Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced a new scholarship program at Humber College for Rexdale youth. The scholarship is another partnership WEG has forged with the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Clubs.

A Woodbine Entertainment Community Scholarship has been created to encourage and assist past attendees of the Woodbine Children’s Breakfast Club to pursue a post secondary education at Humber College.

WEG initiated its long-standing partnership with the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Clubs in 2003, as the sole sponsor of the Woodbine Breakfast Club in Rexdale. The partnership has expanded to include annual sports equipment and toy drives.

“WEG recognizes there is a great need in the community and youth need a helping hand to pursue post-secondary education” said Jane Holmes, WEG vice president, Corporate Affairs. “WEG already sponsors several program specific scholarship opportunities with Humber College. We are excited about this scholarship which is specifically for Rexdale students in good academic standing who have demonstrated a financial need to pursue post-secondary education at Humber College. In keeping with the spirit of WEG’s community participation, the successful candidate must be an active volunteer in the community for at least one year.”

“Woodbine Entertainment Group has been instrumental in making sure that hundreds of children across the City are able to participate in sports, eat a healthy breakfast and now are able to get an education” said Rick Gosling, president of the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Clubs. “WEG has had a major impact on our ability to serve the community.”

In addition to WEG’s base funding, additional monies will be raised for the scholarship through an eBay auction hosted by WEG of unique sporting items -- autographed items donated from several NBA teams, Toronto’s FC and Marlies. Click here to bid on these items.

Items up for bid include:

• Autographed Houston Rockets Team Ball
• Autographed Seattle Sonics Mini Basketball - signed by Chris Wilcox
• Autographed Orlando Magic Basketball - signed by Dwight Howard
• Autographed Breeders' Cup Ball Cap - signed by Eric Lamaze
• Autographed Woodbine Racetrack Ball Cap - signed by Farley Flex
• 2008 Canadian International Ball Cap & Jacket
• 2009 Autographed Breeders' Cup Legends Poster signed by: Sandy Hawley (race winner), Laffit Pincay Jr.,Chris McCarron, Pat Day, Julie Krone, Jerry Bailey, Angel Cordero and Jacinto Vasquez
• Toronto FC Team Jersey & Rally Scarf
• Autographed Washington Wizards Jersey - signed by Gilbert Arenas
• Autographed Seattle Sonics Jersey - signed by Kevin Durant
• Toronto Rock Ultimate Fan Package
• Autographed 25th Anniversary Blue Jays Jersey - signed by Travis Snider
• Autographed Children's Breakfast Club Apron - signed by CITY TV staff
• Autographed Children's Breakfast Club Apron - signed by Gord Ash
• Autographed Cleveland Cavaliers Jersey - signed by Daniel Gibson
• Autographed Dallas Mavericks Photo - signed by Jason Terry

The auction will end on Thursday, December 18, 2008.

The Children’s Breakfast Club is a non-profit charitable organization that believes every child is entitled to a nutritious breakfast. An estimated 4,000 meals are served each week in the clubs across the Greater Toronto Area.

(With files from WEG)