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The 10th Annual WEDU Be More Awards were held February 12, 2015 at A La Carte Event Pavilion. Each year, this multifaceted program celebrates the human spirit and showcases the best work by nonprofit organizations, the individuals that support them – and WEDU. For more information about the WEDU Be More Awards including a list of recent and past winners, visit www.wedu.org/bemore. Photos by MamaRazzi Foto
Neem Karoli Baba or Neeb Karori Baba, also known to followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru, mystic and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman.
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The 11th Annual WEDU Be More Awards were held February 4, 2016 at Tropicana Field. Each year, this multifaceted program celebrates the human spirit and showcases the best work by nonprofit organizations, the individuals that support them – and WEDU. For more information about the WEDU Be More Awards including a list of recent and past winners, visit wedu.org/bemore. Photos by MamaRazzi Foto
The 10th Annual WEDU Be More Awards were held February 12, 2015 at A La Carte Event Pavilion. Each year, this multifaceted program celebrates the human spirit and showcases the best work by nonprofit organizations, the individuals that support them – and WEDU. For more information about the WEDU Be More Awards including a list of recent and past winners, visit www.wedu.org/bemore. Photos by MamaRazzi Foto
Vancouver, BC - The Canucks for Kids Fund (CFKF), in partnership with Trevor Linden, is proud to give the Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship to four outstanding secondary school graduates from across British Columbia. The scholarship, consisting of $2,500 dollars, is awarded to students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership through a commitment to affecting positive change in their communities through various initiatives. Since the scholarship was first introduced in 2008, the Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship has awarded $80,000 to 32 graduating students throughout British Columbia.
"Every year we receive applications from students across BC, and every year I am so impressed by the incredible work these youth are doing in their communities," said Linden. "I am honoured that we are able to provide financial support to this year's scholarship winners as they pursue their post-secondary studies and the endless possibilities that lie ahead of them."
2017 Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship Recipients:
Luke Harris is a graduating student from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in North Vancouver. Luke is known for turning challenges he faces into opportunities for success. Facing his own adversities that began in grade three, Luke received the support he needed to guide him to academic success. Realizing the support he received is not accessible to everyone, Luke began to give back to those in similar positions as he was in. In 2016, Luke founded the Run 4 the Health of It initiative which works in conjunction with BC principals and BC Athletics calling for inclusion of high school para athletes on high school sports teams. Luke's work with his organization has been featured on various news outlets such as BCTV Sports and the North Shore News. In the fall, Luke will be starting in the UBC Engineering program, where he will pursue his degree with the purpose of one day inventing devices which will make life easier for those with special needs.
Myles Mattila is a graduating student from Prince George Secondary School. Myles has dedicated his time to organizations that work to reduce stigmas surrounding mental health. He started doing so after he experienced how difficult it is for teammates and friends to speak up about their own stories. Acknowledging that mental health initiatives are underfunded, he also aims to increase funding for those initiatives surrounding mental health. Myles developed Mindright.info with aims to create an open environment that encourages discussion of mental health issues. Myles is also a public speaker for Northern Balancing our Minds, Prince George Youth Action Team, MindRight.info, Talk Today, Mindcheck.ca and many more and also has recently joined the network team of Foundry BC. In the fall, Myles will be attending Okanagan College University of British Columbia Okanagan where he will pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Law and playing hockey for the Kelowna Chiefs of the KIJHL.
Elly Choi is a graduating student from R.E. Mountain Secondary School in Langley. Witnessing the effects that the poverty cycle has on the youth within her community, Elly instigated a movement that campaigns for a youth only homeless shelter in Langley (the first and only one in Langley). Elly has raised more than $20,000 through fundraisers to give impoverished youth the practical and immediate support they need. Elly received the Global Teen Leader award by the Three Dot Dash Association. She is also now in a mentorship program with mentors such as Chelsea Peters (Chief of Staff at UNICEF), Pamela Bell (Founding partner of Kate Spade) and Maurizio Vecchione (Senior Advisor to Bill Gates) and in an effort to expand the impact of her initiatives. She was also recently chosen as a delegate for the 2017 United Nations Youth Assembly in New York City. In the fall, Elly will be pursuing her Bachelors of Science, majoring in Biology. Elly clearly understands the importance of being a catalyst for change, as well as sharing her same passion for education and activism with other youth.
Sonya Kung is a graduating student from École Alpha Secondary in Burnaby. Throughout her high school years, Sonya learned that making a positive impact in her community begins with having the courage to take initiate and make use of every opportunity in front of you. Sonya is the co-chair of the social justice club Offence, which raises awareness of humanitarian issues such as poverty. She also implemented the district-wide Do it Green Conference which connects environmental experts with over 300 students through a variety of interactive experiences that explore environmental sustainability. Sonya understand the effects of leadership and its' ability to make a positive impact on people's lives. Furthering her passion for athletics, in the fall Sonya will be pursuing her Bachelors of Sciences, majoring in Biomedical Physiology.
The Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship is one of the numerous Canucks for Kids Fund's educational initiatives that resources are dedicated to. Other education programs that the Canucks for Kids Fund supports include the Canucks Family Education Centre, Fin's Friends, Power PLAY, Future Goals - Hockey Scholar and Seventh Generation Club. The Canucks for Kids Fund also generously supports its signature beneficiaries including the Canucks Autism Network, Canuck Place Children's Hospice and BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Since its establishment over 32 years ago, the Canucks for Kids Fund has granted more than $56 million to these and numerous other charities. For more information, please visit www.canucks.com/cfkf.
ForMylesMattila, receiving the
Chair of the Board Award during a
B.C. Hockey banquet on Saturday
night was a thrill. Equally exciting
was finding out his initiative
regarding youthmental health is
gaining recognition andmomentumaround
the province.
The 18-year-oldMattila, a recent
graduate of the Cariboo Cougars
majormidget program, was handed
the Chair of the Board Award
while at Sun Peaks Resort for the
B.C. Hockey annual generalmeeting.
Each year, the award goes to
an individual who has “brought
honour to the amateur hockey
fraternity through an outstanding
humanitarian endeavour.”
“Forme, I didn’t expect that at
all,”Mattila said of winning the
award.
“That wasmy first time going
to the AGMfor B.C. Hockey and
they just did a fantastic job and I
couldn’t bemore happy to have
been there and be the recipient of
that award.”
Mattila is the founder of a
programcalledMindRight,
which promotes education and
awareness aboutmental health
issues among young athletes. The
program– with help fromJessie
Sprague and the Cariboo Cougars
– was launched this past hockey
season, was adopted by the Cougars
players and coaches, and was
promoted within the B.C. Hockey
MajorMidget League.
At Saturday’s banquet,Mattila
gave a presentation about
MindRight and, afterward, was
informed by Randy Henderson,
chair of the board for B.C. Hockey,
that 91minor hockey associations
in the province want to get
involved with the program.
“That was really inspiring to
hear that and know that we’re
taking the right steps forward and
going in the right direction,”Mattila
said.
Mattila first became interested
inmental health when he read
a newspaper story about former
Vancouver Canucks forward Rick
Rypien, who suffered fromclinical
depression and took his own life in
August 2011. That story ledMattila
tomindcheck.ca, an organization
that sprang fromRypien’s
death and one that has become
a valuable online resource for
people coping withmental health
issues.Mattila, who recognized
first-hand the struggles being experienced
by a friend and hockey
teammate, became a spokesperson
formindcheck.ca.
Last summer,Mattila came
up with the idea forMindRight,
which he envisioned as a tool
of assistance for youth athletes
dealing with the same types of
problems.
On top of all this work in the
area of youthmental health,Mattila
helped bring a summit called
Balancing OurMinds to Prince
George inMay.
Mattila is getting ready for the
next phase of his life, which will
see himplay junior B hockey for
the Kelowna Chiefs while he’s
working toward a business degree.
He plans to become a lawyer and
intends to keep promoting good
mental health.
“I’ll do whatever I can to really
help out and speak up for others,”
he said.
• Also on the weekend at Sun
Peaks, Trevor Sprague and fellow
Cariboo coaches Tyler Brough
and BryanMacLean were presented
with a Silver Skate Award
for the team’s 2016-17 championship
in the B.C. HockeyMajor
Midget League. The award, given
by the Vancouver Canucks organization,
was presented by former
Canuck and P.G. resident Darcy
Rota.
“I think it was 1965 that he
said he won that same award,”
Sprague said. “(The award presentation)
was pretty special for
(Rota) and pretty special for Tyler
and Bryan and I as well.”
Mahāvatār Bābājī (literally; Great Avatar Dear Father) is the name given to an Indian saint and yogi by Lahiri Mahasaya and several of his disciples, who reported meeting him between 1861 and 1935. Some of these meetings were described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi, including a first-hand report of Yogananda's own meeting with the yogi. Another first hand account was given by Yukteswar Giri in his book The Holy Science. According to Sri M's autobiography (Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master) Babaji, was Shiva. In the second last chapter of his book, he mentions Babaji changing his form to that of Shiva. All of these accounts, along with additional reported meetings, are described in various biographies. According to Yogananda's autobiography, Babaji has resided for at least hundreds of years in the remote Himalayan regions of India, seen in person by only a small number of disciples and others.
Again, according to his autobiography, shortly before Yogananda left for America in 1920, Babaji came to his home in Calcutta, where the young monk sat deeply praying for divine assurance regarding the mission he was about to undertake. Babaji said to him: "Follow the behest of your guru and go to America. Fear not; you shall be protected. You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West.
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The 10th Annual WEDU Be More Awards were held February 12, 2015 at A La Carte Event Pavilion. Each year, this multifaceted program celebrates the human spirit and showcases the best work by nonprofit organizations, the individuals that support them – and WEDU. For more information about the WEDU Be More Awards including a list of recent and past winners, visit www.wedu.org/bemore. Photos by MamaRazzi Foto