WYSA announces 4 recipients of COBSS bursaries

wysa announces 4 recipients of cobss bursaries

ABOUT THE COBSS BURSARY:

The Central Okanagan Bursary & Scholarship Society was established to address a pressing need: helping young people in our community pursue education and training beyond high school. Rising costs for tuition, materials, accommodation, and transportation often made higher education seem out of reach for many promising students.

In response, key leaders from the Central Okanagan’s educational and business communities joined forces to create a solution. The founding members of the (then-called) Bursary Society were businessman Ken Harding, former KSS administrators Harry Dewar and Lou Dedinsky, and Rosemary King from the School Board office. Their collective vision led to COBSS being incorporated under the BC Society Act in 1984, and later receiving conduit status from the BC Gaming Branch, allowing us to distribute awards funded by organizations receiving provincial gaming funds.

Thanks to the dedication of our founders and the ongoing support of the community, COBSS has grown from offering just seven bursaries in 1971 to over 500 awards annually. These bursaries continue to be awarded to deserving local students, helping them take the next steps toward achieving their academic and career goals in the year following their graduation.