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Chris Saunders, Carol Findlay and Alf Wikjord are attending the Endow Manitoba Community Foundation Conference from October 27 to 29th in Winnipeg. The conference is an opportunity for Foundations across Manitoba to get together to discuss their plans going forward. Carol and Chris are also hosting a session at the conference entitled “Stronger Together: Using […]

The Pinawa Foundation was very pleased to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for Phase 1 of the refurbishment of Burrows Park. The event was hosted by the Pinawa Lions Club. Guests included Chris Saunders from the Foundation and Deputy Mayor Rhonda Henschell. A few years ago, the Pinawa Lions welcomed Chantel Kaczanowski and Tasha […]

For the third year, the Board of Directors of the Pinawa Foundation has chosen to present our annual report through this post, rather than our usual lunchtime gathering. We are sorry that we can not answer your questions in person or have you join us to present funds to the various groups that participated in […]

The Pinawa Foundation held a presentation ceremony on June 16 for the high school students from the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) Program to present grants to groups in Pinawa. Lisa Krupka, the Foundation’s YIP Coordinator, hosted the ceremony. “This was an excellent YIP year. We had the most grant requests ever and it was a […]

Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on behalf of the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface – Saint Vital, and the Honourable Jim Carr, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, announced an investment of $10,853,481 to support 39 projects in Manitoba’s […]

Youth in Philanthropy The students’ request for grant applications were sent out in early 2021 with a March 31 deadline.  Successful applicants will be announced at the Foundation AGM in June (fingers crossed). The students are meeting regularly with Mrs. Krupka, recruiting for new members, co-ordinating grant applications, and interacting with the community. Philanthropy Week […]

Denis Sabourin, Chair Pinawa Trails Association and TCT Trail Maintenance Head with TCT Bailee; Lisa Thomas, Solo Store Manager; Marsha Sheppard Pinawa TCT Volunteer; Carol Findlay, Pinawa Foundation; Dave Alderson, TCT Volunteer; Dave Bruderer, TCT Volunteer The Trans Canada Trail (TCT) Committee has been awarded the Greener Tomorrow Grant of $5,146 from Solo Market for […]

Endow Manitoba announced the results of the November’s Philanthropy Week last week. We are very proud that Pinawa once again exceeded our target. We raised a total of $81,480 from 86 donors. We placed fourth in the province this year. Congratulations to Winkler, Dauphin and Swan River Foundations for all exceeding $100,000 in donations to […]

The Pinawa Foundation is proud to provide a $1,750 grant to the Interlake Eastman Regional Health Authority (IERHA) to help purchase an Arterial Doppler Detector and equipment for Ankle brachial index testing and toe pressures. This test relies on the use of blood pressure cuffs (like the one used to take your arm blood pressure). It compares […]

The Pinawa Foundation is proud to announce that we have distributed over $85,500 to various groups that participated in our annual Community Project Month in May. The following groups received directed donations from the community plus the Foundation topped up their totals by 40% (to a maximum of $2,000).  Survivor’s Hope Crisis Inc. – Improved […]