2 Manitoba students receive Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
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Two Manitobans are among 20 young Canadian scholars named Tuesday to receive the 2017 Terry Fox Humanitarian Award.
Winnica Beltrano, a Sisler High School graduate and University of Calgary health sciences student, was selected from the 657 applicants reviewed this year for exemplifying Fox’s courage and determination by overcoming adversity while pursuing voluntary humanitarian service, the B.C.-based non-profit program said in a news release.
The Winnipeg-born Fox’s 1980 Marathon of Hope cross-country run became the foundation of an annual, nation-wide cancer research fundraiser that has raised more than $700 million in his name. Fox, 22, who lost a leg to cancer in 1977, died in 1981 of the disease.
Beltrano is studying at the U of C in the hopes of entering the field of radiology, advocating the importance of early cancer detection while continuing to be a voice for youth, the award program said.
A first-generation Canadian, Beltrano helped found the Winnipeg chapter of Project Pulse — an organization that seeks to connect motivated high school students with the world of health sciences. She was also a speaker at the Manitoba legislature to mark the 2015 International Day of the Girl, and co-chairwoman of her high school’s newspaper and environmental sustainability club.
Another Manitoba recipient is University of Winnipeg student Cameron Lozinski.
Lozinski graduated from Gimli High School this year and, in May, was named one of 13 students honoured at Manitoba’s 20th annual Young Humanitarian Awards.
A local Habitat for Humanity volunteer, Lozinski has also raised funds to travel to build homes in Portugal, El Salvador and Indonesia.
Established in 1982, the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award is valued up to $28,000, dispersed over four years as the selected students pursue their academic goals.