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The George & Honey Canney Scholarship
A Legacy of Love:
Honey Canney's Enduring Gift through the
George and Honey Canney Scholarship Fund
Olga “Honey” Canney, a much-loved parishioner of St Francis of Assisi Church in Bend, celebrated her 107th birthday on January 30th, 2023. When asked what she believes is the key to a full life, Honey replied, “To love and be loved.” That principle was evident in her marriage with George Canney from the time they met in school at the age of 15 to their marriage eight years later, and throughout their remarkable, love-filled partnership which lasted until George’s death in January of 2014. Both were deeply committed to their Catholic faith, their family, to the service of others, and to education. So it is that they established the George and Honey Canney Scholarship Endowment Fund to be administered by the Legacy of Faith Catholic Community Foundation of Oregon.
Catholic students in the Baker diocese, entering their senior year of High School, may apply for the $2,500 scholarship, with the recommendation of their parish pastor or his designee. From the pool of applicants, one recipient will be selected each year by a panel established by LFF diocese. The scholarship is renewable for a second year provided the individual selected provides an official transcript of their grades with a minimum-overall grade point average of 2.0 or its equivalent for their first academic year. Students receiving this scholarship will designate to which institution of higher education, or trade school, the funds are to be sent. The institution may be within or outside the state of Oregon.
The GEORGE AND HONEY CANNEY SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND (GHCS) was established to support the mission of advanced education for the purpose of Catholic Students in the Diocese of Baker from the Estate of Honey Canney, wife of George Canney.
The Legacy of Faith Foundation will follow the schedule below annually:
- February 1st – March 31st Advertise: twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more per year committing to two (2) years: Freshman and Sophomore years of college, who has a high school C grade average (GPA: 2.0) or higher, for one (1) preferred practicing Catholic Student in the Diocese of Baker. The student may attend any college of higher education within and outside the State of Oregon. Such a college or university does not have to be Catholic however, it should support “Catholic values”. NOTE: In the case where last year’s selected candidate was a Freshman, they will be selected for their Sophomore year if they show proof of a C grade average (GPA: 2.0) or higher for their Freshman year.
- March 1st – March 31st Submit: Qualified Applications (see “GHCS Application form”) from applicants should be sent to the Executive Director of The Legacy of Faith Foundation (LFF) (currently: Mark French at: [email protected]).
- April 1st – April 30th Select: The best-qualified candidate by the LFF Board.
- May 1st Communicate: To the selected candidate, their sponsor, and chosen school. The Executive Director of LFF will write a congratulatory letter to the selected candidate and a Thank you letter to all other applicants and their sponsors.
- August 1st Payment: Will be initiated by The Executive Director of LFF. An LFF check will be issued on behalf of George and Honey Canney accompanied by a letter to the selected candidate’s choice of higher education for tuition expenses. A copy of the accompanied letter will be sent to the selected candidate and their sponsor.
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