member of the choir MENNO SINGERS Abner Martin, or a person designated by his family, as an – through honorary member MENNONITE FOUNDATION OF CANADA additional co-opted persons as determined, from time to time, by will offer annually an this committee. ABNER MARTIN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Jan 2004 4 …Page Application Procedure Purpose 1. The committee attempts to adequately publicize the availability of this scholarship, the conditions of eligibility, and the application 1. To honour the contribution made to music awareness and appreciation procedure. in the Mennonite community in Ontario by Abner Martin, founder of Menno Singers in 1955. 2. Application will be made to the adjudicating committee on a form they provide. Contact Lewis Brubacher (e-mail: 2. To assist a deserving student(s) in the formal study of music at the Lbrubacher@sympatico.ca; tel: 519-884-3072). It is also available post-secondary school level. from, and is to be mailed to: Abner Martin Music Scholarship Committee Administration c/o Lewis Brubacher 1. The Abner Martin Scholarship Fund was initiated by Menno Singers in 1979 on the occasion of of the Martin’s retirement as director 603 4 Willow St – choir. Waterloo ON N2J 4S2 Mailing deadline: September 15 2. Monies were donated by interested persons and were invested with Mennonite Foundation of Canada, which continues to manage these trust assets and any additional contributions that are received from Conditions of Eligibility time to time, on behalf of Menno Singers. 1. The scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in a full time 3. Revenue produced by these assets provides annual music scholarships music major or minor program at the undergraduate or graduate level. as awarded by an adjudication committee appointed by Menno See Note 1. Singers. 2. Applicants will be affiliated with congregations in Mennonite Church 4. The adjudicating committee consists of: Eastern Canada. Applicants having an extended affiliation will be a representative from Menno Singers Executive preferred over those only recently so affiliated. – 3. Applicants will have demonstrated involvement and proficiency in the current director of the choir – musical activities in their church and community. a representative from the academic community, who may be a –
MENNO SINGERS through MENNONITE FOUNDATION OF CANADA will offer annually an ABNER MARTIN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Purpose 1. To honour the contribution made to music awareness and appreciation in the Mennonite community in Ontario by Abner Martin, founder of Menno Singers in 1955. 2. To assist a deserving student(s) in the formal study of music at the post-secondary school level. Administration 1. The Abner Martin Scholarship Fund was initiated by Menno Singers in 1979 on the occasion of Martin’s retirement as director of the choir. 2. Monies were donated by interested persons and were invested with Mennonite Foundation of Canada, which continues to manage these trust assets and any additional contributions that are received from time to time, on behalf of Menno Singers. 3. Revenue produced by these assets provides annual music scholarships as awarded by an adjudication committee appointed by Menno Singers. 4. The adjudicating committee consists of: – a representative from Menno Singers Executive – the current director of the choir – a representative from the academic community, who may be a member of the choir – Abner Martin, or a person designated by his family, as an honorary member additional co-opted persons as determined, from time to time, by this committee. Jan 2004 …Page 4 Application Procedure 1. The committee attempts to adequately publicize the availability of this scholarship, the conditions of eligibility, and the application procedure. 2. Application will be made to the adjudicating committee on a form they provide. Contact Lewis Brubacher (e-mail: Lbrubacher@sympatico.ca; tel: 519-884-3072). It is also available from, and is to be mailed to: Abner Martin Music Scholarship Committee c/o Lewis Brubacher 603 – 4 Willow St Waterloo ON N2J 4S2 Mailing deadline: September 15 Conditions of Eligibility 1. The scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in a full time music major or minor program at the undergraduate or graduate level. See Note 1. 2. Applicants will be affiliated with congregations in Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Applicants having an extended affiliation will be preferred over those only recently so affiliated. 3. Applicants will have demonstrated involvement and proficiency in musical activities in their church and community.
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