14-year-old Ella van Enter loves to expand her knowledge and use her brain. For this reason, she chose to attend Geering Up, a science camp held at UBC campus. Her specific division was Biomedical Engineering. There were so many interesting subjects that we learned about each day and each day was filled with knowledge I […]
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How the Tanabe Bursary helps students with CP
Did you know? The average lifetime cost of care for an individual with CP is $1.5 million. Education plays a big role in empowering people with CP to realize their full potential and ambitions. On March 15th 2018, our fourth Life Without Limits Gala will partially raise funds for a life-changing initiative: the Tanabe Education Bursary. […]
A man who keeps on giving – Yoshi Tanabe and the Tanabe Bursary Story
By Dan Chalcraft Yoshi Tanabe is extremely proud to be the namesake of the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Tanabe Bursary program! The program has supported close to a hundred students with cerebral palsy to attend post-secondary school in BC and reach their dreams. The Power of Education Yoshi believes that pursuing post-secondary education […]
Exceeding expectations – Lane Chevrier
In a sense, we’re allowing our brains to run and jump and fly in ways our bodies can’t” – Tanabe Bursary recipient Lane Chevrier Being born with cerebral palsy has presented challenges for 2015 Tanabe Bursary award winner Lane Chevrier, yet he has exceeded expectations by achieving good grades and living his Life Without Limits. […]
Programs Without Limits – Taewon Kook
Getting involved with the CPABC helps me break down my boundaries.” – Taewon Kook, participant of many of CPABC’s programs “You know the [motto] Life Without Limits? …Getting involved with the CPABC helps me break down my boundaries,” answers Taewon Kook – friends call him Ty – when asked about which one of the […]
