Scholarship
Winner
Carlea Wilkie-Ellis
Summary
Carlea Wilkie-Ellis has been participating in Special Olympic Sports for ten years. She is involved in over nine sports and has excelled in figure skating, swimming and curling.
Carlea has numerous gold medals at regional and provincial levels in both figure skating and swimming. She has been to the Canada Winter Games twice, winning bronze and gold medals in figure skating, and in National’s figure skating, also winning bronze and gold medals.
Carlea has represented her country in figure skating at world’s in South Korea, winning a silver medal. Most recently, she was named to the provincial team that will be going to North Bay in January. Although Carlea qualified for both figure skating and curling, she will be going for skating. She was also a member of her school swim team and has won gold and silver medals at OFSAA, as well as being named top swimmer for her school two years in a row. She has been awarded the President’s Trophy and Lifetime Achievement Award from the Orillia Figure Skating Club.
Carlea is the 2014 Special Olympics Female Athlete of the Year.
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a Scholarship
The Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame awards seven scholarships, each valued at $1,000, to deserving individuals. These scholarships are not only a recognition of academic and athletic excellence but also of community involvement and financial need.
To ensure all students in the community are provided the opportunity to apply for the scholarships, all Etobicoke high school Physical Education and Counseling departments are contacted in advance.
The ESHOF believes we can make a difference in young people’s lives through our scholarship program and help the next generation of Etobicoke community builders succeed and go on to promote positive change for all and continue to empower our community.