THE INFORMER PAGE 10

MAY 27, 1992

Grateful Student writes...

More than 160 bursaries and scholarships provided
through the Capilano College Foundation were presented to
students at Awards Night on March 19. Shortly afterward,
Foundation President Daryl Collier received the following
letter. Roland Goetz said he would be happy to have it reprinted
in this Informer.

Said the Foundation's Executive Director Randi Duke: “We
received hundreds of letters like Roland's over the past year and
a half. During that time the Foundation members, who are
volunteers from the community, have worked hard to increase
funds for scholarships and bursaries that allow Capilano
College students to pursue their studies.”

I want to thank you and the donors you represent for
awarding me the George Raven Wood Fund Bursary and the
Capilano College Student Trust Award. I was very honored to
receive these awards and I can assure you (being a father with
dependents) that they are very much appreciated.

I’ve spent several years working as an artisan in the
construction industry before returning for a higher education

last semester. I know how challenging it can be to support
oneself, let alone a family, out in the “real world.” I am very
aware that there is no such thing as free money, that almost every
dollar that passes from one hand to the next has been labored for
by someone at some time.

For this reason, I look upon scholarships and bursaries not
only as rewards for perseverance and hard work, but as
investments in the abilities of the recipients. I believe that you
and the donors you represent have invested in our potentials so
that sometime in the future we can do our parts to help enrich our
community and civilization in general. I think it is extremely
important to aid those who show the capacity and determination
for achieving these higher goals. It raises the consciousness of
our society by encouraging and using excellence as a guideline.
In the end, only good can come of it.

As for myself, I am genuinely determined to live up to these
ideals and expectations. As I have said, I was very honored to
have been chosen for these awards and I assure each one of you
that I will do my utmost to make this investment in my future, in
our future, worthy of your judgment and generosity.

Again, thank you very much. Until next time...

Sincerely,
Roland Goetz

Recital

Bette Cosar : Soprano
Lars Kaario : Tenor
Gaye Alcock : Piano

- Works featured:
R. Schumann “Dichterliebe”
J. Rodrigo “Cuatro Madrigales Amortorios”
Duets from the light opera repertoire of Léhar, Romberg and others

Friday, June 5th, 1992 8:00 p.m.
St. Andrew's United Church
10th and St. George's, North Vancouver, B.C.
Admission: $8.00 general; $5.00 students, seniors and children

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