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Charitable Choices: Patrick Krawec of Save Our Seine River Environment Inc.

July 28, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Patrick Krawec is the Executive Director of Save Our Seine River Environment Inc., known as SOS, a volunteer-powered nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring the Urban Seine River Greenway in Winnipeg. When SOS first formed […]

Charitable Choices: Greg Georgeson of Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape

July 7, 2026 Emilea Semancik

“A furnished home provides more than comfort—it provides dignity, stability, and hope. At Oyate Tipi, we believe everyone deserves not just a house, but a place they can truly call home.” — Greg Georgeson Describe […]

Charitable Choices: Yulia Zmerzla of Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario

June 30, 2026 Emilea Semancik

When Yulia Zmerzla stepped into the role of Executive Director at the Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario in February 2025, she quickly found herself immersed in stories that underscore just how critical access […]

Charitable Choices: Lorie English of West Central Women’s Resource Centre

June 9, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For 25 years, the West Central Women’s Resource Centre has been showing up for women and gender diverse people in Winnipeg’s inner city — long before the broader conversation around gender equity caught up to […]

Charitable Choices: Seren Jocelyn of Agape Table

May 26, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For over 45 years, Agape Table has been showing up — every single morning — for the most vulnerable people in downtown Winnipeg, and the numbers tell only part of the story. As Winnipeg’s longest-running […]

Charitable Choices: Kristin Funari of Taking Charge!

May 19, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For 30 years, Taking Charge! has been quietly changing lives in Winnipeg — one single parent at a time. What began in 1995 as a joint government pilot project has grown into a full-service educational […]

Charitable Choices: Tami Bradford of Nature Manitoba

May 12, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Nature Manitoba has been championing the natural world since 1920, and Program Coordinator Tami Bradford is one of the passionate people helping to bring that century-old mission into the modern era. As a volunteer-driven organization […]

Charitable Choices: Anna Kernaghan of Ka Ni Kanichihk

April 28, 2026 Emilea Semancik

In 2001, a group of Traditional Elders, Indigenous Grandmothers, and community members came together with a shared vision: to strengthen social and economic opportunities for the growing Indigenous community in Winnipeg. More than two decades […]

Charitable Choices: Kelly O’Donnell of Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre

April 21, 2026 Emilea Semancik

At Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre, every rescue tells a story of resilience and second chances for Manitoba’s wildlife. We spoke with Kelly O’Donnell, Communications & Engagement Coordinator, about the centre’s life-saving work, its growing connection […]

Charitable Choices: Kristie Pearson of Linking Hope

April 14, 2026 Bronwyn Lewis

Linking Hope is a Manitoba-based nonprofit organization that works to collect and redistribute surplus items and food in the community. Through community connections, they collect donations. Then the team sorts and prepares the items in […]