Grindstone Difference Maker Award: Haley Rath
Written by Sam Sgro (August 9, 2022) One word comes to mind when discussing Grindstone Award Foundation Board member Haley Rath: passionate. Rath has had quite the…
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Grindstone Difference Maker Award: Laura Oliver
Written by Sam Sgro (June 5, 2022) The Grindstone Award Foundation has changed the lives of many girls across the country and much of its progress over…
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Family Feud Canada: National Women’s Team Plays for Grindstone
Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin, and Natalie Spooner, with Host Gerry Dee, on Family Feud Canada. Photo credit: CBC Written by Sam Sgro On…
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Grindstone Award Recipient Spotlight: Alice
Written by Sam Sgro This recipient spotlight is all about Alice of the Vancouver Angels. Through her mom, Tina, Alice’s story and hockey journey was shared, and…
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Dressing room idea turns into a national movement for female hockey
Grindstone co-founder, Sasha Podolchak (middle row, at right, No.12) with her Kelowna women’s adult league team, Tree Brewing. Just as many great ideas have been dreamed up…
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From the farm to the rink: Grindstone Award recipient spotlight
By Leah Perry Grindstone Volunteer The next generation of women is inspiring, determined, hardworking, humble, and passionate. and Mikayla is no exception. As a 2020 Grindstone Award…
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A Tribute to Girls Rock the Rink Hockey Dads
It’s 8 a.m. on a warm Saturday morning. The Capital News Centre in Kelowna, BC is eerily quiet but for the voices of Grindstone volunteers and the…
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Top Women’s Hockey Player Natalie Spooner Coming to Kelowna Charity Event
Cover photo credit: Hockey Canada The Grindstone Award Foundation is pleased to announce that women’s hockey star Natalie Spooner will be joining them for the annual Grindstone…
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Former CWHL Player Wants All Women’s Hockey Players to Have a Voice
The impacts of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folding has been “really crazy” says Liz Knox, co-chair of the players association for the CWHL. Seeing jerseys and…
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Grindstone Award Foundation stands behind #ForTheGame women’s hockey movement
The Grindstone Award Foundation is standing with the 200 professional women’s hockey players who announced they will not play in any league in North America this season…
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