Minerva Foundation for BC Women
The Woodward’s Building
Suite 320
111 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B1H4
P | 604.683.7635
F | 604.683.7695
E | admin [at] theminervafoundation.com
Our administrative centre is open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, and is closed on all statutory holidays.
Victoria and the Islands Branch | Victoria
Annette Wall, Chair of Victoria Branch
Principal, Foremost Solutions Consulting Group
As a single parent and mature student, I have often wondered if others thought that I was wasting my time and resources on a venture meant for younger women – women who had not made the mistake of marrying and having children with the wrong person. Winning your award has put that thought to bed for me.
I went to school because I love learning, because I have a dream to become a doctor, and because I wanted my children to know that making mistakes doesn’t mean having to spend the rest of your life hiding and feeling ashamed. We all have a right to pursue our best selves, and I thank the Minerva Foundation with all my heart for acknowledging the journey I have made thus far, and for providing other women like me the opportunity to pursue their dreams. The acknowledgment your organization has bestowed upon me has lit my insides with a quiet pride that I have not felt in a very long time.
Chandra Lebovitz, 2009 Harrison/Buitenhuis award recipient