Alia Dharamsi, a first-year student in the MD Undergraduate Program, was one of 36 people to receive a B.C. Community Achievement Award from the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.
Dharamsi has spent more than 500 hours of service at the Canuck Place children’s hospice, has tutored and mentored high school students, and has developed a wellness conference for inner-city youth. She also led UBC’s Meal Exchange program that sources contributions to local food banks.
The foundation is an independent organization established and endowed by the provincial government to celebrate excellence in the arts, humanities, enterprise and community service.
The award recipients will be recognized in a formal presentation at Government House in Victoria this month.
For more, visit http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/05/05/an-appetite-for-service/
