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Bird Construction, Paul and Gerri Charette and Colleges and Institutes Canada Are Pleased to Announce the Establishment of the Bird Construction/Paul and Gerri Charette Endowment Fund
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Bird Construction, Paul and Gerri Charette and Colleges and Institutes Canada Are Pleased to Announce the Establishment of the Bird Construction/Paul and Gerri Charette Endowment Fund\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA,ON,\n \n Dec. 1, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Bird Construction Inc. (\"Bird\") and Colleges and Institutes Canada (\"CICan\"), in partnership with\n \n Paul and Gerri Charette\n \n , are pleased to announce the establishment of the Bird Construction/Paul and Gerri Charette Endowment Fund (\"the Fund\"). This will ensure the ongoing financing of a brand-new bursary offered to Indigenous students across the country.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Fund has been established to advance reconciliation and empower Indigenous individuals and communities by removing barriers to education for learners, while promoting a culture of respect and inclusion.\n \n \n Thanks to the support of Bird and the Charettes, who both provided\n \n $100,000\n \n in funding, CICan will be able to provide financial support, by way of bursaries, to Indigenous students attending a college or institute in\n \n Canada\n \n . It will help individuals who demonstrate financial need and who face greater challenges and barriers to participate in and complete post-secondary education.\n \n \n The Fund of\n \n $200,000\n \n , will be held in perpetuity with annual disbursements. For the 2021-2022 school year, the first distribution of the Bird Construction/Paul and Gerri Charette Fund will include four bursaries of\n \n $2,500\n \n each. For future years, the number and the amount of bursaries will be dependent on the investment income generated by the Fund.\n \n \n \n Students and their institutions can find more information about the application process for the Bursary at\n \n \n www.collegesinstitutes.ca\n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n Quotes:\n \n \n \n \"We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of\n \n Paul Charette\n \n , as well as Bird. This fund, and the bursaries it will allow us to di...