Hi, everyone.
I'm Lynne Stanger. I work at Habitat for Humanity. Equal to that enjoyment is volunteering for the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, which I've done for the past three years.
This year, we were able to offer 25 awards to over 3,000 students who applied. Of all the committees I've sat on, this is the most difficult one. With that lack of funding, we have not been able to meet the needs of all the deserving students who apply. At the height of the award, we were able to offer 53 awards to students. As you've heard from stories already, they make a significant difference in a student's life, not only at university but with the impact they make in the community beyond.
I'm here today as a committee member and a friend of the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award to ask you to devote that additional funding so that we can offer this award to more deserving students and turn fewer students away.
Thank you.