Interlake Community Foundation

Thanks Lloyd Jensen for being such an awesome community supporter!

Today marks the largest grant, by far, that the Interlake Community Foundation has ever made. The grant paid out was for $294,540.00 to Ducks Unlimited Canada for the operations of the Harry J Enns Wetland Discovery Centre. ICF's Chair, Bob Beck, was on hand for the presentation and said "The Harry J Enns Wetland Discovery Centre is an important part of our community, not only for local employment, but also for the tourism that it brings. It is a tremendous area to explore y...ear-round." The funds will ensure important climate and green education efforts continue for decades into the future. The grant comes from the Harry J. Enns Oak Hammock Marsh Endowment Fund, administered by the Interlake Community Foundation. An annual grant paid out from income generated by the fund will provide reliable, steady funding for the outdoor education programs Ducks Unlimited Canada delivers at the Wetland Discovery Centre. Honorable Ralph Eichler, MLA for Lakeside attended the presentation. We are very grateful to the Manitoba government for creating this endowment fund. Karla Guyn, Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited Canada, commented: "This funding is key to instilling the importance of conservation and environmental stewardship within the hearts and minds of thousands of people who visit Oak Hammock Marsh. We're extremely grateful for the investment that's being made in the future of our award-winning facility." Left to right is Bob Beck, ICF chair, Ralph Eichler, MLA for Lakeside, Karla Guyn, CEO Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Natalie Bays, Manager, Harry J Enns Wetland Discovery Centre Thanks again to the Stonewall Teulon Trib for sharing our news. http://stonewallteulontrib

The ICF was very pleased to payout a 2020 MB Build 150 grant in the amount of $2075 to the South Interlake Regional Library. The library is working on creating a board room that can be used by community groups when the health restrictions allow. The funds from this grant came from the Stonewall Family Foods Fund, Town of... Stonewall Fund, ICF's Unrestricted Fund, the Community Builder Fund, and the MB Build 150. Pictured is Bob Beck, ICF Chair and Raquel Dumas, the new Library Director. See more

Registration for the 16th Annual Ralph Eichler Charity Golf tournament is open! June 11, 2021 at 1:00 at the Teulon Golf and Country Club. Proceeds to benefit South West District Palliative Care and the ICF. http://interlakefoundation.ca/cause/golf-tournament-2/ http://interlakefoundation.ca//R-Eichler-Golf-Brochure-202

The ICF is pleased to announce the new Standard Limestone Quarries Fund. Merle Balsillie made donations in memory of her friends Rob Broadfoot and Jim Dola. The beneficiary of the Fund will be South West District Palliative Care. Pictured are Bob Beck, Merle Balsillie and BooBoo. For more info, please see page 8 of this weeks Stonewall Teulon Tribune. http://interlakefoundation.ca//standard-limestone-quarrie/

The ICF made 2 grants in 2020 to the Teulon United Church for their CE building which is used by community groups. Thank you to Evan and the Stonewall Teulon Tribune for the story.

Reminder to local charities: the ICF is accepting community grant applications. We will have about $23,000 to grant for capital projects. http://interlakefoundation.ca/cause/for-grant-applicants/

Grief and Loss support from our friends at SWDPC.

From the ICF Board of Directors to you: We wish you a healthy, safe and happy New Year. 2020 was a challenge in many ways. In spite of the difficulties, we were pleased to be able to substantially grow our funds and offer 5 different grant programs to help our community. We were not able to take a photo of our entire board this year, but from L to R: Kurt Goddard (Endow MB), Rhonda Cameron (Treasurer), Linda Lamoureux, Denise Campbell (Endow MB) Bob Beck (Board Chair) Tracy H...olod (ED) Peggy Linklater, Lorna Broadfoot, Meechelle Best (ECSF Grant Committee Chair) and Cheryle McClure (Community Grant Committee Chair). Missing from photo Murray Slagerman (Vice Chair), Cherise Griffin, Sandra Smith and Ross Thompson. Photo was taken March 9, 2020. We thank our donors and everyone who volunteers their time. Looking forward to working with you in 2021.

The McKenna Riley Memorial Funds have been created by Lisa, Kevin and Brooke-Lyn Riley to honour the memory of their daughter and sister. The Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide a $1000 scholarship to a player in the MWJHL to continue her education. The Argyle Community Fund will support a capital project in Argyle MB as chosen by the family. To donate to either fund, please visit http://interlakefoundation.ca//mckenna-riley-memorial-fun/ The ICF is honoured to have been chosen to help preserve McKenna’s legacy.

We thank the Stonewall Teulon Tribune for their article on our excellent results for the Endow Manitoba challenge in the December 3/20 edition. We thank our many donors for continuing to support us.

Update: Back in business! Sorry about that! www.Interlakefoundation.ca We are having some technical issues with our website. Hoping to have it fixed soon. Sorry for any inconvenience

The ICF is proud to announce that the Grosse Isle Memorial Rec Club Inc has received an Emergency Community Support Fund grant of $2442. They will use the funds to buy equipment and supplies to thoroughly clean the facility between community groups that will use the hall when restrictions ease. Congratulations! @commfdnscanada #ecsfund @esdc.edsc

Stony Mountain Community Association. This is our last video in our community series. While we were out shooting our videos, we happened across the Stony Mountain Community Association volunteers working away at one of the project the ICF funded. We thank Erin Carradice for her work with our marketing committee in filming these videos.

The Interlake Community Foundation Inc is accepting community grant applications. Deadline for applying for funds for capital projects for registered charities is February 28, 2021. All information can be found on our website www.interlakefoundation.ca

We thank our donors for helping us achieve the maximum stretch funding.

The ICF is thrilled to announce that we granted the Interlake School Division $4700 as part of the Emergency Community Support Fund grant program round 2. Warren Collegiate will be purchasing a commercial dishwasher to help get the kitchen opened again at the high school. Meechelle Best was the ECSF grant chair person. We thank the Government of Canada for the funds for this program. @commfdnscanada #ecsfund @esdc.edsc