FEBRUARY 2020 • COUNTRY LIFE IN BC


Bursary fund welcomes


applications Lots of opportunities for farm kids


by RONDA PAYNE


DELTA – Post-secondary education is expensive and a financial gift can be a huge help. Whether it’s to help cover tuition fees, books or rent, the costs add up. To help offset such costs and honour the memory and achievements of agricultural journalist J.R. (Tim) Armstrong (1911-1979), the Tim Armstrong Educational Foundation awards a $1,000 bursary to BC agriculture and journalism students each year. Armstrong was publisher and editor of Country Life in BC from 1952 to 1974. The bursary is supported


by contributions to the J.R. (Tim) Armstrong Memorial Fund, established by the BC Farm Writers’ Association in 1980. The association also administers the fund, which remains open to contributions. The most recent recipients of the bursary were Devon Coady, a student in her final year of her program at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and Cloe Logan of Langara College’s journalism program. Angeli dela Rosa of


Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s sustainable agriculture program was the recipient in 2018. A wealth of other financial


awards from all manner of farm organizations each year can also assist BC students. The Joe Sardinha Memorial


Bursary, awarded by the BC Fruit Growers’ Association honours Joe Sardinha, the association’s president from 2005 to 2011. Sardinha’s family established the $1,000 award after his death in 2013. The bursay is open to students in their second or later year of post-secondary education and are a child or close relative of a past or present BCFGA member. An award with one of the most colourful origins is the Bingo Hauser Memorial Scholarship, which the BC Association of Agricultural Fairs and Exhibitions presents annually to a BC resident. Worth $1,000, it honours Irvin “Bingo” Hauser, who started in the carnival industry when he was just 15 years old. A few years later, he began a lion- taming act with Simba the lion, who figures in the logo of West Coast Amusements


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Cloe Logan received the $1,000 Tim Armstrong bursary, administered by the BC Farm Writers Association, last year and is enrolled in Langara College’s journalism program. SUBMITTED PHOTO


Ltd. Hauser founded the Chilliwack-based company in 1962, eventually giving his animals to the Calgary Zoo and focusing on rides and carnival activities.


One of the single biggest


sources of student awards is 4-H BC, which administers several. This allows the organization to encourage the future endeavours of members and youth generally. 4-H BC manager Aleda Welch notes that scholarship funding provided by partners helps ensure youth are equipped to make a difference in the world


around them. “The number one thing


that we hear from 4-H members and alumni is that they wouldn’t be as successful as they are today if not for the 4-H program,” she says. “4-H BC inspires, educates, builds awareness and allows youth to develop skills to help them reach their full potential.”


March deadline Now in its 40th year, the


Tim Armstrong bursary is accepting applications from candidates for the 2020 award in April. Qualified students are invited to apply


by March 16. The bursary is open to BC students enrolled in their second year or higher of a journalism or agriculture program in a Canadian post- secondary school. The award is made based on a combination of the applicant’s academic performance, financial need and a commitment to their chosen field. The bursary cover letter is


available at [www.bcfwa.ca/ resources--links.html] or by contacting the bursary chair, Ronda Payne, at [ronda.eyben@shaw.ca].


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