by cfsea | Aug 3, 2022 | 30 Stories, News
Danny Koch was a genuine, sentimental, hard-working, accepting man who had a soft spot for young kids, his children and grandchildren included. He left a positive impression everywhere he went. Heather and Danny met on their first day of Grade 1 at St. Mary’s School...
by cfsea | Jul 27, 2022 | 30 Stories, News
Barry and Janet Neubauer were first introduced to the Community Foundation through family friend and CFSEA founder, John Ignatius, who Barry admired. They connected with CFSEA because they were interested in the opportunity to give back to the community they grew up...
by cfsea | Jun 1, 2022 | 30 Stories, News
The Community Foundation supports donors who include CFSEA in their future plans as well as donors who choose to leave a living legacy. Rod and Shirley Siegle do both! They are Heritage Club Members and have a Smart and Caring Fund to support the community’s greatest...
by cfsea | May 18, 2022 | 30 Stories, News
The love of baseball and the dream to support youth, forever, was a driving force for John Ignatius to form a local Community Foundation in Southeastern Alberta. In 1996, John began a conversation with Lovell McDonnell, Medicine Hat Big League Baseball Manager, to...
by cfsea | May 6, 2022 | 30 Stories, News
In 1997, the Medicine Hat Youth Centre received a $35,000 grant from the Community Foundation to officially open their doors. The Youth Centre was established by a committee of youth who desired to see a place ‘for youth, by youth, where they don’t have to spend...
by cfsea | Apr 21, 2022 | 30 Stories, News
Stephen and Glenda Hawthorne Stephen Hawthorne was born and raised in Medicine Hat. He was married to Glenda, the love of his life and best friend. Glenda moved from a farm in Saskatchewan to Medicine Hat to attend college, which is when she met Stephen. In 1984, they...
