With the success of another two caddies from the Victoria Golf Club’s Evans Scholarship Program, the total awarded to Victoria students has surpassed $1M (Cdn) in the 10 years since the program’s introduction in Canada. Five local Evans Scholars have now been granted four-years of tuition and housing funds (valued at $150,000 USD for each).
The latest recipients: Oak Bay High School senior River Bristow and Reynolds Secondary senior Tim Peacock will be recognized at a special ceremony prior to the Club’s AGM where they will each be gifted with the latest in tech tools to help them in the next phase of their education.
Coinciding with Masters Weekend, the presentation takes place at:
The Victoria Golf Club, 1110 Beach Drive
Thursday, April 6th at 5pm
River and Tim, their parents and their school counselors will be on hand to explain how this unique program in which they caddied each summer, maintained exceptional grades, volunteered in the community and displayed financial need, has literally changed their lives – and will continue to do so. Both River and Tim will be attending the University of Washington this fall, the first Scholars to reside in a new Evans Chapter House on the Seattle campus.
The Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship program currently funds some 935 Scholars and has enriched the lives of 10,500 students since its inception in Chicago in 1930. (More info: www.wgaesf.org ). Evans Caddies are a staple at hundreds of U.S. golf clubs – Victoria Golf Club is the first in Canada to undertake such a program.
The Evans Scholarship Program at Victoria Golf Club is open to promising young students from financially-challenged families; applicants do not require any previous golf experience. For two to four years, participants work as remunerated caddies at the Club, usually during the summer months. The Club is accepting applications for the 2017 season until May 30th. For details about the Program, please see the Club website at https://www.victoriagolf.com/club.
