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The 2023 Love of Curling Scholarship

The 2023 Love of Curling Scholarship, presented by the Governor General’s Curling Club, is awarded to Benjamin Morin of Edmonton. As a member of the reigning Canadian junior men’s championship team, Benjamin is preparing to represent Canada in international competition during the 2023-24 curling season. We are proud to provide him with a scholarship of $2,500 to support his educational goals and aspirations of wearing the Maple Leaf this season and beyond,” said Governor General’s Curling Club selection panel member Wil Thurlow. “This scholarship, supported by donations from our membership, aims to invest in the future of curling in Canada and in athletes like Benjamin. Benjamin is a Political Science and History student at the University of Alberta.

Ben Morin, Barry Worth (L) and Wil Thurlow (R).

2023 Scholarship Committee Report

In 2020, as a club we committed to raise funds, supported entirely by the voluntary contributions of our members, to annually present a scholarship to an outstanding student athlete, who epitomized outstanding curling achievement, sound academic performance, community involvement and demonstrated leadership in developing the sport of curling.

The decision was taken at that time to present our scholarship in the amount of $2500, within Curling Canada's For the Love of Curling Scholarship Program as a stand alone award. The pairing with Curling Canada has been very beneficial and helped us build a strong initiative.

While contributions to the Scholarship Program are welcomed at any time, the GGCC formally reaches out to Members only twice a year, once at the time of the Safari/AGM, the other in early November. To date we have raised $13,300 and funded scholarships in 2021 and 2022.

Our previous scholarship winners have their accomplishments attached to this report. Our 2023 recipient has been selected from a group of very talented candidates and will be introduced at our AGM in Edmonton.

The Scholarship Committee, with the Executive Committee approval, have decided to add a second scholarship for presentation next year as part of our 150th anniversary celebration in Ottawa.

Your continued support is appreciated both by your committee and our student athletes.

Respectively submitted,

Wil Thurlow

Fran Todd

Pat Reid

Scholarship Donation Form

Recipients

2022 - Cate Fitzgerald

2021 - Chantal Hoag

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A Brief History

The Governor General's Curling Club was founded by Lord Dufferin in 1874. He built a covered curling rink so that he and his staff could play the "roarin' game", and established the Governor General's Trophy competition that is still played today. In 1910 the Vice-Regal Curling Club was renamed the Governor General's Curling Club, and a number of prominent curlers in the Ottawa area were invited to become members. Since that time, the focus of the Club has been to recognize Canadians who have made a significant contribution to curling locally, provincially or nationally, not only as competitive curlers, but also as builders and administrators. The men and women of today's Club come from all walks of life and are proud to be honoured by membership in this historic organization.

Un bref historique

Le Club de curling du gouverneur général a été créé par Lord Dufferin en 1874. Il fit construire une piste de curling couverte pour s’adonner à ce sport avec son personnel, et il mit sur pied la compétition du Governor General’s Trophy qui est encore disputée de nos jours. En 1910 le Club de curling vice-royal a été rebaptisé Club de curling du gouverneur général (Governor General’s Curling Club), et d’éminents joueurs de la région d’Ottawa ont été invités à devenir membres. Depuis ce temps le Club vise à reconnaître des Canadiens qui ont contribué au curling de manière significative au plan local, provincial et national, non seulement comme compétiteurs mais aussi à titre de bâtisseurs et d’administrateurs. De nos jours, les hommes et les femmes qui sont membres du Club sont issus de tous les horizons et sont fiers d’être honorés par cette organisation historique.

Truth and Reconciliation

We recognize that our members reside on traditional Indigenous territories across Canada. We value the contributions that Inuit, Métis and other Indigenous Peoples have made, in shaping and strengthening our community and our country. The recognition of the contribution and historic importance of Indigenous peoples is our commitment to make Truth and Reconciliation real in our community.

Vérité et réconciliation

Nous reconnaissons que nos membres habitent les territoires traditionnels autochtones à travers le Canada. Nous apprécions les contributions que les Inuits, les Métis et les autres peuples autochtones ont apporté en façonnant et en renforçant notre communauté et notre pays. La reconnaissance de la contribution et de l’importance historique des peuples autochtones constitue notre engagement pour que la vérité et la réconciliation deviennent réalité dans notre communauté.