The Athletics Breakfast also featured student athlete Jen Woods, member of the Okanagan Heat women’s golf team. Keynote speaker was David Cox, sports psychologist from Simon Fraser University, who works with athletes and coaches at all levels of competition in amateur and professional ranks.
Rob Johnson, director of athletics and recreation for UBC’s Okanagan campus says students who excel in both academics and athletics are high achievers interested in doing their best at many endeavours. “I am very proud of our student athletes and their efforts in the classrooms, on the court and in the community,” says Johnson.
Community support is important to the success of students who take up varsity athletics, says Johnson. “We want to thank Valley First Credit Union for its continued support as our title sponsor,” says Johnson. “We can’t thank the community enough for it support of our student athletes. It is very encouraging to see this support at an event like this and it means so much.”
Today's Valley First UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship Breakfast has pushed the total for UBC's Okanagan campus fundraising campaign to $60 million.
Launched in September, the ambitious Okanagan campus campaign aims to raise $100 million and double the number of UBC alumni engaged with the university. Thursday morning's Valley First UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship Breakfast raised more than $50,000 in community and matching support. Now in its seventh year, the morning fundraiser supports an endowment to create scholarships for student athletes. Over the years, the Scholarship Athletics Breakfast has raised more than $350,000 for student athletes.
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