Foresters Financial of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a fraternal life insurer that is set on quietly redefining the life insurance industry, recently announced that Liberty Garber of Merrill is the recipient of a $2,000 scholarship, and eligible to receive up to $8,000 over four years.
In the spirit of Foresters’ mission to help those who help others, the Foresters competitive academic scholarships are awarded annually to 250 students in the U.S. and Canada. They are granted to those who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their contributions towards charitable activities within their communities and who have consistently excelled academically. The scholarships can be awarded for up to four years for students pursuing undergraduate study at accredited two or four-year colleges/universities or vocational/technical schools.
Liberty has chosen to attend The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in the fall. She earned her scholarship due to academic achievement and, importantly, time spent volunteering at DDH Dance Academy, where she served as an assistant teacher.
Foresters Financial President and CEO Jim Boyle said, “On behalf of Foresters, I’d like to thank and congratulate Liberty for her contributions to her local community. We are pleased to be able to reward Liberty with this scholarship, and we wish her every success as she pursues her studies. At Foresters, giving back is deeply engrained in our values and Liberty has displayed that she lives these principles in supporting her community.”
Foresters Academic Scholarships
The Foresters competitive scholarship program is a special benefit offered to Foresters members. Members, their spouses, children and grandchildren are all eligible to apply for consideration for an annual scholarship.
In total, more than CAD $500,000 has been awarded across this year’s 250 recipients – 138 of whom are from the U.S. and 112 from Canada.
Since 2012, Foresters has awarded over 6,000 tuition scholarships internationally, an
investment of more than $15 million.