Our focus is helping students

The Elmwood High Legacy Fund was established to help graduating students pursue their post-secondary education dreams. 

Initial funds were raised during Elmwood High’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2008. Our first student bursaries were awarded in 2009.

Our history of giving

We have come a long way from small beginnings in 2009 – and yet, our bursaries and scholarships still cover just a fraction of student tuition costs. Each dollar you give will help us to do more.  

Since 2009: 

  • We have awarded $106,000 in bursaries 

  • We have awarded $35,000 in scholarships

  • We have supported 19 Elmwood High School projects for a total of $14,490

    (Totals as of June 2024)

Three piles of coins with a tree seedling on top of the third pile

Committee members

  • Colleen Armstrong (Mechlair), Class of 1973

  • Brenda Boughton, Class of 1978

  • Linda Boughton (Peters), Class of 1962

  • Dwight Chmilnisky, Class of 1973

  • Adam Comeault, Class of 2017

  • Doug Danell, Class of 1963

  • Maureen Robertson, Class of 1966

  • Dorothy Webster, Retired Elmwood staff

  • Gay Wiley (Sunley), Class of 1973

Trustees

  • Dave Hammerback, Class of 1962

  • Aubrey Settee, Class of 1973

  • We thank our past committee members for their dedication and service.

    • Ralph Caldwell, 2017-2018

    • Elaine (Hammerback) Friesen, 2008-2014

    • Dave Hammerback, 2008-2019

    • Deborah Handziuk, 2022-2025

    • Susan Harder, 2014-2017

    • Brian James, 2008-2011

    • Terry Neplyk, 2010-2017

    • Ted Norrington, 2010-2015

    • Aubrey Settee, 2019-2021

    • Alex Sango-Spence, 2019-2021

    • Ken Harder, 2016-2022

  • We thank our past trustees for their guidance and diligence.

    • Gudrun (Wiebe) Antosh 2017-2021

    • Ralph Caldwell 2013-2016

    • John Scott 2013-2016

    • Kathy (Murray) Tario 2017-2021

The Elmwood High School Legacy Fund acknowledges that in Winnipeg, the places in which we gather are on Treaty 1 territory, the homeland of the Red River Métis, and the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, and Dakota Oyate peoples.

We respect the spirit and intent of treaties, and we conduct our activities with a commitment to reconciliation and collaboration with Indigenous communities.

Land acknowledgement

About The Winnipeg Foundation

The Elmwood High School Legacy Fund is an endowed fund managed by The Winnipeg Foundation. Under their stewardship, the fund will provide monies for student recipients for generations to come.

The Winnipeg Foundation connects donors from all walks of life with local charitable organizations that help our city flourish, for all. The Foundation is an endowment-based organization which means gifts received are pooled and invested. The income generated provides a stable source of support for our community.

Established in 1921, The Winnipeg Foundation is Canada’s first community foundation. Today, it is a leader in what has become an international philanthropic movement.