : ~

plishment, Besharah said,
adding for rnany, just step-
ping out of their ‘comfort

- zone is hard.
’ Participants were chosen -

because they face barriers to

finding jobs such as lack of

experience and education..
To help them overcome

learning hands-on gardening

courses, learning such skills
aS money management and
problem solving.

The coordinators: pro-

' vide guidance but the youth

will mostly research, brain-

‘ storm and implement their
own ideas over the next five.

-months.

' The project will also help
them’ develop friendships
and learn how to work . as

_ part of a team.

Syntoya McNamara, one
of the youth participants,
said all she was doing before
the project started was “get-
ting fired.”

Now she feels determined

sense of accomplishment

FROM GREEN to green |

Terrace Anti-Poverty Soci-'

The group will work 30 .

to grow a fall harvest, which

and tilled a’ major part of. -

these barriers, in addition to.

skills, the. group will attend .

and dedicated, and has a-

lotting a k

’ SARAH ARTIS PHOTO

This is quite the accom- . every day, she said.

The . other participants
feel the same way.
The gardening is teaching

" them a sense of responsibil-

ity that relates to their own
lives, such as being punctual
and caring, and giving some-
thing what it needs, said par-
ticipant Bruce Woods. *-
“But we are also learning
not everything you do is go-
ing to work out.and you have
to learn how to deal with dis-
appointment,”
member Dawn Robinson.
The youth community
garden project will -be con-

. sidered a success if the youth
find employment during. or °

after the end date of. October
20 or choose to go back to
school.

‘According to Besharah, °
youth. are the highest risk
group for unemployment

across the country.

_ But already, the youth -
have succeeded way beyond

what was expected, she
said:

“We haven’t been able
to keep up with their before

and after pictures,” she said,

added ‘group |

referring to how quickly the .

group is transforming the

. garden. “I’m tired by the

end of the.week from trying
to keep up with their enthu-

_Siasm, energy | and Positive-

“The society hopes the’.
youth community garden .

' project can become an an-

“nual program as it sees it .
making a huge difference. in .

the participants’ lives:

The organization -main- ,

fe

tains two_ community. gar-

dens. The. main garden . is
on Evergreen St. just, north.

of Haugland Ave., while: a.
_smaller one is on Apsley. St...

near Greig Ave.»

| Patriotic panca kes
FIREFIGHTERS Colin Willoner, right, sets the batter for Lucas Krawezuk, who
fips flapjacks for the Canada Day Pancake Breakfast July 1.

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COORDINATOR Kim Besharah (seated second from left) and the'team of individuals responsible fora commu- a
nity project tending to gardens like this one on Evergreen. St. on Terrace’s ‘south side.

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