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               Pinawa Foundation’s 2018 Annual General Meeting   Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm W.B. Lewis Centre Board Room 24 Aberdeen Avenue, Pinawa, Manitoba   Agenda 12:00 noon   Lunch Served 12:15 pm      Call to Order 12:20 pm      Review of Minutes, Motions and Actions 12:30 pm      Financial Report 12:40 pm      Review of 2017 […]

The Pinawa Foundation had a very successful Philanthropy Day – 2017 on November 18th. For 24 hours, each of the 54 community foundations in Manitoba had the opportunity to participate in the Endow Manitoba’s “24 Hour Giving Challenge”. If a community foundation could raise $10,000 in 24 hours, the Winnipeg Foundation and the Province of […]

In partnership with the Thomas Sill Foundation, Pinawa Secondary School and the Pinawa Foundation have started a 6 year program to promote philanthropy.  The students will work with the Foundation to learn granting processes and offer grants to groups in Pinawa. Plans are in the works with the school year just beginning.

The Pinawa Foundation represented by Carol Findlay was pleased to present the Pinawa Foundation Scholarship.  This award goes to a student who has demonstrated an active interest in their school community as well as the community beyond the walls of PSS. This student is an outstanding example of a volunteer model who gives back to […]

The Pinawa Foundation is pleased to announce that they have published their second book entitled “Pinawa – Fifty Years of Families, Friends and Memories”. The book was written by Chris Saunders and Louise Daymond, with submissions from many groups and individuals from the community. “It is important for the Foundation to help document the history […]

Pinawa Foundation’s Drive through 2017 Campaign for the Pinawa Club Renewal Program  A 12 Month Giving Challenge For a full year starting December 15, 2016 the Pinawa Foundation is accepting donations to support the Pinawa Club’s renewal project. Your donation will be matched by: Acsion Industries ($1 for every $5 donated) up to a maximum […]

The Pinawa Foundation is pleased to announce that they have collected the needed $32,000 for a new walk-in tub at the Ironwood Supportive Living Facility. Major contributors to the three-month campaign were the Pinawa Health Auxiliary, the Ironwood Corporation, Acsion Industries, MB Hydro’s Winnipeg River Generating Station staff, and 32 residents of Pinawa. The need […]

The Pinawa Foundation is pleased to announce that they have published their first book entitled “Whiteshell Laboratories – A Legacy to Nuclear Science and Engineering in Canada”. The book was written by the Whiteshell History Committee, made up of retired and current staff. “It is important for the Foundation to help document the history of […]

The Pinawa Foundation had a very successful Philanthropy Day – 2016 on November 19th. For 24 hours, each of the 54 community foundations in Manitoba had the opportunity to participate in the Endow Manitoba’s “24 Hour Giving Challenge”. If a community foundation could raise $10,000 in 24 hours, the Winnipeg Foundation would add an additional […]