One Source Industries Establishes Scholarship Fund in Honor of Humanitarian Efforts of William Be

IRVINE, Calif. - Nov. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- One Source Industries, LLC (OSI), a leading provider of global supply chain managed solutions for point of purchase (POP) displays, consumer product packaging and branded merchandise programs, held a ceremony today dedicating the company’s conference room in the name of William Belzberg, the late president, chairman, CEO and principal owner of Westminster Capital, Inc., OSI’s parent company. To further honor his humanitarian achievements, the company established an annual scholarship fund totaling $10,000 to carry on Belzberg’s legacy. The event was attended by Joe Baksha, OSI President and CEO, Greg Belzberg, son of the late William Belzberg, Keenan Behrle, Belzberg’s long-time business partner at Westminster Capital, and OSI employees

In remembrance of his dedication to the company and to the betterment of the surrounding community, the William Belzberg Humanitarian Award Scholarship will recognize Junior or Senior high school students, as well as undergraduate college students, who excel in their efforts to give back to the community. The overall winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship to be used for tuition and other academic expenses. Two runners-up will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be used for the same purposes. All OSI and Westminster Capital employees and their children are eligible to apply. Temporary employees who have been with the company for two years or more are also eligible to apply.

Well known in the Los Angeles, Canadian and U.S. business communities, Belzberg has dedicated his life to improving the lives of others. He served as National Chairman of Israel Bonds, headed the Prime Ministers Club for Israel Bonds and served in important leadership roles with the Los Angeles United Jewish Federation and The Israel Tennis Center. Additionally, he served as a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars Sinai Medical Center and as a board member of the Weizmann Institute of Science and Claremont College.

Together with his brothers, he helped found the Yeshiva University High School in Los Angeles, The Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. Belzberg was a Trustee of the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies as well as a member of its executive committee.

In addition to his humanitarian efforts, Belzberg was also a highly respected business leader. He served as chairman and president of First City Financial, a company he founded with his brothers to provide real estate financing to developers. Later in his career, he went on to assume the positon of chairman and CEO of Westminster Capital, a then publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange that later became a privately owned company under his direction.

Whether in business or community service efforts, Belzberg lived life to the fullest. Thanks to the William Belzberg Conference Room and the William Belzberg Humanitarian Award Scholarship, his wit, charm and magnetic personality will continue to live on through the lives of OSI employees and their children.

About One Source Industries

One Source Industries (OSI) is one of the nation’s premier producers of award-winning point-of-purchase displays, custom packaging solutions and promotional programs. OSI services include strategic input, planning, concept, design, sourcing, manufacturing, testing, assembly, packaging, installation, measurement, warehousing, fulfillment and logistics, as well as promotional products. In addition to its Irvine, California, headquarters, other OSI facilities are located in Bentonville, Arkansas; Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; New York, New York and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.osicreative.com/.