Giving back to those who gave a loved one

I'm a bit late on this story, but for news relating to military families, Military Mom at Home should be your first stop anyhow. And so it's to her site that I now direct you for an uplifting story about corporate Canada giving back to those who defend all of our freedoms:

Three Canadian students of military parents killed while serving in the Canadian Forces today each received $4,000 in scholarship funding from Canada Company's newly created educational scholarship fund. The first recipients of the scholarships received their awards today at a ceremony held at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.

Blake Goldring, Chairman of Canada Company and Chairman and CEO, AGF Management Limited presented the scholarship awards explaining that the Canada Company Scholarship Fund (CCSF) was created to supplement the benefits provided to children who have lost a parent killed in active duty by providing funding to offset tuition fees and other living expenses required to complete a post-secondary education.

Congratulations to those three young adults who received these scholarships. While I know it doesn't even come close to repaying your sacrifice, hopefully it will allow you to live the lives your parents hoped for you.

And a big Bravo Zulu to Canada Company, an organization of prominent Canadian business leaders whose motto is "Many ways to serve." These men and women are showing that even outside the military, some still remember that leadership isn't about the rank on your shoulder or the title on your business card, but rather about your actions each and every day.