INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / SEPTEMBER 5, 1989

 

 

 

CKNW Orphans’ Fund Sets Up
Innovative Bursary at Douglas College

There is “light at the end of
the tunnel” for many single
parent recipients of the newly
created CKNW Orphans’ Fund
Bursary named in recognition of
Erm Fiorillo, a former long term
employee of the popular radio
Station.

New Westminster Judge
Thomas Fisher, Chairperson of
the CKNW Orphans’ Fund, and
Douglas College Foundation
chair, Peter Webster, recently an-
nounced the creation of the
$150,000 endowment fund. The
fund will generate over 40 bur-
saries a year, which will greatly
help support single parents at-
tending Douglas College,
located in New Westminster
and Maple Ridge.

The CKNW Orphans’ Fund
created the endowment witha
$75,000 donation administered
and matched by the Douglas
College Foundation.

The Orphans’ Fund was set
up in 1947 to assist two or-
phanages, the Loyal Protestant
Home and the Catholic Or-
phanage in New Westminster.
Since that time it has grown and
is now supporting over 30
charitable institutions that are
involved with helping hand-
icapped and disadvantaged
children.

The reason behind the new
bursary, according to Judge
Fisher, is that “many disad-
vantaged children come from
single parent families.”

“By helping the parents get
the education they need, we will
be helping the children,” Fisher
said.

“The acceptance of Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judge Thomas Fisher (left), chalrperson of the CKNW Orphans’ Fund presents a $75,000
cheque to Peter Webster (right), chalrperson of the Douglas College Foundation. The
donation will be used to create a $150,000 endowment fund for student bursarles for
single parents attending Douglas College. The CKNW Orphans’ Fund bursary Is named
in recognition of Erm Floriilo, a former long term employee of the radio station.

College in the community and College Foundation follows the
the tremendous programs in funding of one half million dol-
education offered by Douglas lars to the Children’s Hospital
College to those who otherwise for research in child immunol-
could not afford to attend, made | ogy.
our choice that much easier.” “Started three years ago, this
“We believe that this new research has already gained
pilot program will provide what | world recognition with a medi-
I refer to as a light at the end of cal breakthrough on the
the tunnel,” Fisher said. immunization of measles,”
The CKNW Orphans’ Fund Fisher said.

is, according to Fisher, one of
the few charities that expends
all the funds collected towards
the purpose of the charity, with
no allocation to administrative
costs.

“Those costs are funded by
CKNW,” Fisher said.

The donation to the Douglas

 

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