The M.P. for Bruce-Grey Owen Sound and his wife have announced a unique way to mark their 40th wedding anniversary in July.
Larry Miller and his wife Darlene are creating a new student bursary fund for agricultural studies.
The Larry and Darlene Miller Agricultural Endowment Fund will provide an annual bursary in perpetuity to students in Grey and Bruce Counties who pursue post-secondary university, college or apprenticeship studies in Agriculture or Agri-Food.
The commitment from the Miller's responds to the Smart and Caring Education Initiative of the Community Foundation Grey Bruce.
The Foundation is trying to add one million dollars to its education endowment fund by 2017 to provide a much-needed increase in available funding for local students.
“Larry and Darlene Miller’s selfless wish to increase educational access for our community’s youth while strengthening our agricultural sector resonates strongly in the heart of our community’s character. We are thrilled to put a legacy plan into place for the Millers that celebrates their commitment to each other and to their community in perpetuity” said Kimberley West, Chair of Community Foundation Grey Bruce.
Those wishing to help build the fund are invited to contact the Foundation to make a tax-deductible donation in honour of M.P. Larry Miller and Darlene Miller’s 40th anniversary.
All donations will be matched fifty cents for every dollar up to a total of $10,000 through the Foundation’s Fund Matching Program which is in effect until the end of 2016.
