32 - Why You Should Apply for the Ben Oki Scholarship with Bob Pressler

For this next 2-part series, Kevin and Kelly interviewed Bob Pressler regarding a bonsai scholarship that he helps organize. They talked about why you should apply and how you can boost your odds of success! The Ben Oki Scholarship Fund is awarded by the California Bonsai Society to two recipients a year. Each recipient is granted $1000 to use to further their bonsai education to give back to the bonsai community. Your co-hosts, Kevin Faris and Kelly Lui, are among the previous recipients of this scholarship.

For more information on how to apply, please go to ⁠https://www.californiabonsaisociety.com/post/the-ben-oki-bonsai-scholarship-fund-1⁠.

The video version is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠.
Show notes, relevant pictures, and links are available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (coming soon).

See you in the next episode!
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Bob Pressler is also the owner of ⁠Kimura Bonsai Nursery⁠ and President of the ⁠California Bonsai Society⁠.
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More Bonsai Projects by Ryan:
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Find my bonsai seeds for sale here. Each seed kit sold comes with my full 10-year bonsai-from-seed guide.
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Also, check out some of my video editing work for the Puget Sound Bonsai Association and Columbus Bonsai Society's demonstration archives below.

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