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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
Yellowknife Community Foundation Congratulate 2014 Diavik Scholarship Recipients
Diavik Diamond Mines (2012) and the Yellowknife Community Foundation are pleased to announce the 2014 Diavik Community Scholarship Fund recipients. The recipients and their areas of study are (NNSL Article – “Four students receive scholarships” by Simon Whitehouse, PDF 176 kb): Monique Chapman: Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology, Dalhousie
New Playground for Weledeh
The Yellowknife Community Foundation was very pleased to support the development of a new playground structure for Weledeh School. Check out the NNSL article “New playground for Weledeh by Mark Rendell” (PDF 367kb) for more information. In existence since 1993, the Yellowknife Community Foundation is the leading philanthropic organization in