Leamington, Ontario – Highline Mushrooms is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 Annual Highline Family Scholarship. A total of $13,500 has been awarded to eleven students across Highline’s Kingsville, Leamington and Wellington farms to assist in their post secondary education.
Since introducing the scholarship in 2009, Highline has awarded over $80,000 to Associates and their children and/or grandchildren to achieve their educational goals. “We want to recognize and celebrate all of our 2015 Highline Scholarship recipients and are honoured to be able to assist them in their pursuit of higher education,” stated Glenn Martin, President and CEO of Highline Mushrooms. Criteria for the selection process included academic achievements, extracurricular involvement, community involvement, employment experience, and how well the applicant embodies Highline’s family values of Integrity, Community Involvement, Scientific Exploration, Leadership, Perseverance, Shared Success, Respect for the Environment, and The Pursuit of Excellence. Scores were gathered independently by a committee made up of individuals from both within Highline and from independent third parties.
Highline would like to congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients and wishes them great success in their studies:
- Corrine Codina, daughter of Virgillo Codina (Wellington) $3,000
- Xinrui Jia, daughter of Xiuhuan Gao (Kingsville) $2,000
- Sheldon Hawley, son of Danny Hawley (Wellington) $2,000
- Emma McBride-Williams, daughter of Susan McBride (Leamington) $1,000
- Brendan Tran, son of Julie Vo (Wellington) $1,000
- Dylan Hawley, son of Danny Hawley (Wellington) $1,000
- Kumbiraishe Matare, Highline Associate (Leamington) $1,000
- Bryanna Boyd, daughter of Carol Boyd (Leamington) $1,000
- Helen Meng Di Ji, daughter of Huan Huan Shao (Leamington) $500
- Lesly Coxaj, daughter of Angel Coxaj (Leamington) $500
- Michael Hawthorn, Highline Associate (Wellington) $500
About Highline Mushrooms:
Highline Produce Limited, founded in 1961 in Leamington, Ontario, is a leading grower/shipper of fresh mushrooms. The Company operates four state-of-the-art production facilities and a distribution center, where it produces, packages, and distributes varieties of fresh white, mini bella, portabella, and exotic mushrooms for the retail and food service end markets. Through outstanding quality and customer service, Highline has grown to become the largest mushroom grower in Canada. For more information, visit www.highlinemushrooms.com.
For more information, please contact: Hsian Kim hkim@highlinemushrooms.com
Source: Highline Mushrooms
