The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association has created a Foundation to help its Members and their Employees to lead fuller
lives. The Foundation will:
Provide post-secondary Scholarship Awards to the employees of Direct Members.
Provide funds for recognition of Life Events of OARA Members (ie, birth, death, marriage,
major illness, etc).
OARA hands out $68,000 in scholarships in its largest education investment ever.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 OARA Scholarship Awards:
Adriana Angelina Nufrio from Abe's Auto Recycling
Victoria May Blom from 400 Auto Wreckers
Victoria Nufrio from Abe's Auto Recycling
Amanda Faith Robertson from Andy's Auto Wreckers
Lindsay Taylor Heslop from Andy's Auto Wreckers
Shannon Heslop from Andy's Auto Wreckers
April Anne Couvieau from Arnprior Ottawa Auto Parts
Alexandre Julian from B&D Auto Recycling
Christopher Charles Tayler from Carcone's Auto Recycling
Joanna Beatrice Di Rosa from Carcone's Auto Recycling
Brittany Ivana Dhaene from Dom's Auto Parts
Charity Ann Mundell from Doug's Auto Parts
Laura Kimberly Pitcher from Durham Auto Parts
Nathan Lee Smith from Durham Auto Parts
Rachel Louise Kuepfer from Hank's Auto Wreckers
Dustin Michael Boehm from Hank's Auto Wreckers
Kathleen Erica Flear from Hilltop Auto Wreckers
Eric Morran from LAD's Auto Recyclers
Jennifer Theresa Godin from Miller's Auto Recycling (1992) Ltd
Jessica Lauren Comley from Ontario Auto Recyclers Association
Joanna Maria-Luiza Kaleniecki from Ontario Auto Salvage
Renée Jean Edna Lafortune from P&G Auto
Renee Michelle Laframboise from Rock City Auto Parts
Kristen Loiseau from Sonshine Auto Parts
Luc D. Mondor from Sonshine Auto Parts
Mariane Villeneuve from Sonshine Auto Parts
Lisa Lam from Standard Auto Wreckers
Victoria Hai Quynh Lam from Standard Auto Wreckers
Brandon J Peel from Standard Auto Wreckers
Alanna Marie Ticknor from Standard Auto Wreckers
Nevin Vikas Wadehra from Standard Auto Wreckers
Mark Douglas Taylor Black from Thunder Bay Auto Parts
Nicholas Diewiadomy from Thunder Bay Auto Parts
Dana MacDonald from Valley Automotive
Each student will receive a $2,000 cheque to further their post-secondary education - and starting this year to help them complete an apprentice program. The OARA Scholarship Program is available to the children of OARA Direct Member employees, with funds raised by Members upon renewal and at the annual Convention.
"We have a nice blend of high school students, University and College students, professional school students, and apprentices this year. It feels great to give back to our Members and their employees and to contribute to an educated society. We hope our scholarship efforts can continue," said Mary Poirier from Valley Automotive who chairs the OARA Scholarship Committee.
- June 2011
Deadline: April 30 of the application year
Send to: OARA Scholarship Board
c/o Sherry Baugh, 1447 Upper Ottawa Street, Unit #1, Hamilton, ON L8W 3J6
Thank you for your interest in the OARA Scholarship Award. To file a complete application, it will be necessary for you, the
applicant, to complete the following forms as directed and to follow the steps in the application process listed below.
Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
Be enrolled as a high school senior or plan to continue to pursue a full-time post high school program in an accredited college, university or school providing trade, business or technical programs or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university or school providing trade, business or technical program. First-time applicants must have achieved at least a 65% grade point average, or equivalent, in their previous educational program.
OR
Be enrolled in a recognized apprentice program with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
A parent/guardian of the applicant must be a current employee of a Direct Member of the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) with a hire date at least one year prior to April 30 of the application year. Children of owners or those owning stock in the business are not eligible.
Those who meet the qualifications above may re-apply for an award on an annual basis.
The following information and materials are to be sent to the OARA Office:
Request that your high school, college, university or other institution send a Transcript of your academic record. The transcript must include grades from the fall term and attendance records. If the institution does not use the percentage rating system, an explanation of the system must accompany the transcript.
For applicants that are in or entering an apprentice program, there is no need to submit an academic transcript, but you must submit a copy of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities proof of Apprenticeship Registration in the trade, indicating the Client ID, Contract Number and Effective Date.
Obtain a letter of verification from your parent/guardian's employer, who is a Direct Member of OARA, verifying current employment and the date of hire.
Complete the Online Application Form and Profile Sheet. Application information is confidential and will be read and evaluated only by the OARA Foundation Committee.
Submit the Online Scholarship Application Form and Profile Sheet no later than April 30 of the application year. You can also print the form and submit via regular mail, again no later than April 30.
Ensure that your school Transcript or Apprentice confirmation and Verification of Employment Letter are sbubmitted no later than April 30 of the application year.
If you know of any OARA Member that is experiencing a life event (birth, death, marriage, major illness, etc), please
complete
the attached form, or contact the OARA Office.
Note funds are limited, and OARA reserves the right to limit contributions as it sees fit.
If you know of any OARA Member that requires financial assistance for medical or other reasons, please complete the attached
form, or contact the OARA Office.
Note funds are limited, and OARA reserves the right to limit contributions as it sees fit.