Joseph T-Giorgis

Joseph T-Giorgis, a sales rep at Sutton Group – Medallion Realty in Surrey, B.C., recently helped organize an event to raise money for a youth scholarship program by the Ethiopian Transit Workers Association (ETWA).

The event featured exquisite Ethiopian cuisine and exhilarating African music and dance.

T-Giorgis began volunteering his time several months ago to find sponsors, sell tickets and act as a liaison between the scholarship judges and the organizing committee.

“As a parent and a lifelong learner, I know first hand the value of education,” he says. “Today the cost of higher education is skyrocketing and the same with the cost of living.  It is rewarding to know that the assistance we provide through this scholarship program will help to ease the burden for these young students.”