Erin Berry Memorial Fund
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2004 Grants
This
fund was established in 2001 as a trust fund set up by Erin Berry’s
father, Larry Berry. The Trust Account is meant to help Junior
players 19 or younger with expenses incurred to attend bridge
events. The Trustees of the Erin Berry Memorial Fund met in St.
Catharines, ON in June and made the following 2004 grants to Canadian
Youth Bridge players:
Anton Blagov
$ 875.00 to help with expenses incurred while attending the 2004
New York NABC and the 2004 World Schools Team Championship in
New York.
Daniel Lavee
$ 1,080.00 to help with expenses incurred while attending the
2004 New York NABC and the 2004 World Schools Team Championship
in New York, and $ 500.00 to help with expenses incurred while
attending various other Regionals during the spring of 2004.
2003 Grants
This
fund was established in 2001 as a trust fund set up by Erin Berry’s
father, Larry Berry. The Trust Account is meant to help Juniors
19 or younger with expenses incurred attending bridge events.
For 2003 the Erin Berry Memorial fund received applications from
five eligible Juniors. The following awards were made in 2003:
Samantha
Nystrom, Vancouver, BC: $1,100 - to assist with expenses
incurred in travelling to the 2003 Canadian Bridge Week, Penticton
Regional and Fall NABC in New Orleans. Pictured at right is Samantha
wearing her silver medal, won in the CWTC during Bridge Week.
Erin
Anderson, Regina, SK: $600 - to assist with expenses
incurred with travelling to Toronto for the CBF Junior Coaching
weekend.
Vincent Demuy, Montreal, QC: $600 - to assist
with expenses incurred with travelling to Toronto for the CBF
Junior Coaching weekend and 2003 Canadian Bridge Week and Penticton
Regional. Vincent won Gold in the CNTC during Bridge Week.
Charles
Halasi, Toronto, ON: $400 - to assist with expenses incurred
with travelling to a Canadian Junior team practise at the London
Regional.
Daniel Lavee, Toronto, ON: $1,500 - to assist
with expenses incurred with travelling to Spring and Summer NABC’s
in Philadelphia and Long Beach.
2002 Grants
For
2002 the Erin Berry Memorial Fund received applications from four
eligible Juniors. The following awards were made:
Erin Anderson - $640 - to assist with expenses of attending
the following events: Junior Scholarship Game held at Houston
NABC and attending the Washington, DC NABC.
Vincent Demuy - $2,170 - to assist with expenses of attending
the following events: Feb. Toronto Sectional, Toronto Regional,
Kingston Regional, Washington DC NABC, two practise sessions in
Toronto, World Championships in Montreal and Carrousel Cup (Junior
competition) in the Netherlands.
Daniel Lavee - $1,234 - to assist with expenses of attending
the following events: Carrousel Cup (Junior competition) in the
Netherlands, Washington, DC NABC and the World Championships in
Montreal.
Gavin Wolpert - $1,151 - - to assist with expenses of attending
the following events: Carrousel Cup (Junior competition) in the
Netherlands, Washington, DC NABC and the World Championships in
Montreal.
Total awards in 2002 were $5,195 which were a result of the interest
earned on the account in 2001 plus a carryover of intersted earned
in 2000 that was not awarded to anyone.
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