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In 2006-2007, Westside Football Club raised seed money to establish a modest trust fund. The income is used to disburse scholarships to help young athletes with the cost of post secondary education. An inaugural scholarship honours stalwart Westside supporter Mike Pettingale and is awarded annually to a soccer player enrolled in a full time university or college program who has made a significant contribution to sport in their community by way of playing, coaching, managing and/or refereeing.

Mike Pettingale was one of Westside's all time most avid supporters. He had a club wide fan mentality ... and for two decades supported all of Westside and everything that the club brought to the lives of its members. He contributed to the atmosphere of the club, and particularly along the sidelines. Never happier than when he was at a match, he loved seeing his friends, the coaches & managers, the players and the other supporters and the referees. He loved to join in the banter and made many a friend at pitches all over. (Before the Internet, you needed to ask Mike if you wanted to know how all the other Westside teams were doing that day. ;-) We miss his smiling face on the sidelines. Mike passed away in 2006.

The inaugural Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship was awarded in 2008 in the amount of $500. The Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship will be awarded again in 2010 in the amount of $500. To be eligible, applicants must generally be a graduating grade twelve playing in the divisional soccer in Metro Vancouver for the last three years, but see the detailed criteria in the downloadable Guidelines and Application Form (pdf)

How Does One Apply?
Applications for the 2011 award are due May 1st, 2011 and a winner will be announced in late May at the club's annual awards night.

The application guidelines describing the eligibility criteria, process to follow to apply for the scholarship and an application form are available by clicking here: (2011 form to be posted soon) Guidelines and Application Form (pdf)

Past Winners:
2008: Michael Branion-Calles	2010: Shawn Grozdanich	2012:
2009: Shanay Sangha*	2011:	2013:

*The Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship only became a male only award in 2010

Westside Football Club Announces the 2010 Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship Winner

Shawn Grozdanich

Shawn Grozdanich stood out for his camaraderie, community and character ... his living of the values to which Westside Football Club aspires. He displayed a constant pattern of leadership in all his endeavours, on the field, at his school and in his community. When he heard of his selection, he signed up for the annual 7-a-side, his Westside debut, and got his name on the tourney winners plaque.

Westside Football Club Makes the Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship a Male Award starting in 2010

Two Scholarships Now Offered

With the introduction in 2010 of the Kelli Glass Memorial Scholarship, Westside Football Club now disburses two scholarships per year, each in the amount of $500. As such, the Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship has be designated a male award while the Kelli Glass Memorial Scholarship has been designated a female award.

The 2009 Mike Pettingale winner, Shanay Sangha will thus be the only ever female winner of the Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship!

Westside Football Club Announces the 2009 Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship Winner

Shanay Sangha

Shanay Sangha stood out for her camaraderie, community and character ... her living of the values to which Westside Football Club aspires. She displayed a remarkable energy level and maturity in her studies and her community service through high school. Graduating from the Vancouver GU18 metro team, Shanay is touted to become a force in College footy as she joins the Kwantlen College womens soccer program. Given her metro, high school and tournament soccer success to date, this seems pretty likely.

Westside Football Club Announces the Inaugural Mike Pettingale Memorial Scholarship Winner

Michael Branion-Calles

Michael is fantastic inaugural winner. His impressive sports accomplishments include being called up on a youth permit to play in the VMSL premier and 1CAT divisions, playing with the Whitecaps Prospects and being named Athlete of the Year at his high school. Michael is an honour roll student with a strong record of community service.

Mike Pettingale at the park

Top Left: "Suiting up" for his beloved Arsenal in their mid 90's colours.
Top Right: Sunny weekend at Hillcrest with grandchild and friend.
Middle: Westside "ladies man".
Bottom Left: On tour in the UK with the UBC Thunderbirds in the '90s.
Bottom Right: Relaxing on the sidelines enjoying a match.