Manitoba Curling Foundation
| Board of Directors 2009-2010 | ||||
| Sylvia Erickson | President | Jo-Anne Inglis | Director | |
| Audrey Hogg | Vice President | Rita VandeVyere | Director | |
| MCA Representative | Darrell Winters | Director | ||
| Rose Neufeld | Secretary | Greg Maywood | Director | |
| Robert Kirkland | Treasurer | Jack Callum | Director | |
Over the last few years, the MCF and the Curl Manitoba have worked together for the betterment of the sport throughout Manitoba, in particular, the support of junior curlers. The Junior Development Program is designed to assist Manitoba curling clubs and Manitoba schools in hosting curling clinics for juniors up to the age of nineteen. The foundation assists in this regard by subsidizing a portion of the cost. The Foundation also awards up to four $1000.00 post-secondary education scholarships to any junior curler actively involved in community/school involvement. The 2002-2003 season introduced the Manitoba Curling Foundation Sport Award to two junior curlers from each Provincial Sport Region, with an annual award of $250.00.
In recent years, substantial funds have also been directed from the Foundation towards assisting the Manitoba Curling Association in the funding of competition, technical and administrative programs.
The Foundation is eager to assist anyone in Manitoba, who has identified a suitable need. If you think that you have a project that will qualify for support, please contact us.
Rob Rummery – President
MCF Brochure - Click here
MCF Scholarships
Each year the Manitoba Curling Foundation awards four $1,000 scholarships. For a pdf copy of an outline of eligibility requirements and application form, click here.
| 2008-2009 Scholarship Recipients | |
| Joseph Witherspoon | Carberry |
| Justin Lasker | Winnipeg |
| Julie Oryniak | Winnipeg |
| Trevor Calvert | Carberry |
MCF Regional Sport Awards
Each year the Manitoba Curling Foundation awards two $250 Sport Awards per region. For a pdf copy of an outline of eligibility requirements and application form, click here.
| 2008-2009 Regional Sport Award Recipients | |
| Brent Hardy | Teulon |
| Katherine Cameron | Winnipeg |
| Megan Usick | Newdale |
| Brett Brezden | Dauphin |
| Amanda Gundrum | Swan Lake |
| Kayleigh Lavich | Brookdale |
| Laura Budowski | St. Andrew's |
| Courtney Andryo | St. Andrew's |
| Kristin Murray | Brandon |
| Julie Oryniak | Winnipeg |
| Katie Spencer | Sanford |
| Krysten Karwacki | Winnipeg |
| Tiffany Senier | Tyndall |
For a pdf copy of the Manitoba Curling Foundation's Junior Development program brochure click here.
The Foundation acknowledges the generous donation of $250.00 from Sarah Lawrie and her husband - Sean Woroniak , to be used for one of the Regional Sport Awards for 2007-2008, in memory of her cousin Colin Galbraith.
Colin Galbraith, 1970-1989
At the age of 16 Colin achieved the unique distinction of reaching the national finals of the Scottish Men's and the Scottish Junior Championships. He played in the Scottish National Junior Finals for four consecutive years. Colin's team, in which he played third, won the men's event at the 1988 Kalstad Junior International held in Sweden. In 1989 Colin's team was victorious in the Bank of Scotland Junior Championship. The team went on to represent Scotland in the Uniroyal World Junior Championship in Markham, Ontario, where they reached the semi-final. Colin was a first-class curler with great promise, but was tragically taken from his parents, Jeanette and Colin Galbraith, and his love of curling as a result of a car accident that occured while traveling to a curling competition in Greenacres, Scotland. Colin was a very popular young man with a vibrant personality. He is sorely missed by his family.
