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Yellowknife Community Foundation and RBC Foundation to Present Inspiring Local Youth Leader Grants
YELLOWKNIFE (December 2, 2019) – The Yellowknife Community Foundation and RBC Foundation are announcing the recipients of two grants totalling $35,000 to support youth-led projects in the Northwest Territories. The official announcement will be made at a grant ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on December 5, 2019 at the Royal Bank
Let’s Sing Together
Today, the Alzheimer Society Alberta and Northwest Territories received a grant from the Albert Hall Seniors Enhancement Fund to support their “Let’s Sing Together” program. In partnership with the Avens: A Community for Seniors, a weekly singing program is being offered to people living with dementia and their care partner
Call For Photos
Since 2009, the Yellowknife Community Foundation has produced a free calendar/annual report featuring incredible photos from the Yellowknife area. The calendar helps promote all of the incredible scholarships and grants available to Yellowknifers. We’re looking for photos again for the 2020 version. It’s a great opportunity to have your photo
Robin Greig appointed President
The Yellowknife Community Foundation (YKCF) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robin Greig has been appointed President of YKCF effective July 1, 2019. Born in Hamilton Ontario and educated in London Ontario (Fanshawe College), Robin is a long-term resident of Yellowknife moving here in 1978 to work for Stanton Yellowknife
Bold youth-led initiatives address local needs as the Yellowknife Community Foundation joins national community challenge
Bold youth-led initiatives address local needs as the Yellowknife Community Foundation joins national community challenge The Yellowknife Community Foundation is joining the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge, making up to $15,000 available to youth-led projects that address diverse and urgent local priorities. The RBC Future Launch Community Challenge will enable
Get Her Elected Fund launch
Today, the Yellowknife Community Foundation has launched the ‘Get Her Elected Fund‘ established by Wendy Bisaro. The fund is established to provide support for female candidates for political office. Candidates may be involved in an election for Municipal, Band, Regional, Territorial or Federal representatives. Grants from the ‘Get Her Elected