Class Act Canada offers hope to Filipinos

By Mata Press Service

Mark Denard Abratiguin has a mission to prove to the world that Filipinos are world class citizens.
The 20-year-old wants to learn how to be a computer whiz to help his community so that “I can show the world that Filipinos are beneficiaries of technology not victims of them.”
Pasion Meribet wants a degree in business administration.
She wants to set up a business model for street kids, the disabled and single mothers in the Philippines so that they can have a meaningful income.
Germalyn Malangit loves the culinary arts. She hopes to become a pastry chef.
“I love kids and with my education I want to start little chef camps and introduce children to different cuisines and cultures,” she said.
These are but some of the messages of hope and change that are coming in to classactcanada.com – A Vancouver-based charity initiative that is offering $1 million in free education for ten individuals looking to improve their lot in life.
Class Act Canada, is one man’s way of giving back.
Living on the streets of Vancouver, Canada, Dean Duperron had a glimpse of the hopelessness and despair of kids with dreams but no money to make their dreams come true.
“Sleeping under tarps on construction sites, in alleyways and parking lots while scratching for pennies makes for appreciation of things many take for granted,”
“But my life on the streets in Vancouver is nothing compared to the cycle of poverty that plagues millions in Asia,” said Duperron.
Reaching into his impoverished past, Dean Dupperon, has launched a million dollar initiative called Class Act Canada, to help build a future for others.
“Education and life gave me a chance, now my family and I want to give back,” said the 53-year old, whose personal rags-to-riches tale is the kind of success story movies are made of.
Today, as the President and CEO of the 106-year-old Sprott-Shaw College, a highly successful 22 campus global organization.
“While helping Canadians, I also really hope that we can help some slum kids from the Philippines through Class Act Canada.”
The innovative philanthropic program, called Class Act Canada, allows an individual to enter a 60-90 second video via the Internet outlining “what I would do with a degree/diploma from Sprott-Shaw College”.
The top 100 applicant finalists will be identified through a process of online public voting. A second round of public voting will then select the top twenty vote getters.
A third round of voting will rank the top twenty.  Judges will then select the top ten Class Act Champions.
The ten deserving students from Canada and around the globe will be awarded an all-expenses paid education at a Sprott-Shaw Community College campus in British Columbia, Canada, valued at up to $100,000 per scholarship.
The prize will include a degree/diploma course at Sprott-Shaw College (BC campuses only), books and tuition, airfare to and from hometown, food and lodging, and transportation to and from the selected Sprott-Shaw College.
Sprott-Shaw is a 22-campus global post secondary institution with campuses in Canada, Jordan, India, China and Vietnam. The institution employs 250 people globally and educates over 4,500 students in 140 programs annually. It is the oldest college in B.C.
Full information and entry details at www.classactcanada.com

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How to enter

The Class Act Canada contest will award 10 deserving students from around the world with an opportunity of a lifetime – an all-expenses-paid education in British Columbia, Canada.

Provided by Sprott-Shaw Community College, B.C.’s education leader in business, healthcare, tourism, hospitality, administrative and international studies, each of the 10 prizes includes up to three years of post-secondary education and free living expenses for the duration of each student’s studies in Canada.

All an eligible student has to do is submit a 60-90-second video clip in English themed, “What would I do with my degree/diploma from Sprott-Shaw!”

Audio clips of the same length, or a written submission with pictures of no more than 200 words will also be accepted, in English only.

Applicants will have to complete a short online ENTRY FORM and upload the video to www.classactcanada.com.

Applicants will also be asked to post their video on one or more social networking sites like YouTube, urging friends and family to vote for them.
A panel of judges will select the applicants with the most votes after three phases of voting. They will then select the 10 Class Act Canada champions.

All applicants must check the RULES & REGULATIONS for the contest on the Class Act Canada homepage (www.classactcanada.com). All international applicants must be 19 years of age or older and be legally entitled to enter Canada as students.