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2015 Yellowknife Community Foundation Gala
Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Explorer Hotel “Love is in the Air” The Yellowknife Community Foundation is proud to announce that tickets are on sale for its 6th annual Valentine’s Black-Tie Gala fundraiser. “This year’s theme, Love is in the Air, promises to be an exciting and electrifying mix
AVENS Expansion Project
The Yellowknife Community Foundation is very pleased to be one of first major sponsors for the new AVENS Expansion Project. The Foundation has committed $50,000 towards the expansion which will replace the current AVENS Manor and add 31 additional long term care beds to the current campus. In addition, the
Bernie Bauhaus Receives Paul Smith Award
The Yellowknife Community Foundation is very pleased to congratulate Bernie Bauhaus on receiving the 2014 Paul Smith Memorial Award for his volunteer work with the Foundation. The award was presented by the Certified General Accountants Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut at their annual membership and awards dinner held
BETTY House Opens
The Yellowknife Community Foundation was very pleased to participate in the official opening of BETTY House today. In January 2011 (“Coalition Receives Significant Contribution”), the Yellowknife Community Foundation became one of the first contributors to BETTY House when it presented a cheque for $50,000 to the Homelessness Coalition to assist
Yellowknife Olympian Michael Gilday Retires
The Yellowknife Community Foundation is very pleased to have been supported Michael Gilday during his outstanding sport career. Michael was the recipient of the Mary Beth Miller Memorial Scholarship in 2005. Check out “Michael Gilday calls it a career” (James McCarthy – NNSL September 19, 2014, PDF 684kb) for more
In Memory of Luke Charpentier
The Yellowknife Community Foundation extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Luke Charpentier. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made to the Luke Charpentier Memorial Fund at Yellowknife Community Foundation. September 10, 2014 Yellowknifer article (PDF 135kb) Donations to the Yellowknife Community