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Helmets for Hardy

The Yellowknife Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now affiliated with Helmets for Hardy, a non-profit organization to support helmet use for biking, skate boarding and other activities to prevent head injuries. “Helmets for Hardy was created in July 2012, when Josh Hardy, age 18 lost his

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City Thanks Key Foundation Volunteers

The City of Yellowknife held their first ever thank you event for key volunteers on April 6 at the DND Gymnasium. Yellowknife Community Foundation volunteers Tom and Ann Hall were amongst those recognized. The Foundation is very thankfull for the on-going contributions made by Tom and Ann and the numerous

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Foundation Supports Tennis

Tennis NWT and the Yellowknife Tennis Club are thrilled with the arrival of a new tennis ball machine to help progress the development of tennis in Yellowknife. This is the latest in ball machine equipment used to develop many different aspects of the game (continued below). “It is great to

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Foundation Gala A Resoundng Success

The Yellowknife Community Foundation is thrilled as its 2014 Forever in our Hearts Gala was a resounding success. This year’s gala, with its ‘Midnight at the Oasis’ theme, was held February 8 in Yellowknife. “Our fifth gala has shown us once again that Yellowknife is a generous and caring community,

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8th Annual Memorial Hockey Challenge

The Yellowknife Community Foundation was pleased to have been one of the recipients of the proceeds of the 8th Annual Memorial Hockey Challenge held in Yellowknife on January 25, 2014. The funds will be dedicated to the Randy McBride Hockey Fund Project. The other recipient was ‘Helmets for Hardy’. Check

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