The Saint John Law Society has established a $10,000 permanently endowed Bursary Fund with The Greater Saint John Community Foundation and its first recipient was Laura Dawn Bonnefant. The fund will make an annual award of $500, at spring graduation, to a deserving Saint John Area High School graduate planning to attend any post-secondary educational institution. Ms Bonnefant, a Chemical Technology student at the New Brunswick Community College-Saint John and a graduate of Saint John High School will be present for the announcement and to receive her award.
“The lawyers in our Society want to offer support to young people in our community and encourage them to further their education” he stated. We are pleased The Saint John Law Society has 2 nominees who sit on the Board of Directors of our community foundation, Maria Henheffer and Sherrie Boyd.
In accepting the new fund, Lino Celeste, Chairman of the Greater Saint John Community Foundation noted that the foundation is a strong supporter of youth and education. “Many groups want to provide for a special charitable purpose or organization and others want to help the wider spectrum of charities supported by the community foundation by creating a named fund in honour of a special person or group. We try to assist donors with their personal philanthropic goals.”