YiP Committee for 2007 -8
Our YiP committee for this school year is Krysten Breckenridge(President), Lauren Greschuck, Kayleigh Graham, Ms. Shume (school advisor), Andrew Guiboche, Amanda Braun, Lawrie Goalen(foundation advisor).
Brokenhead River Community Foundation
Box 2225, Beausejour, MB - brcfoundation.com
Young people who care about their communities are increasingly getting involved in philanthropy. Anybody can be a philanthropist, why not us?
By forming Youth Advisory Committees (YACs) within our local community foundations, we come together to raise money, build endowment funds, and make grants to local projects. The YiP group of BRCF has been making grants to local organizations since 2002. We are in our teens, we have a lot of ideas and energy to bring to the table, and we want to make a difference – today and well into the future.
YiP are already making a difference in more than 45 communities across Canada, and the momentum is building. Come and find out more about why youth philanthropy is here to stay. To find out more about our YiP contact the BRCF.
Crop Plot Project
In the winter of 2005, a group of student started a fund raising project called the ‘crop plot’. Their plan was to get area business people to donate land, seed, chemicals, machinery, and labour to their crop growing project. They were successful! Ryan Bialek, Katie Hildebrand, Laura Thomson, and Nicole Stubel spent many hours planning and executing this project. Much of the success was due to the guidance and determination of Randy Bialek of Tyndall Grain Corp.
It was the help of the following local agricultural business:
- Ag-Pro
- Agri-Tel Grain
- Agricore United
- Beausejour Consumers Co-op
- Edward Bialek
- Northern Light Memorials
- Mike Penner
- Monsanto Chemical
- R. M. of Brokenhead
- Red River Equipment Ltd.
- Se-Can
- South Interlake Credit Union
- Southeastern Farm Equipment
- Springfield Colony Farms
- Syngenta Chemicals
- Tyndall Grain Corp
- Wayne Stubel
The group was able to get 80 acres of land seeded to wheat. They had their battles with wild oats, weeds, and hot weather. At harvest time, they got a yield of about 40 bushels to the acres of Canadian Spring Wheat #2, with a protein of 14.5%. A fine crop indeed.
Balance Sheet:
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| Chemical Expenses | 1160.00 | |
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As well the group had set out to get YiP into the press and they were successful again. Our two local newspapers, The Review and The Clipper, cover the story extensively. As well they were featured in agriculturally based newspapers including the Manitoba Co-operator and Farmers’ Independent Weekly. The YiP internet site carried their project and they were interviewed by Steinbach’s AM 1250 radio station. The Winnipeg Free Press ran a full page story on the project on page one of their local news section. If you want to read this article, then click on this link.
