Edmonton student one of 20 selected for Vimy Pilgrimage Award – Edmonton [Video]

Himanshu Surukanti was one of 20 students selected out of 200 applicants from across Canada for this year’s Vimy Pilgrimage Award.

“World War II and World War I have been gaps in my history knowledge for a long time, so the chance to go and learn about things in person instead of a textbook or a YouTube video was really exciting,” said Surukanti.

The Vimy Foundation has run this competition annually since 2013. At least one student from Alberta is chosen every year.

To qualify, students between the ages of 14 and 17 must submit a video or personal essay explaining how they’re committed to improving their community through things like volunteering.

“These are students who are going to go ahead and make change, and for us to be part of that formation to help them make the changes that they want to see, I think, is a real privilege,” said Caitlin Bailey, …