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He passed away in 2005 and now, with the death of his wife in 2014, a large portion of his estate will go to create the Gordon Wiebe Scholarship Fund, which will allow the community foundation to distribute an estimated $77,000 in scholarships annually. WCF director Gary Gilmour calls the be- Teen leaders quest “a huge game changer” for the organization. PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE “This changes our community founda- The Parkland School Junior High Leadership Team presented the Boundary Trails Health Centre tion enormously,” he said, noting that the $2.2 million is over double what the foun- Foundation’s Shannon Samatte-Folkett (second from left) with a donation of over $1,500. dation currently has in assets. “It changes how you manage funds, for one. You simply By Ashleigh Viveiros and bake sale in November that brought in nearly don’t manage an amount under $1 million $780. That amount was then matched by the Winkler the same way you manage an amount of The Parkland School Junior High Leadership Team Community Foundation’s Youth in Philanthropy fund $3 million to $4 million, which is now the presented the Boundary Trails Health Centre Foun- to make for the larger donation. dation with a donation of $1,557 last week. The students organized a schoolwide garage sale Continued on page 7 Continued on page 2 news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know 2 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, January 21, 2016 Thomas Sill Fdn. donates $50K to WA+C By Ashleigh Viveiros Thomas Sill Winkler Arts and Culture is $50,000 closer to its fund- Foundation raising goal thanks to a donation from the Thomas Sill president Foundation last week. Frank Wiebe WA+C has so far raised $525,000 to turn the former wa- (far right) ter treatment plant on Park St. into the city’s fi rst arts and presented cultural centre. (from left) Work is already underway on Phase 1A of the project Winkler Arts (which will see a fi nished gallery space set up in the 6,000 and Culture’s sq. ft. building at a cost of just over $600,000), though Wes HIldeb- WA+C hopes to raise the additional $150,000 needed rand and Ray to complete Phase 1B (which includes a second gallery Derksen and space). Winkler Mayor Foundation board president Frank Wiebe said the Win- Martin Harder nipeg-based charitable organization is pleased to be able with a $50,000 to contribute to a facility that is going to have such a big donation to- impact on the arts community in Southern Manitoba. wards the arts “[We’re] excited about contributing to the arts in the and cultural community and, secondly, with maintaining the water centre project tower and using the resources that are there, I think it’s last week. a great site,” he said. “I think it’s a project worthy of support.” WA+C president Ray Derksen said donations like this fully complete phase one this spring. just words, that the fundraising should fl o w,” continue to show just how long overdue this project is in “I feel once the actual structure is being built Derksen said. Winkler. and people in the community can actually see Donations to the project can be made at Win- “It shows again the support that we have from our com- that something’s actually happening versus kler’s City Hall. munity and groups around the community that they be- lieve that this project is a necessity for the community and the region.” WBS Construction has already gotten to work inside the > GORDON WIEBE DONATION, FROM PG. 1 building. Plans are to complete this fi rst phase of renova- tions by the end of June. funds the community foundation has under its could be available for older students returning “We had a meeting yesterday with WBS and they think management.” to school, as well. everything should be smooth sailing,” said Derksen. Gilmour said the WCF has known for some A committee has been formed to work out Now that real headway is being made on the site, WAC time that it was in Wiebe’s will, but the details those kinds of details. They hope to have things is confi dent they can raise the $200,000 still needed to of the donation were only made clear recently fi nalized by this fall. once the estate had been settled. Gilmour knew Wiebe for many years and says “We didn’t know the extent of the amount he’s not surprised he decided to leave a legacy Carman Co-op will help bring your and we did not know it was for scholarships for by helping Winkler students get ahead in life. dream kitchen to life the way young people,” he said. Winkler born and raised, Wiebe would have you’ve always imagined it. The WCF last year distributed known the diffi culties rural stu- $1,000 in scholarships from its dents face when pursing higher Our Kitchen Specialists and state-of-the-art Community Fund to the gradu- education. Design Centre, will guide the process of ates of Garden Valley Collegiate “Gordon had a pharmacy de- bringing your dream to reality. and Northlands Parkway Colle- gree, so he had had an opportu- giate. nity at post-secondary education The existing scholarship fund and he had taken it,” said Gilm- created two years ago to generate our. “He recognized, as many of interest for awards currently only us do, that post-secondary edu- has a few thousand dollars in it cation is diffi cult to fi nance and and won’t be generating funds that it’s important that people on its own until it reaches the have the opportunity to obtain $10,000 mark. post-secondary education and “Normally the scholarship fund then come back to Winkler as takes years to amass,” Gilmour Gordon Wiebe doctors, pharmacists, teachers, said. welders, electricians, whatever it Thanks to Wiebe’s donation and the creation might be. of this second scholarship fund, “there will now “He may also have recognized that this is be a sizeable amount of scholarships gener- something in our community that is not par- ated,” he said. “This puts us in a very different ticularly well-funded now. Please come visit our picture as far as scholarships go.” “I think he felt the community foundation showroom, or call The fi rst round of scholarships from the Gor- was the right vehicle to use to leave a legacy,” Corrie @204.745.6791 or email don Wiebe Scholarship Fund will be distribut- Gilmour added. “Now we’re trying to live up to [email protected] ed in 2017, giving the foundation time to work the confi dence and the responsibility that he’s to book a free consultation out the structure of the fund. given us.” to get started! CARMAN Gilmour speculated that in addition to gradu- Wiebe’s donation will be celebrated at an ating high school students it’s possible funding event later this spring. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, January 21, 2016 3 Corn & Apple looking for your festival memories By Lorne Stelmach Morden is marking 50 years of its signature event in 2016, and fundraising and planning is already getting “WE ARE WORKING ON underway. COLLECTING STORIES Corn and Apple Festival committee chairperson Lynda MacLean said AND ANECDOTES ABOUT they are looking to step it up a notch THE FESTIVAL FROM 1967 overall this year to celebrate the half century. TO THE PRESENT.” “For me, it’s about how exciting all VOICE FILE PHOTO the events are beforehand with the Planning is getting underway for the 2016 Morden Corn and Apple book, the social, and just getting ev- Festival, which celebrates 50 years this summer. erybody together. It’s that reunion of ings this Monday to take steps to- the last 50 years ... that seems to me wards starting work on a festival his- tory book. For example, MacLean recalled a variety night,” MacLean said. Stories the exciting aspect of it,” she said. hearing one woman’s account of be- need to be handed into the festival of- “And it’s everything from bigger cel- “We are working on collecting stories and anecdotes about festi- ing among “a group of girls trying to fi ce by the end of February. ebrations to getting more people out sneak into the beer gardens.” The variety show, meanwhile, is to the stage being done up more.” vals from 1967 to the present,” said MacLean.“Most particularly, what I “And I remember sitting at one Corn planned for May at the Kenmor The- The 50th annual Corn & Apple Fes- and Apple with my winter coat on ..

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