Media Advisory - Horatio Alger Association of Canada Announcement with The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, Minister Pierre Poilievre, Colonel Chris Hadfield and The Tenors

TORONTO, May 12, 2015 /CNW/ - The Horatio Alger Association of Canada invites you to join The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney for a press conference and luncheon on the occasion of the launch of its national scholarship program.

Horatio Alger Association of Canada incoming President Prem Watsa and Association Members Rebecca MacDonald and Rick Waugh, Canadian Minister of Employment and Social Development, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman will be among the speakers at the event. Multi-platinum and JUNO Award-winning Canadian quartet, and official ambassadors of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada, The Tenors, will be on hand to sing O Canada.

All speakers and The Tenors will be available for media interviews following the announcement.

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Time: 11:00 AM ET

Location: Design Exchange (234 Bay Street, Toronto)

About the Horatio Alger Association of Canada

The Horatio Alger Association of Canada, the Canadian affiliate of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., is a charitable organization dedicated to education and to the simple but powerful belief that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles. The Association honours the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and who encourage young people to pursue their dreams through higher education. Members of the Association include Dominic D'Alessandro, Murray Edwards, David Foster, Serge Godin, Wayne Gretzky, Rebecca MacDonald, the late G. Wallace F. McCain, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Jim Pattison, Isadore Sharp, Prem Watsa and Rick Waugh. For more information, visit www.horatioalger.ca.

SOURCE Horatio Alger Association of Canada

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