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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Mar 2008, p. 17

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Student has started a scholarship University of Waterloo student Kevin Royal competed in Canada‘s Next Great Prime Minister contest Continued from page 16 One of the interesting things he started in the contest that will have legs long after the show is done is an innovation and entrepreneurship scholarship at the Waterloo Region District School Board. "My community challenge was creating this scholarship," said Royal. "I started collecting funds for the school board for the TIE Scholarship for technology, innovation and entrepreneurâ€" ship." In December he held a barbecue and raised almost $400. He matched that total with his own funds and THE FRIENDSHIPS I VALUE 519â€"749â€"9999 CHARTWELL BANKSIDE TERRACE 71 Bankside Dr. Kitchener, ON 200 HAWAIIN OPEN HOUSE April 12th » 1:30pm â€" 4:00pm 40/70 RULE WORKSHOP April 26th + 2:00pm â€" 4:00pm A workshop on the 40/70 rule to help adult children communicate with senior relatives on the struggles of aging. Refreshments to be served.© hopes to be dispersing that scholarship money at the start of September. â€" _ He also pledged some of the winnings from the Next Great Prime Minister show to the new scholarship fund. _ â€" e â€" "It gives you the opportunity to make a tangiâ€" ble difference in people‘s lives," said Royal. "That‘s what attracted me to the position I hold now â€" to work hard and fight hard for students and what they are looking for. So what is it about politics that holds such interest for the political science student? â€" "There‘s an incredibly rewarding feeling you get when you feel you‘ve made a real difference in somebody‘s life." SUBMITTED PHOTO In our caring, relaxed atmosphere, friendships develop naturally. It happens so naturally. Someone tells a joke or shares a story, and before you know it, there‘s laughter and conversation, and a new friendship has begun. "When you‘re with people with similar interests and experiences, it‘s easy to make good friends." 519â€"749â€"9999 CHARTWELL ON THE SQUARE TERRACE 71 Bankside Dr. Kitchener, ON A VIEWING OF THE SENIOR STAR 2007 FINALS DVD WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wedriesday, March 26, 2008 * tA L il 26th + 1;30pm â€" 4:00pm Refreshments to be served 17

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