Grants & Gifts

The Kiwanis Club of Gimli & District provides valuable support to local organizations, charities and events, which help improve the lives of seniors, children and disabled peoples in our communities.

Our Club makes donations each year according to requests made or according to needs in the community known to us. 

The following is representative of the financial support our Club offers to our communities, but is certainly not an exhaustive list.


Interlake Mental Health Association
Contribution toward their Christmas function

Royal Canadian Legion
Remembrance Day Wreath

Gimli Recreational Authority
New Treadmill for Fitness Facility

Winnipeg Beach Early School
Contribution toward new piano purchase

Sigurborg Stefansson Early School
Contribution for Children's Breakfast Program

Association of Community Living
Christmas Candy for Children's Party

Evergreen Band Boosters
Purchased a double French horn

Evergreen Basic Needs/Food Bank
Christmas Toy and Hamper Program

Evergreen Festival of the Arts
Print certficates for awards

Family Fest Committee
Donation for Festival

Fun Seekers Shuffleboard Group
BBQ for Disabled Citizens

Gimli Health Centre
Healing Garden Contribution

George Johnston Middle School
Children's Breakfast Program

Gimli & RM Fire Department
Icelandic Festival Fireworks Donation

Gimli & RM Fire Department/Kiwanis
Children's Christmas Party

Gimli Canada Day Committee
Donation for Canada Day Activities

Gimli Garden Club
Donation for Flower Beds/Town Beautification

Gimli Healthy Communities
Donation for Hike for Health Activities

Gimli High School
Peace Garden Sports Camp support

Gimli Junior Curling Club
Wind-up Bonspeil support

Gimli Minor Hockey
Squirts Tournament

Gimli Minor Hockey
Atom B Tournament

Gimli Recreation Authority
Baseball - Share After Product

Gimli Recreation Authority
Baseball share of 15% after product

Gimli Recreation Commission - one time
MTC Play Loss after Prov grant received

Gimli Seniors Resource Council
Committed to buy one Lifeline 5000 Emergency Units each year for 8+ years

Gimli Tourism Board
Air Model Fest support

Healthy Teulon Committee
Farm Safety Day Camp

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
Support for Festival Operations

Interlake Shriners Club
Support for Shrine Circus Program (Interlake)

Interlake Women's Resource Centre
Donation

Kiwanis Aktion Club
Costs for Chartering New Club

Kiwanis Western Canada Convention
Auction Donations

Ronald McDonald House
Donation

Special Olympics Manitoba
Gimli Swim Program Participation

Youth Bowling League
Donation

2nd Gimli Scout Group
Donation for Canadian Jamboree

Eastern Interlake Handi-Van
Donation for disabled transportation

Evergreen Basic Needs
Purchased fridge for Food Bank

Air Cadets
Meal catering and delivery services

Gimli Art Club
Sea-wall mural booklet

Barnivok Dance Club
Ukranian Dance Troupe travel costs

Gimli Children's Centre
Play structure, washiing machine and calendar cost

Middle Years School Advisory Council
Patrol Incentive Program

Gimli High School
Gym sound system; Library Special Collection

Gimli New Horizons Seniors Centre
Made 20 round tables and linens

Seniors Resource Council
Emergency Response Info Kits

Seniors Resource Council
Purchase Lifeline 5000 Emergency Units

Heima Er Best (Disabled Home)
Purchased washer and dryer for home

Interlake 4-H Connections
Donation toward 4-H youth exchange

JMH Ambulance
Donation toward a Rescue Boggan

JMH Ambulance
Bought two baby pedi-mate for ambulance stretchers

Kiwanis Foundation
Tsunami Relief donation

Canadian Landmine Foundation
Donation

New Iceland Youth Choir
Travel support to Iceland for performance

Bayview Church Youth Group
Donation toward Youth Concert

Rehab Centre for Children Foundation
Donation toward wheelchair purchase

Special Olympics
T-shirts for swimming group

Terry Fox Run
Donations and prizes

Winnipeg Beach School PAC
Donation toward playground equipment

Youth Bowling Council
Wind-up donation and trophies

Gimli Youth Centre
Donations for operations

Health Centre Fund
Contributed $18,500 for construction 2001-05

Gimli Health Centre
Purchased 16 phones for patient rooms

Evergreen School Division
Donated CPR mannequins

If you have a project you would like us to consider, please forward a short letter of request to:

Kiwanis Club of Gimli & District

Box 1368

Gimli, MB  R0C 1B0

or fill-out the easy on-line form