Brokenhead River Community Foundation

Grants

2000

Scholarship

Richard Hayward $250

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2001

Grants

Dr Jesse Saulteaux Centre - teepee - $250

Brokenhead River Regional Library- Shelving $250

Total $500

Scholarships

Amanda Ciavarelli - $250
Kelly Pesticelli - $250

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2002

Grants

Splash Aquatic Centre- deck chairs, umbrellas, table $500

Beausejour Beautification-Picnic table and refuse container $775

Association for Community Living-TV and stand $810.97

Broken-Beau Historical Society-restoration of artifacts $200

Gillis Play and Learn Centre- play structure equipment $1,323.29

Edward Schreyer School-lighting and sound equipment $1,323.29

Dr Jesse Saulteaux Centre-signage $600

Total $5532.55

Scholarships:

Sara Hudeck $500

Karleen Dudeck $500

Total $1,000

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2003

Grants

Association for Community Living- kitchen floor $1,000

Broken-Beau Historical Society-Bake oven $900

Beausejour Early Years School- Play Structure $2,000

Beausejour Beautification- sign for Park $900

Gillis Play and Learn Centre- Storage Shed $1,000

Beausejour Kid’s Centre – Books for Resource Library $800

Brokenhead Outreach for Seniors - $600

Beausejour Lions Club-furniture for Lions Manor $300

Sungro Centre - chairs and table $725

Total $8225

Scholarship

Shauna Reckseidler $500

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2004

Grants

Gillis Play and Learn Centre- Bookshelves $1014.60

Brokenhead Outreach For Seniors- Creative Display $600

Brokenhead Fitness Club- Equipment Cabinet $1,500

Friends of Beausejour Daylily Park- Round tables $1,100

Beausejour Beautification- fishpond/seating area $720

Beausejour Early Years School – Playground Equipment $3415.40

Broken-Beau Historical Society – Signage $650

Total $9,000

Youth in Philanthropy Grants

Beausejour Early Years School – Swing set $1,900

Splash Aquatic Centre – safety equipment $631

Total $1,531

Scholarship

Bryn Jones Square $500

Keri Gmiterek $500

Amanda Gallop $850

Total $1,850

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2005

Friends of Beausejour Daylily Park- Picnic table $750

Beausejour Beautification –Caboose Step $450

Beausejour Chamber of Commerce-Display Unit $1,000

Beausejour Kid’s Centre- play equipment $1,000

Splash Aquatic Centre-Storage Shed and solar panels $2,252

Beausejour Skateboard Park- Bench and picnic table $1,548

Beausejour Historical Society- Display Cases $1,000

CNIB- DVD Players for local residents $1,500

Total $9,500

Youth in Philanthropy Grants

Beausejour Skate Park- Jump $800

Garson Park and Playground – Kiddie Swing $825

Splash Aquatic Center-life jackets $246

Outreach for Seniors – Wheel chairs $629

Total $2500

Scholarships

Desiree Pachkowski $500

Brady Gmiterek $500

Bradley Marcinkow $300

Total $1,300

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2006

Grants

Better Fathers Inc – Informational material $500

Beausejour Beautification – Caboose upholstery $300

Services to Seniors – 2 TV/VCR/DVD players $750

Garson Park and Playground- Equipment & benches $1,000

Garson Recreation Project $1,000

Total $3,550

Youth in Philanthropy Grants

Nolan Thomas Playspace – Bench & Swing $500

Tyndall Community Park- Picnic Tables $2,000

Total $2,500

Scholarships

Laura Thomson $500

Shad Bauchke $300

Total $800

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2007

This year’s AGM and Grants Ceremony saw the return of our founding board, as they were invited back to participate in this year’s ceremony. Members present were Gerald Hawranik (President), Wilf Hastman (Treasurer), and directors Art Berry, Gerry Denisiuk, Bruce Schade, and Karen Zirk.

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Grants

This year’s Annual General Meeting and Grants Night took place in the South Interlake Credit Union Room of the Sungro Centre. Recipients present were Bruce Schade, Rev. Jeff Kilmartin, Peter Kozyra, Dale Neduzak, and Val Laurie.

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Garson Centennial Centre

sewer and water hook up - $700

Presented to: Mavis Druzyk (absent)
Presented by: Gerald Hawranik

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Brokenhead Beau Historical Society

shingling for station roof - $500

Presented to Peter Kozyra

Presented by Wilf Hastman

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Brokenhead Fitness Club

cordless mike and weights - $400

Presented to Val Laurie

Presented by Karen Zirk

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North Eastman Health Association

office equipment for Spiritual Care Program - $500

Presented to Rev. Jeff Kilmartin

Presented by Art Berry

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CPTC

Metal cladding for walls and roof - $2600

Presented to Dale Neduzak

Presented by Gerry Denisiuk

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Youth in Philanthropy Grants

Members of the Youth in Philanthropy group present were Krysten Breckenridge, Brennan Lobban, Wing Wong, Emily Payne, and Kim Dudeck (president). Missing are Sam Gagnon and Kailey Markham.

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Survivors’ Hope Crisis Centre

videos for workshops - $700

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Presented by: Kim Dudeck

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Splash

Solar heating, leisure centre, and office equipment - $1800

Presented to: Bruce Schade

Presented by: Kim Dudeck

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Scholarships and Bursaries

Kim Dudeck - $500

Teagan Jacobs - $500

Danielle Merry - $300

Total: $1300

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2008 Grants

Beausejour Ringette Club - $2000

Connie Bukoski accepted the grant of $2000 to help the new club purchase much needed equipment.

Network for Change - $2000

This grant will be used to purchase equipment to be used when working with special needs children.

NEHA - Beausejour Hospital and East Gate Lodge - $2,444.23

Donna Demarco accepted the grant. The grant money will be used to purchase equipment for patients and residents. NEHA has an endowment fund with the foundation and proceeds from the fund as for use by NEHA in the Beausejour area only.

Youth in Philanthropy Grants

Beausejour Day Lillies Park - $1000.00

Carol Bender accepted the grant that will be used to improve drainage and landscaping at the park.

Beausejour Early Years School - $1000

Librarian Pat Mazur accepted the grant that will be used for social studies reference material.

Scholarships.

Hilary Omichinski - $500 - Graduation Scholarship

Katrina Borkowski - $300 - Brokenhead, Thalberg North, Mars Hill, Brokenhead East Graduation Bursary

David Freund - $300 - foundation bursary

Trevor Popiel - $300 - foundation bursary

Andrew Klaprat - $300 - foundation bursary

Total of $1700

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2009 Grants

NEHA - $3890.28

This grant comes from a dedicated fund used to support the on going operations at the Beausejour and area health facilities.

Edward Schreyer School Boys Basketball - $175

This grant comes from a fund created by local donors to support the activities of the boys’ basketball team at Edward Schreyer School.

Broken Beau Historical Society - 466.41

These funds come from a fund created to support and maintain the Ed Schreyer papers.

Tyndall Playgroup - $613

This organizations was granted $300 by the Youth in Philanthropy students and $313 by the foundation for the purchase of equipment and materials for a playgroup of preschool age children.  Parents of these children in the Tyndall, Garson, and surrounding area will be able to use the playgroup on a drop-in style to network, support each other, and build our community.

Beausejour Hospital TV Fund - $1119.98

This organization was granted $300 by the Youth in Philanthropy students and the remainder by the foundation for the purchase of two televisions for use by the patients at Beausejour Hospital.

Association for Community Living - $2517

To be use to purchase education material called Circles.  These materials will be used to educate their clients on social and sexual boundaries, provide foundation for appropriate social/sexual behaviour, strategies for handling sexual explotation, and protection against communicable diseases.

Broken-Beau Historical Society/Pioneer Village - $3000

For the repair and shingling of roof on Brightstone Hall to protect the artifacts stored there.

Scholarships

Carleen Kruschel - $500 - Foundation scholarship

Lisa Stubel - $300 - Brokenhead, Thalberg North, Mars Hill, Brokenhead East Graduation Bursary

Carley Jordan - $300 - Foundation bursary

Kayla Antonowich - $300 - Foundation bursary

Nicole Wurch - $300 - Foundation bursary

Mackenzie Gmiterek - $250 - Foundation bursary

Total: $1950

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2010 Grants

Our Grants Night was held at the Town of Beausejour offices on May 17th.  This was also our Annual General Meeting so we presented our 2009 Financial Statement as well as our committee reports.

Broken Beau Historical Society - $462.49

For support and maintaining the Edward Schreyer archives.

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Sunrise School Division - $125.96

In support of the Edward Schreyer School Boys’ Basketball program.

T. J. Scharer, accepted the grant on behalf of the senior boys’ basketball team.

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NEHA - $2980.24

In support of programs at Beausejour Hospital and East Gate Lodge.

Donna Demarco accepted the cheque on behalf of NEHA.

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Tyndall Curling Club - $2250.0

For improvements and upgrades to lighting system.

Steve Klaprat accepted the grant on behalf of the curling club.

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Beausejour Beautification - $2250.0

For the purchase of ‘desert planters’.

Carol Church and Deb Bargenda accepted the grant on behalf of the committee.

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Tyndall Parents Advisory Committee - $2250

To install an outdoor basketball court at Gillis School.

Samantha Virkis accepted the grant on behalf of the committee.

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Beau-Head Historical Society - $500

To repaint Holy Trinity Ukrainian Churc.

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Scholarships

Kelsey Schade - $500  Foundation scholarship

Kyle Mikoliew - $500 Foundation scholarhip

Clint Kaminski - $300  Brokenhead, Thalberg North, Mars Hill, Brokenhead East Graduation Bursary

Foundation Bursaries
Rhiannon Farias - $500
Stephanie Goller - $300
Selena Kaatz - $300
Tim Kozya - $300
Total  $2700

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2011 Grants

The foundation grants were awarded after the AGM held at the Beausejour Town Office.

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Designated grants: these are disbursements from special funds designated to specific organizations:

NEHA: - $2,700 for the Beausejour Hospital and East Gate Lodge: Donna DeMarco

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Broken- Beau Historical Society: - $350 for maintenace of the Elizabeth Schreyer Archive materials:  Larry Novakowski, Doug Donahue
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Edward Schreyer School Sports Fund: - $175 for the support of the senior boys basketball team: student: TJ Scharer
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COMMUNITY GRANTS:

Day Lily Garden - $500 for Mobility and environment improvements: Mary Veldman

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Brokenhead River Library: - $812 for framing for the reading room: Crystal Reske, Joyce Gmiterek

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Beausejour Hospital Auxillary: - $1,000 for Blood Pressure machine: Virginia Kubish, Madeleen Voss

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Parents Committee, 249 Squadron, Air Cadets: - $2,400 for repairs to the Cadet area of the old town arena: Corrine Zillman

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Garson Community Centre: - $1,000 for a security system:Mavis Druzyk

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Association for Community Living: - $500 for Life Smart and Horizons video equipment: Penny Samec

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Beausejour Kids’ Centre: - $750 for outdoor physical education equipment: Toni Raugust

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Bursaries and Scholarships:

Foundation scholarships of $700 each to Brett Hanson Justin Klapprat .

Four Schools Reunion bursary of $300 to Jennifer Popiel.
Science Bursary of $500 to Katrina Selch.  This is the first time this bursary has been awarded.  It goes to a graduate going into a science related field.  Also it is a multi-year bursary, so Katrina will be eligible to receive a bursary in each year of her science education.

Foundation bursaries of $500 each to Mallory Black, Jennifer Popiel, Manpreet Santokh, and Bethany Strecker.

This year $4200 in bursaries and scholarships was awarded.

Information for Grant Seekers

In the month of February each year, the foundation will advertise for local charities to apply to the foundation for grants to support their projects. A due date for the application is set for March of the year. A committee of citizens for our community will study the applications and make recommendations to the board in April. Grants are award at the annual general meeting in May.

You can down load a grant application using this link - Grant application form  the application will open in a new window.

Supporting our Community

Ways you can donate!

You can support the Brokenhead region by giving a gift or donation in the following ways:

• Personal - a gift during your lifetime
• By will - a bequest may be for a specific amount or for the residue of an estate or any portion thereof.
• Life Insurance - insurance can be an ideal way to create a major gift at a relatively low cost to the donor.
• Memorial gift - make a memorial gift to perpetuate the name of a friend or relative.
• Multi-year pledge - you may make an initial contribution and a commitment to add to the initial donation over a period of years.
• Corporate - a business may find it advantageous to use the Brokenhead River Community Foundation as a vehicle for its charitable purposes by establishing it own ‘named’ fund.

All donors will receive an official receipt for income tax purposes.
Donations to the foundation are used to support charities in the Brokenhead region. You can down load a donation form in Microsoft Word format donation-form.doc or as a pdf donation-form.pdf by clicking on the appropriate link.

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Our foundation has several areas where a donor can direct their support. They are:

• North Eastman Health Association
• General Education
• Environment
• Social Services
• Sports and Community
• Bursaries
• Science Bursary - special bursary for students going into a science related field
• 2006 Winter Games - fund developed to support games involved in the Winter Games of 2006
• General Health Care
• Elizabeth Schreyer Archive Fund
• Unrestricted - where the board will direct the funds to an area of greatest need.

Our foundation has a donors’ book at the library in down town Beausejour, with a yearly listing of all donors. You can view the book there or download a pdf version here.donor-book-page-0-22.pdf

Meet the Board

Ron Jackson - President

Originally from Toronto, Ron received his BA and MSc degrees in Geography at McMaster University. His first career was teaching but went on to work with Natural Resources at Chapleau, Ontario and The Pas, Manitoba. In 1979 he took a position with Municipal Planning in Beausejour.

Supporting his son Ryan’s interests, Ron volunteered with minor hockey, Boy Scouts and Air Cadets. Horse activities with his daughter Kim included the Manitoba Appaloosa Club and the B &B Rodeo. Many years of fundraising for Ducks Unlimited was the result of his love of nature and hunting.

Ron and his wife Val operate “Aspen Acres Boarding Kennels”, and until recently a reindeer and Christmas tree farm.  Now retired, Ron enjoys golf, fishing, traveling and teaching a woodcarving course.

Cindee Bialek - Director

My name is Cindee Bialek, mother of three boys of which I am extremely proud. My oldest son is fourteen, an avid sportsman and student. My twins are eight and they keep me young.

I am the Care Team Manager at East Gate Lodge. I started as the HS lunch girl in December, 1982. I worked as a HCA, Registered Nurse, Team Leader and eventually the Care Team Manager.

I take great pride of the facility, the staff and the excellent care our residents receive in the final chapter of their lives. I have enjoyed numerous wonderful experiences and unforgettable real life events during my twenty-four years that have shaped and molded me positively.

Lawrie Goalen, Treasurer

Retired after 32 years as a teacher in Agassiz School Division; resident of Beausejour since 1973; past member of JCs; past member of the board of Brokenhead River Recreation Complex; manager of the BRRC during the first years of operation; presently treasurer for the Beausejour Swinging Squares, Media Co-Chair with Beausejour Safeway Championship Curling 2011, and chair of Beausejour Centennial 2012 Book Committee.

Donna DeMarco, Director

Donna has been with the Brokenhead River Community Foundation since 2001. Working as Vice President Finance and Support Services of Northeastman Health Assocation, she recognizes the benefits of having a Foundation within our community and in particular, the objectives of the Foundation “to support and advance community activities or facilities of a charitable nature, and to support and advance the provision of medical and nursing services”. Donna enjoys spending her leisure time with family and friends, traveling, playing golf, baseball, and curling

Brad Saluk, Director

Born and raised in the RM of Brokenhead, Brad has been self-employed as a local grain producer for the past 18 years. Brad’s community involvement over the years has included volunteering with the Canadian Power Toboggan Championships, Agricore United’s member advisory group, and as an elected member of the Town of Beausejour Council, continues to serve various community organizations.

Brad eagerly volunteers his time with the Brokenhead River Community Foundation as he feels the foundation currently has and will continue to play a vital part in the economic future of our community’s resources.

Joan Litke - Vice President

You will be seeing her bio soon, or I could just make up some stuff.
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Bryan Minnis - Director

Bryan joined the foundation at our June board meeting; picture and bio to follow.

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Chris Pawley

My wife and I decided three years ago to move back to my family roots in the Municipality of Brokenhead after living in Selkirk with our three children.  While living there I served on City of Selkirk Council for eleven years and sat on various community committees.  I felt there would be no better organization to volunteer my time for than the Brokenhead River Community Foundation.  Their overall goal is to make our community a better place to both live and work, now and in the future.

Val Jackson, Administrator

An Easterner by birth, Val attended McMaster University in Hamilton where she met husband Ron. Ryan and Kim are their adult children.

Arriving in Beausejour in 1979 and seeing a need in the community, Val started Togs and Treasures second hand store which she managed for about 10 years. Her love of animals led her to working as a veterinary assistant to Dr. Vivan Jacob as well as caring for dogs and cats at their family-run Aspen Acres Boarding Kennels.

Both gratifying and a challenge, she feels her work for the Foundation is a way of giving back to the community that has given so much to her.

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About BRCF

The Brokenhead River Community Foundation is a collection of funds and resources given by caring citizens who have chosen to make their community a better place to live and work, now and in the future.
Our Foundation is dedicated to inspiring and helping people of all backgrounds and means, creating lasting legacies to benefit the community of Brokenhead.

The Brokenhead River Community Foundation is permanent yet flexible as it can adapt to the changing needs within our community.

Community foundations are very special non-profit organizations. Since they do not have a specific charitable purpose, they provide local donors the opportunity to engage in philanthropy in a variety of ways. They provide the means for establishing endowment funds. They provide a way to achieve excellent investment yields through pooling of funds. They provide benefits to the many communities they serve.

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.

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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:

Income
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Wheat Sales	$ 12,023.28
Subtotal	$ 12,023.28
Expenses
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Chemical Expenses	1160.00
Profit/Loss
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Profit	$   10,863.28

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.

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