Dave Snadden  issues challenge to  Nordic Ski club to fund raise.  l-r ski club President Kevin Petterson, UNBC President Daniel Weeks, Nordic Ski Club Youth, Catherine Pennington of Enbridge, photo 250News

Prince George, B.C.- It was less than a  year ago that  the Caledonia Nordic Ski club  and UNBC announced they were launching a fund raising  effort to create a scholarship.

The  goal  was  ambitious,  raise $150 thousand dollars  before the  start of the Canada Winter Games in 2015. Well, eleven months after launching the  fundraising event,  the goal has been exceeded.

The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club contributed more than $ 40 thousand dollars, and with UNBC matching dollar for dollar, that pushed the effort to  over $80 grand.  Today, Enbridge Northern Gateway  donated $50 thousand dollars, which, with  UNBC matching dollars  put the amount to $100 thousand and the total  raised to $180 thousand.

But there is another boost.

Dave Snadden is a member of the Nordic ski club and  is on the fundraising committee.  He  and his wife Moira have challenged the   Club  to raise $5 thousand, and he and his wife will match those dollars.  That would  turn into $20 thousand with  the UNBC matching dollars.

While the criteria for  the scholarship is not yet  set,  there  is now enough money in the fund  to  give one qualifying  Nordic athlete a full tuition scholarship, and a $1000 dollar scholarship  to another  in time for the start of classes in September 2015.