UFCW Scholarship Update
Every year, UFCW International awards one $8,000 scholarship to a Canadian member or their dependant. The recipient is chosen from dozens of applications received from across Canada. Shelby Guenette was recently presented with the prestigious International Scholarship by former Local Union 832 President Robert Ziegler. Shelby works at Safeway 719 and is currently attending the University of Winnipeg where she is completing a Bachelor of Science and an undergraduate degree in Education.
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Recently more than 40 UFCW Canada members from Local Unions in the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) gathered at the Halifax Common and walked with 1,300 participants in the first annual Light the Night Walk, which raises funds in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
Recently 30 UFCW Canada activists from across the country attended the Egale (Equality For Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) "Speak Easy: Stand Out, Speak Up" annual gala in Toronto along with 350 other supporters from diverse organizations and backgrounds.