News Archives - Grindstone Award Foundation

President & Founder, Danielle Grundy announces her resignation

October 26, 2019

— For Immediate Release — Announcement of President & Founder, Danielle Grundy’s Resignation After 5+ years at the helm of the Grindstone Award Foundation, founder Danielle Grundy has…

Interview with Women’s Hockey Trailblazer Justine Blainey

October 24, 2019

— By Leah Perry — Dr. Justine Blainey-Broker runs a wellness centre in Brampton, Ontario with her family. Inspired by the lack of professional support her younger brother…

Offside: Challenges Faced By Women in Hockey – A Memoir

October 2, 2019

— By Haley Rath — To call Rhonda Leeman Taylor a supporter of women’s hockey would be an understatement. A Kingston Sports Hall of Fame inductee (1997- Builder,…

Interview with Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Spooner

September 19, 2019

Natalie Spooner is a player who needs little introduction. She’s an Olympic gold and silver medalist, and in 2014 became the first woman to win a Clarkson Cup…

Olympian Helps Grindstone Raise $25K to Keep Girls in Hockey

July 31, 2019

— By Kristi Patton — It was an inspiring couple of days of hockey, friendship and fun at the third annual Grindstone Award Foundation Charity Weekend that will…

Grindstone Featured on NHL.com

July 17, 2019

— By Danielle Grundy — I’m feeling very grateful to have had the National Hockey League (NHL) cover The Grindstone Award Foundation and help us raise awareness of…

Laura Stacey Sticks in for Charity Road Hockey Tournament, Toronto, ON, 2019

Olympian’s Sticks in for Charity Tournament Donates to Grindstone

July 10, 2019

— By Grace Li — After being enrolled in a learn-to-skate, figure skating class when she was younger, Laura Stacey always knew that she wanted to play…

Former Inferno GM Kristen Hagg joins Grindstone

June 19, 2019

Grindstone Award Foundation is pleased to welcome Kristen Hagg, who will join the board of directors for the foundation. (more…)

PRESS RELEASE: Grindstone Shocked by CWHL Announcement

April 2, 2019

The board of directors of the Grindstone Award Foundation is shocked by the Canadian Women’s Hockey League decision to discontinue operations as of May 1. “This…

Benevity: Corporate Goodness in the Heart of Okanagan

December 7, 2018

A global leader in connecting people to causes that matter to them has helped an Okanagan woman merge her passions in life. Velvet Beaumont’s philosophy of giving back…

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