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Since the fund was established in 2011, 3 scholarships have been awarded. The students will be attending Mohawk College and Ryerson University.
One of the recipients, Nawras, has an especially touching story. Abandoned by her mother at a very young age in Morocco, she came to Canada with her father and settled in Hamilton, ON. She has been a
high achiever in school and in the community. However, her father (who battled mental health issues) sadly committed suicide a while ago leaving her entirely alone. She is completing high school this year
but had no plans to attend her prom or graduation. She has been accepted at Ryerson for Journalism which is her dream and passion. The adversities are great, but she has persevered and is living with
friends to complete her studies. She will be living at a camp for the summer where she has been hired as a counsellor. She doesn’t want to go back to the apartment where her dad died.
The John Howard Society recommended her for a Liaison College Youth Success Fund scholarship and she was awarded $1000 towards her first year tuition. This amount will continue annually while she is
in school. At the awards ceremony many shed tears as they listened to the story of Nawras. However, one of the JHS board members, Rita Amalfi, took the matter in her hands and wanted Nawras to have a
prom and grad experience; Rita arranged for a dress fitting, hair and makeup …. A Cinderella story.
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