Nita Chambers (Sutton) Awards Fund

Nita Chambers (Sutton), a graduate of Stella Maris High School in Trepassey and Memorial Unversity was a spirited and talented participant in basketball at both scholastic and interuniversity levels. As a teacher in Plum Point and Conception Bay South she was a leader in student/community events and as an alumna she was a strong supporter of Memorial University. Nita passed away in 1999 and a number of her family, friends, colleagues and former instructors formed a committee to develop an endowment fund to support the granting of financial awards in her name. Through the efforts of this committee and the support of many businesses and individual donors for a variety of projects, the Fund Capital endowment has now reached the $62,000.00 level.

The Nita Chambers (Sutton) Awards Fund (Est. 2000) provides financial assistance to deserving male and female student athletes who are graduates of High Schools in Newfoundland and Labrador and who represent the Memorial University Sea~Hawks in the sport of basketball. Two awards, one to a member of each of the men's and women's varsity teams, are presented annually. The amount of these awards is dependent on the yearly accrued interest on the Fund endowment. Twelve student athletes have received a total of $10,800 since the inception of the fund.

The past recipients of these awards are:

2011-Mark Woodland (St. John's) and Kelia Pond (Goulds):$1300

2010- Mark Woodland (St. John's) and Kelia Pond (Goulds): $1,300

2009 - Matt Cleary (St. John's) and Erin Mullaley (Freshwater): $1,200

2008 - Matt Cleary (St. John's) and Robyn O'Rielly (Witless Bay): $1,100

2007 - Mark English (Branch) and Erin Mullaley (Freshwater): $1,000

2006 - Evan Constantine (Dunville) and Krista Singleton (St. Joseph's): $900

2005 - Justin Halleran (Trepassey) and Paula Barker (Deer Lake): $850

2004 - Robbie Hickey (Corner Brook) and Amy Dalton (Harbour Main): $800

2003 - Curtis Power (St. Catherine's) and Esther Mooney (St. Brides): $750

Two awards will be presented on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 based on the increased endowment made possible by fundraising projects conducted in 2010-11 as well as individual and corporate donations during this time frame.

50/50 Draws will be held during the basketball weekend of November 19 and 20 (Sea~Hawks vs. Panthers) for the Fund with presentation of the 2011 awards to take place prior to the men's game on November 19.

50/50 tickets will be:
$1 each
3 for $2
8 for $5
20 for $10
Wings for $15

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!