Community support carries Nanaimo volunteer to victory in scholarship contest
NANAIMO — A drama-filled contest went down to the wire, ending with Nanaimo’s Emily Hoppe winning an international scholarship.
The 19-year-old Dover Bay Secondary graduate came from behind to gain the most online votes to go abroad for a two-week volunteering trip.
Hoppe was working Sunday, but clinged to any hope she could grasp onto as she trailed by several hundred votes.
“I had people texting me constantly reminding me ‘She went down votes and she went up votes.’ I had no idea where this was going to end, but it ended in a good spot for sure.”