What does over $1,000 worth of school supplies looks like? Check out the images below 👇
Each year the need grows and we recognize that. These supplies are all destined to reach kids in our community who will most benefit – and we couldn’t be happier to be able to provide this donation on behalf of Olivia’s Trust.
Olivia would be thrilled 🤩
We are thrilled to announce our Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust Scholarship receipts for 2025 📜
Please join us in congratulating Eli Turner of Auburn Drive High School and Lana Cushing of Woodlawn High School as our award recipients.
Eli and Lana have demonstrated exceptional attributes that more than qualify them for the scholarships. They have made their schools and communities better for having them in it and making it a welcoming place for all others to be as well.
Congratulations Eli and Lana. Your future is so bright and we look forward to seeing you on the next leg of your journey 🎓
Please help us congratulate the 2024 Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust Scholarship recipients:
Rihana Hamilton
Rylee Wallace
Faith Whitehead
Faith, Rylee and Rihana submitted essays that prove they make their schools and communities a better place through their volunteer work and dedication to make their environments more inclusive and accepting. Their compassion and kindness is obvious in their words and actions. They also took the time to learn about Olivia, which means the world to us.
We truly hope your scholarship helps you on the next step of your journey as you complete your studies. We wish you all the success in your future endeavours.
Thank you for what you have already done and no doubt will continue to do. We hope you take your lessons with you and share them with others.
As some of you know, Olivia loved school and especially loved shopping for schools supplies. Since we know how difficult this time of year can be for families who are already stretched thin with the rising costs of every day life, we can think of no better way than to help those families by donating supplies to take some of that burden from them.
Olivia’s Trust is thrilled to once again donate back-to-school supplies! We have been doing this every year since we began and this time we have donated $725 worth of supplies for all age levels and grades (special thank you to our supporters who donated specifically for this endeavour) 🙂
We want to wish all the kids heading back to school in the next few days a wonderful year of learning, enrichment and of course, fun 🙂
The most wonderful time of the year is here as kids are heading back to school in a few weeks. However, for many families this is a very stressful and expensive time of year as well.
With the cost of every day life seemingly rising by the minute, we know the added stress of getting all the necessary back to school items may be out of reach. That’s where we aim to help out 🙂
If you are shopping and can afford to grab an item or two, please do so. Your simple act of kindness will benefit a student going back to school in September and possibly ease the burden on some families in your community.
The Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust, with the support of Tim Halman, MLA Dartmouth East will be a accepting donations at the Dartmouth East Constituency office at 73 Tacoma Drive (Suite 204). We can also accept donations at Jym Line Glassware Ltd. located at 23 Venture Crescent in Elmsdale or you can reach out to Dale via email (dale@livstrust.com) to make alternate arrangements.
Any donation is welcome and needed. If you cannot get out to purchase school supplies, consider a donation to Olivia’s Trust and let us do the shopping for you.
Let’s make this year amazing for our students 😊
The Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust would like to formally announce the recipients of Olivia’s Scholarship!
Congratulations to Caelan DeViller, a student at Drumlin Heights Consolidated School. Caelan is planning to attend university to study sciences in pursuit of a career as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
Congratulations to Jacqueline Steele, a student at Hants East Rural High , Jacqueline plans to attend university to study a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Climate and Environment.
Thank you both for the exceptional volunteer work in your communities to make them a more inclusive and safe place for all. We appreciate you taking the time to learn about Olivia and understanding why this scholarship exists.
We truly hope these scholarships help you achieve your goals! Best of luck in the future – you’ve earned it 🙂
Are you a student graduating high school this year and plan to attend post-secondary education? Is so, consider applying for our 2023 Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust Scholarship.
Olivia’s scholarship is not based on your academic achievements, it determined by the quality of your character. Tell us what you have done for your school and community to make it a more inclusive and welcoming environment for others.
In order to apply you must be a Nova Scotia high school student applying for post-secondary education. Please write an essay to tell us about yourself and your efforts to make the world a better place. You must include at least 2 references. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2023.
Send your essay and references by email to dale@livstrust.com or by mail to: 23 Venture Crescent, Elmsdale, NS B2S0B1
Are you, or do you know of a student graduating in 2022 who plans to pursue a post-secondary education? If so, they may qualify for the Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust Scholarship.
Olivia’s scholarship is not based on your academic achievements, it is based on the quality of your character. How have you helped your school and your community become better places to be? Show us in an essay what you do to be inclusive, accepting, non-judgemental, kind and compassionate – like Olivia did 💜
In addition to your amazing essay, please have two teachers/community members provide a letter of reference then email your application to dale@livstrust.com or ask your school to send it in. Best of luck to all who apply!
NOTE: Deadline for applications is May 15, 2022 for consideration.
We are so pleased to announce we have awarded a scholarship in the amount of $1000.00 to Victoria O’Brien and Jacintha (Jai) Shankle ♥️
These amazing people embody what Olivia’s scholarship is all about. Their dedication to helping others feel welcome and accepted is obvious in their every day actions. They have made their schools and communities better places through their existence and we could not be more proud to play a small role on their journey.
Good luck at St. Francis Xavier University and Acadia University in the fall. These schools will benefit from your amazing ability to be kind, compassionate, forgiving and accepting ♥️
Are you or do you know a student graduating this year in Nova Scotia who wants to pursue a post-secondary education? Consider the Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust Scholarship.
To apply, please write an essay outlining how you have made your community and school a better, more inclusive space for others. Your marks are not a consideration for this scholarship, your heart is. Please include 2 letters of reference and send your application to dale@livstrust.com 😊.
Application deadline is May 15, 2021!!!
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