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A $200,000 endowment fund has been established at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in memory of Deepak Binning.
Binning family establishes fund at KPU
Deepak Binning lost his fight with cancer at
the age of 19, but his parents are ensuring his memory lives on.
Paul and Jas Binning have established a
$200,000 endowment fund in the name of the Deepak Binning Foundation. The funds
will be available to students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in perpetuity,
with $7,500 awarded annually in general student bursaries and a $2,500
scholarship in the Punjabi language and culture program.
“Paul and Jas have been community supporters
for decades in Richmond and other cities in B.C.,” says Christine Brodie,
director of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation. “(This fund) will
support bursaries for KPU’s most in need students. (The Binnings) are
especially interested in supporting single parent families so opportunities for
education will be a significant factor.”
Brodie, who hopes the donation will be an
incentive for other “generous donors” to come forward, also appreciates that
the fund will enhance opportunities for students to pursue Punjabi studies and
keep this culture and language alive for all people to study and learn.
“I think it would be wonderful to have other
programs available to support other cultures at the university level,” she
says.
Says Paul Binning: “We are pleased to be able
to support so many deserving students pursue post-secondary education through
our partnership with KPU.”
The Deepak Binning Foundation was founded in
2000 by the Binning family after the loss of their son Deepak Binning to
cancer. The foundation supports students at various educational institutions
and BC Children’s Hospital.
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