Mr. Speaker, today I rise in the House to salute a great individual, Mr. Sandy Geldart of Quispamsis in my riding of Fundy—Royal. At 81 years of age, Mr. Geldart has been nominated for the lieutenant governor's Caring Canadian Award. In the last decade Mr. Geldart has single handedly raised over $77,000 from his bottle exchange program to help high school graduates pursue post-secondary education.
These are students who would otherwise not be able to attend university or college due to financial reasons. So far his efforts have resulted in the awarding of twenty-six $1,000 scholarships with an amazing $51,000 still in the pot to keep the program going.
I salute the council of the town of Quispamsis for putting Mr. Geldart's name forward. Whether or not Mr. Geldart gets the award, in the eyes of the students and the community Mr. Geldart will be indeed one of Canada's greatest caring Canadians.