November 23/12 19:01 pm - Trek Red Truck Team Announces 2012 Scholarships

Posted by Editor on 11/23/12
 

The Trek Red Truck Team management is pleased to announce that it has raised $13,950 for the 2012 Trek Red Truck Racing Team Scholarship thanks to generous contributions by the team’s sponsors, including Divyesh Gadhia, PH&N Investment Services, Craig Langdon/Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd., Speed Theory, and Allstream.

The Scholarship fund was launched last year, in conjunction with the team's emphasis on encouraging its riders pursue their post-secondary education, while also competing at an elite level in cycling. Funds from the scholarship were distributed to the team’s riders based on factors such as commitment to racing, grade point average, and team involvement.

Riders receiving funding this year were:

Noe Cooper (Education, University of Victoria)
Anna Schappert (Engineering, University of Manitoba)
Dan Skinner (Chiropractic Medicine, Palmer College of Chiropractic)
Adam DeVos (General Studies, University of Victoria)
Colter Young (Pharmaceutical Science, University of Alberta)
Bailey McKnight (Kinesiology, University of Calgary)
Brad Clifford (Kinesiology, University of Manitoba)
Jenny Lehmann (Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University)
Shoshauna Laxson (Kinesiology and French, University of Fraser Valley)
Craig Logan (Economics and Business, University of Victoria)
Dustin Andrews (Engineering, University of Calgary)

To make a donation to the Trek Red Truck Racing Team Scholarship Fund, please visit the link below:

app.etapestry.com/cart/SportBC/default/item.php?ref=1691.0.135293983

Donations of any denomination are greatly appreciated, and donors will receive a tax receipt for contributions to the Scholarship fund. Please note that parents/ guardians of eligible athletes are not permitted to make donations.

The team would like to thanks it’s generous sponsors for their on-going support: Trek Bikes; Red Truck Beer; Barney & Oscar Films; Deans Knight Capital Management; Allstream, Comor Go Play Outside; Phillips, Hager & North; Mosaic Homes; Atiga Investments; Avison Young; Sugoi; Harbour Air Seaplanes; Evident Capital; PowerBar; Le Crocodile; Bicycle Sports Pacific; Parolin & Co.; Brian Green Photography; Rack Attack; Maple Ridge Hyundai; Trek Pro City Racing; Rethink; Cycles Lambert; SPUD: Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery; Resync; Performa Nutrition Solutions.