The Scottish Curling Trust
“Since 1838 the Royal Caledonian Curling Club has been responsible for governing the sport of Curling in Scotland and has, over time, 
amassed a considerable collection of art and artefacts related to the sport. The collection is the largest in the world.”
amassed a considerable collection of art and artefacts related to the sport. The collection is the largest in the world.”Thank you, Ian MacDonald, for introducing us to the Scottish Curling Trust, to Lindsay Scotland, Trustee and to their virtual museum. Mr. Scotland has catalogued over 4000 artefacts for the virtual museum.
The Virtual Museum is: https://ehive.com/collections/5033/scottish-curling-trust
Historical Curling Places at: www.historical curling places.org
Request for support - Scholarship Fund
September 22, 2024
Hello friends, Bonjour a tous,
What a gorgeous September we are experiencing in Ontario. I hope wherever you reside, you too are enjoying a wonderful Fall Season.
At our recent dynamic Safari in Ottawa, we awarded two GGCC Scholarships in the amount of $2500 to Amber Gargul of Quebec and Nathan Poklar of Manitoba. These exceptional young curler-athletes prevailed as our selectees from a group of 93 applicants, all truly outstanding individuals. The future of Curling is in good hands..!!
For the benefit of our newer members, the Governor General’s Scholarship Fund is derived entirely from the voluntary donations of our members, who choose to include a donation to the GGCC Scholarship Fund as a part of their annual philanthropic gifting and in support of Curling’s next generation of leaders.
We are aligned with Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling Scholarship Program and with Curling Canada’s considerable assistance, we are able to promote our Scholarship to every Curling jurisdiction from coast to coast to coast. Now in our fifth year, previous winners have come from Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and now, Quebec and Manitoba.
All contributions are so very gratefully received. It is the generosity of our members, and only this, that sustains the GGCC Scholarship Fund. No monies are expensed from the General Revenues of the Club to the Scholarship program. A tax receipt is issued for all donations (of $25 +) and as with all charitable donations, the tax receipt is issued for the year in which the donation is made. It is very helpful to receive donations intended for the 2024 tax season by December 20, 2024. Any donations received after December 31, 2024 will receive a tax receipt for 2025.
Typically, the Scholarship Committee undertakes only two annual Appeals - one at the time of Safari and the other in later fall. Though the spotlight was most certainly on Amber and Nathan at our Formal Dinner at the Hunt Club, we chose this year, in recognition of the rightful focus on the club’s 150th Anniversary, to defer our first Appeal until now, just a bit later in September.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any member of the Scholarship Committee. If you would be interested in being a part of this Committee, please do let me know. We welcome new ears, voices and perspectives.
Thank you for giving consideration to making a donation, as best suits you. It is indeed our privilege to support the next generation of Curling’s leaders.
| The Scholarship Donation form 2024 can be found here. | |
| Donations may be made by either: |
Cheque payable and mailed to:
Governor General’s Curling Club
C/O Terry Morris, Treasurer
#123, 100 Foxhaven Drive
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 6B6
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| OR e-transfer to |
Darrell Ell
Fran Todd
Wil Thurlow
2024-2025 Executive Committee
Back row: Terry Morris (Treasurer), Francois Vary (Membership), Barry Greenberg (1st VP), Alain Deschatelets (Past President), Wally Morris (Event Coordinator), Warren Hansen (2nd VP), Graham Prouse (Western Rep), Ian MacDonald (Eastern Rep).
Front row: Bonnie Morris (Event Coordinator), Fran Todd (President) and Elaine Brimicombe (Secretary)
Ottawa - 150th Year Group Photo
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