2016 Dale Scholarship
Post date: Jun 24, 2016 8:17:41 PM
OTTAWA, ON (June 19, 2016)
The Air Cadet League of Canada (ACL) congratulates Warrant Officer First Class (WO1) Rebecca Mather who has been awarded the $1,000.00 Robert Gordon Dale and Mrs. Mary Dale Scholarship.
WO1 Rebecca Mather from 3 Striker Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron in Strathroy, Ontario, is an honour roll student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, academics and sports excellence, and community service. She holds a passion for languages, traveling, politics and people, and has dedicated her years as air cadet to caring for individuals and bettering the communities. WO1 Mather will be pursuing a degree in International Development and Globalization in the Fall at the University of Ottawa, in hopes of working for humanitarian organizations.
Sarah Matresky, ACL Executive Director, says “the Air Cadet League of Canada is proud to be able to offer this scholarship and we acknowledge with thanks and appreciation the late Robert Dale and his wife Mary Dale. They have given exceptional service to Canada in times of both war and peace. Robert Dale served as our National President in 1972 and had continued to serve diligently as our Honorary President until March of 2013.”
The Air Cadet League of Canada is a civilian non-profit community based and volunteer led organization, which in collaboration with the Department of National Defence and our other partners, is dedicated to supporting the objectives of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet program, and to developing in youth the attributes of good citizenship and leadership; promoting physical fitness; and stimulating the interest of youth in the aviation and aerospace industry, including the air element of the Canadian Forces.
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