$80,000 Donated to Yukon College Endowment Fund

Yukon College is celebrating its receipt of $80,000 in endowment funds. Funds are donated to the College through the Yukon Foundation.

On October 7th, Yukon College President, Terry Weninger and Chair of the Yukon Foundation, John Firth will officially unveil an Endowment Wall, displaying donors to the Yukon College Endowment Fund.

The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on the second floor of the College, visible from the staff parking lot entrance.

“I am honoured to have received these significant donations to the Yukon College Endowment Fund,” said Terry Weninger, Yukon College President. “It’s a testament to our donors’ valuation of post-secondary education. We look forward to developing the fund further, to the benefit of Yukon College students.”

Yukon College matches donations to the Endowment Fund up to $15,000 per year.

The Endowment Fund for Yukon College students was set up in 2007 and is managed by The Yukon Foundation, which is the Yukon’s largest charitable foundation. It has been providing financial assistance for post-secondary education to Yukon students since 1980.

Chair of the Foundation, John Firth said “this endowment wall is a tribute to Yukon College and those individuals and corporations in the Yukon who are dedicated to ensuring a higher standard of education. The Yukon Foundation is proud to be a partner with all of them in this endeavor.”