We're excited and proud to announce the 2015 J.F. Allen Scholarship and Bursary Winners! Congratulations to Anash Chowdhry and Hailey MacLeod, our J.F. Allen Scholarship winners! Anash is son to Member Shama Chowdhry of the Toronto District School Board. Hailey is daughter to member Janet McLeod of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Congratulations also go out to the following J.F. Allen Scholarship runner ups: Evangeline McLaren Devenyi, Lauren Peters, Nicole Peters, Lauren Digby, Gillian Mayo, Brendan Masters, Isaac Seifarth, and Mateo Dorado-Troughton. This year's Teachers Life Bursary goes to Devon Gale and Samantha Hepperlee. Congratulations ladies! Devon is the daughter of Tonya Gale with the Greater Essex District School Board, and Samantha is the daughter of Ralph Hepperlee with the Toronto District School Board. This was an exceptional group, each student with a very promising future ahead of them. We look forward to hearing many great things in future from these scholars. Thank you to all those that entered! Have a child or grandchild planning to graduate in 2016?...
Today’s women wear many hats - both as professionals and as caregivers. According to Statistics Canada, women represent 47% of the Canadian workforce but also continue to provide the majority of care for children, dependents and the elderly. Have you considered how those you care for would cope if you were unable to provide your direct financial support – or if your income was no longer a part of your loved ones lives? Would they have the resources to be cared for in the way that they are now? Often, you are so busy looking after everyone else right now that you may miss looking ahead and planning care for loved ones - no matter what happens in the future. Consider the financial value of the income and care you provide. If you were to become critically ill, injured or pass away, how much would your family be impacted by...
Life after graduation is never as easy as it seems. We as educators know that students look forward to the day where they will not have to complete any more exams, coursework and assignments. But when the day finally arrives, we know that it suddenly becomes difficult to think about what life is like not being a student (we were once students too). Often recent graduates believe they will find the perfect job, graduate loan free and never need to think about insurance. While students are entering the adult world, we know that they are still transitioning between the student and working life, and within these changes, it is normal to fear what lies ahead. To eliminate some of these fears, we have highlighted some important things to expect when finding a job, handling loans and looking for insurance after graduation. Job Finding a job is becoming more difficult in...
This is our favourite time of year, and not just because signs of spring grow stronger every day. At Teachers Life, it’s time to award our J. F. Allen Scholarship Award and Bursaries. For us, it is one of the best benefits we have for our Members, and what helps us stay close to our education community. The scholarship is awarded to students who exemplify excellence, achievement and involvement in their schools and communities. It is open to children and grandchildren of our Members and represents just one aspect of the Teachers Life's fraternal benevolence programs and services. The John F. Allen Scholarship was created in 1992 in honour of a founding member of the award program and former Teachers Life Board Director who served from 1969 to1991. Allen represented the strong commitment to providing quality insurance for educators as a not-for -profit, allowing for more reinvestment and support in...
