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Calling all photographers!
Enter your Yellowknife and area photos for a chance to have your photo featured in print and be seen by over 1,500 friends of the Foundation. We’re looking for action, landscape and nature shots. Judging will happen the first week in August 2018. If your photo is chosen you will
Yellowknife Community Foundation announces 2nd $25,000 grant celebrating 25 years – $25,000 grant awarded to Folk On The Rocks
The Yellowknife Community Foundation continued its 25th anniversary celebration today by awarding Folk On The Rocks a grant of $25,000 for festival site improvements. “We are very pleased to continue our 25th anniversary celebration by announcing the second of four $25,000 grants we will be awarding this year” said Foundation
Yellowknife Community Foundation Media Advisory – Special Event, Friday, June 1
In celebration of “Yellowknife Community Foundation Day” on Friday, June 1, 2018 the Yellowknife Community Foundation will be handing out special thank you treats in front of its office at 5007 Franklin Avenue (WH Bromley Building) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Foundation will also be announcing the recipient
Scholarship Deadline Fast Approaching
Reminder – the Yellowknife Community Foundation Scholarship application deadline is May 15, 2018. Get your applications in now for one of our many scholarships.
An interview with Tony Whitford
For almost everyone who has ever lived in Yellowknife, the name Tony Whitford is synonymous with our community. Though he started his career as a mechanic in Fort Smith, it is his extensive community involvement, his 12-year stint as a member of the Legislative Assembly and his role as the
25th Anniversary Celebration – 25 x $2,500 Scholarships
March 11, 2018 – The Yellowknife Community Foundation launched its 25th anniversary celebration call for scholarship applications today. “We are thrilled to be announcing that we will be awarding at least 25 scholarships valued at least $2,500 each this year” said Foundation President, Bronwyn Watters. “The Foundation wanted to recognize