$500 Annual GMEC Bursary in Memory of Ron Staal

Ron Staal enriched many peoples lives, first as a teacher, then as a principal and finally as a horseman.

He taught at the following schools: Foley Brook from 1954-1958, Anfield from 1958-1959, Sissom Ridge from 1959-1964, and Berry Mills from 1967-1989.

From 1967-1989 he joined the Magnetic Hill school faculty as their principal before finally retiring in 1989.

In 1987, Ron really got involved in the horse community. His first passon was for driving. He joined the Morgan Club in 1988 as well as the Greater Moncton Equestrian Club in 1989, serving as their Treasurer for several years. It was Ron and several other GMEC members’ enthusiasm that brought Driving into the Club. He had driving clinics at the Mare’s Nest where his horses were stabled. He also hauled out his Morgan/Paint cross, Raven, to Horizon Farm where they participated in Cavalier Riding Club-Therapeutic Riding for the Disabled. In 1990, always looking for a way to better his horsemanship skills so he could then help others, Ron took riding lessons for 4 or 5 years.

Ron did not allow the words “I can’t” in his vocabulary. His words were “I can help you” and he spoke those words to the very end.

On November 5th 2002, Ron passed away after a battle with cancer.

To commemorate Ron Staal’s memory, every year a $500 Annual GMEC Bursary is drawn, continuing Ron’s efforts to help people.

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Applicants must be current members of the Greater Moncton Equestrian Club
as per Article Three in the GMEC Constitution.

  1. (a) Annual members shall be those individuals who pay the prescribed annual membership fee due on the first of January each year. Annual members may be comprised of
    1. Individual senior (over 18 years of age as of January 1st of the current year)
    2. Individual junior (aged 13-18 years of age as of the current year)
    3. Family membership (husband and/or wife and/or children under 18 years of age as of January 1st of the current year)
  2. All full-time post-secondary students are eligible
  3. Winner must present confirmation of enrollment for prize to be awarded
  4. Applications are available on the GMEC website, and at the monthly meetings.
  5. Applications must be filed by September 30th
  6. Winner will be selected by draw at the Annual meeting in October prior to the GMEC Awards Banquet (November). The bursary will be presented at the banquet
  7. Applicants are eligible to reapply in successive years
  8. Applications must include name, phone number, mailing address, GMEC membership number, and the institution and program undertaken. Applications to be mailed to:

    Bursary Committee, Greater Moncton Equestrian Club,
    PO Box 7122,
    Riverview, NB E1B 4T8


Present and Past Recipients

2009 - Nadia Arsenault
2008 - Bonny Shipley-Conrad
2007 - Lyndsay Greenwood
2006 - Kristy Steeves
2005 - Sheena Savoie
2004 - Kristy Steeves
2003 - Amy Clark
2002 - Melody Arseneau

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Application Form
Name:
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Phone Number:
Email Address:
GMEC Membership Number:
Institution/University:
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