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Scholarships assist young West Coasters’ education

Four young West Coasters will start the 2009 academic year with the boost of a Dennis Moore Memorial Scholarship to help them pursue education outside their home region. The scholarships, worth from $1,000 to $3,000 each, are awarded by Presbyterian Support Upper South Island with assistance from the Uniting Church Council.

The recipients this year are:
• Kimberley Browning of Greymouth, to study pharmacy
• Kayla Hurst-Faalilo of Westport, to study performance music
• Rebekah Mora of Karoro, to study performing arts at Toi Whakaari
• Kayla-Louise Wood of Greymouth, to study for a BA in Education and Psychology
 
The Reverend Dennis Moore was a Presbyterian Minister who served in the parish of Ross, South Westland, for many years. Throughout his life and ministry, Dennis showed a keen interest in people and was especially concerned for young people in need. When he died in 1999 he left a bequest to Presbyterian Support. After discussion with his family, Presbyterian Support believed it appropriate to set aside $10,000 per annum of his bequest to form a permanent legacy to his commitment to young people on the West Coast. Following further consultation with the Union parishes on the West Coast and the Moore family, Presbyterian Support established a fund to enable permanently residing West Coast young people to gain a scholarship to further their education. The fund also promotes life skills programmes in schools, and provides for the training of youth leaders.

The awards committee is made up of Andrew Johnston, a relative of Dennis Moore and Presbyterian Support Board Member; Chief Executive Officer Vaughan Milner; and two members of the Uniting Church Council: the Rev John Drylie, who is also a Presbyterian Support Board Member, and Thelma Efford.

For further information, please contact:
Vaughan Milner
Chief Executive Officer, Presbyterian Support Upper South Island
Phone (03) 366 5472 ext 217
or Thelma Efford, Uniting Church Council,
Phone (03) 768 6414