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This week has been a difficult one for the BBF Selection Committee. Applications for the Bright Beginnings Foundation Bursary 2020 are coming in. The students’ words are heartfelt, sometimes difficult to hear and have kept us up at night. At the same time, we are hearing messages of hope for dreams being realized and pride

SMALL FOUNDATION MAKES HUGE DIFFERENCE TO SURREY STUDENTS Surrey, B.C. – Shawn Khabra* has faced financial and emotional adversity in his life. However, in May of 2019 his life changed when he was awarded Bright Beginnings Foundation’s Bursary. “I cannot be more thankful than I am for this opportunity that BBF has given me" Khabra

YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! With just two weeks left until the Bright Future Banquet, I want to tell you what you will be missing if you do not come. And if you have already purchased your ticket(s), this is what you have to look forward to. Mozhdah, dubbed the ‘”Oprah of Afghanistan”

I admit that I am no Barbara Cartland or Nora Roberts. They are listed among Literature’s most prolific writers. I am definitely not mentioned on that list!! It has been a ridiculously long time since I have written to you. My only excuse is that Bright Beginning Foundation’s directors have been working very hard on

Celebrating Bright Futures On April 12th, 2019 BBF held its second annual Banquet. It was a wonderful success and we are delighted to report we are able to pay for one full year of tuition, student fees and educational materials for our second student! But we can't stop now... Bright Beginnings Foundation is committed to supporting

Bright Beginnings Foundation (BBF) has been working to support high-school graduates in Surrey who are living in poverty, and who possess the academic ability but lack the financial means to pursue a post-secondary education. The foundation provides funding for tuition, educational materials and school fees while students attend the post-secondary institution and program of their

We are thrilled to learn of Ryan Beedie's announcement. We enthusiastically read more details about the Bright Minds, Bright Futures program in your column. A columnist in the Vancouver Sun stated, "There's nothing like the Beedie Luminaries program in Canada and nothing similar anywhere else.” We would, however, like to point out that there are

  Every year October 17th is UN’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This date has largely gone unrecognized in Canada and British Columbia where concerns of poverty are, until recently, brushed aside by Governments. They mostly give lip-service to the plight of 100,000 British Columbians and almost 5 million Canadians living with chronically