PICKEN LEGACY FUND CHEQUE PRESENTATION AT ELMWOOD

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Picken Legacy Fund committee member Bob Minaker with Elmwood’s Junior organizer Julia Vincent

I had the privilege today, with Bob Minaker, to visit the Elmwood Curling Club’s junior program where we saw a beehive of activity with four full sheets of little rockers on the ice with half a dozen volunteer coach-instructors. There were almost as many older kids waiting eagerly for their turn on the ice.

During the change-over, we had the opportunity to present one of this year’s Bob Picken Junior Development grants – a $500 contribution from the Bob Picken Legacy Fund, the proceeds of this year’s Bob Picken Masters Open Bonspiel.

Three grants were presented this year. Along with Elmwood, $500 grants to Winkler and Portage Curling Clubs brought the total of grants paid out since the project began to $6,000.

Julia Vincent with Bob Minaker & Resby Coutts (centre back) surrounded by the Elmwood Junior program’s young curlers and their volunteer instructors.
The expression “herding cats” comes to mind as you watch the Elmwood’s little rockers on the ice with the volunteer instructors – smiles all around tell you they’re having fund!
Instructor Destiny Hondz leads the stretching session as the older juniors prepare to go on the ice.
(Borrowed from Facebook) Winkler’s Ross Derksen with Trepp Fehr, one of the curlers in the Winkler Junior-Teen program. Winkler & Portage also received Picken Legacy Fund grants this season.

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