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Community Project Month

The Pinawa Foundation is accepting donations throughout the month of May to support these projects: Pinawa Cancer Care – Blood Pressure Machine Pinawa Health Auxiliary – Roller Blinds for Hospital Rooms Survivor’s Hope – Improved Services for Eastern Manitoba Whiteshell XC Ski Club – Trail Maintenance Equipment Pinawa Curling Club – Compressor Replacement Project Orville […]

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Pinawa Foundation and the Pinawa Curling Club Partner on Equipment Renewal Program

The Pinawa Foundation has partnered with the Pinawa Curling Club to launch a new fundraising campaign. The goal of the “Slide Through 2020” Campaign is to raise $40,000 to cover the cost of a new ice compressor for the club. “The current compressor is over 50, well past it’s expected 30-year life. Volunteers have worked […]

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Thank You Pinawa!

The Winnipeg Foundation announced the results of the November’s Philanthropy Day yesterday. We are very proud that Pinawa once again lead the province in donations. We raised a total of $94,093.15 in just 24 hours from 111 donors. It was a great day. Over $1 Million was raised across Manitoba for 50+ communities lucky enough […]

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Foundation Presents Grant Summary

The Pinawa Foundation presented a summary of all of our grants over the years at our recent Annual General Meeting. Please see the attached table to see who has benefited from your donations.

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May is Philanthropy Month at the Pinawa Foundation

The following groups are fundraising in May and welcome your support. The Foundation will match your $100 donation with a $20 top up.  Receipts will be issued for gifts $25 and over. Cheques to be dated May payable to the Pinawa Foundation. F. W. Gilbert Parent Advisory Council – “FWG Natural Playground Project”.  Budget $30,000. […]

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Plan to Attend Our Annual General Meeting

The Pinawa Foundation will be hosting our annual general meeting on June 11 at 12:30 pm at the W.B. Lewis Centre Boardroom. Lunch will be provided. Please plan to attend to meet our board members, hear about our work with the “Youth in Philanthropy” program at the high school, and give your opinions on our […]

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Pinawa Friends of the Trans Canada Trail Receive Solo Greener Tomorrow Grant

The Pinawa Friends of the Trans Canada Trail submitted a grant application for the purchase of an Eco-counter Pyro-box.  The group has one counter but is adding another to gather more accurate data from different locations while providing a basis for comparison.  Data from the counter has been shared with the LGD, the Pinawa Trails […]

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Foundation’s October Newsletter

Please read our Fall Newsletter. 2018 October Newsletter  

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Pinawa Foundation Awards 2018 Scholarships

The Pinawa Foundation represented by Carol Findlay was pleased to present the Pinawa Foundation Scholarship and the Gladys Guthrie Scholarship at the Pinawa Secondary School Graduation on June 28. The Clipper PSS Grad June 2018

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Foundation Completes Successful Community Project Month

May was another successful Community Project Month for the Foundation. Twelve groups participated this year, raising $25,314 in directed donations for their projects. The Foundation added another $5,062 to this total. This is a 25% increase in donations over 2017. In addition we had 3 new groups participate in the program; the Orville Acres Arena […]

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