Meet Emma Woods: PWHL Pro and Proud Grindstone Ambassador
By Annika Scurfield A few years ago, Toronto Sceptres forward and Grindstone Ambassador Emma Woods was searching for a meaningful way to give back to the sport…
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Grindstone Award Foundation thrilled to welcome PWHL New York forward Emma Woods as official Help Her Play Ambassador
The Grindstone Award Foundation couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Emma Woods, a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) forward who hails from Burford, Ont., and is a…
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Danielle Bell receives well-deserved promotion; named President of Grindstone Award Foundation
Friday, February 10, 2023 – The Grindstone Award Foundation is thrilled to announce that Danielle Bell, who has previously served a successful and impressive two-year term as…
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Grindstone Welcomes 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist Jayna Hefford as an Ambassador
(March 25, 2022) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Grindstone Award Foundation is thrilled to announce that Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and winner of 4 Olympic gold…
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Grindstone Award Foundation joins PWHPA as a Charity Partner for Secret Dream Gap Tour
(October 24, 2021) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Grindstone Award Foundation is proud to announce that it will be collaborating with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association…
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Grindstone Award Foundation Receives 25 Sets of Equipment from NHLPA Goals & Dreams
(MAY 14, 2021) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Grindstone Award Foundation announced today it has received a donation of 25 brand new sets of hockey equipment courtesy…
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Jehan Jiwa joins the Grindstone Award Foundation
Jehan Jiwa (right) with Canadian women’s hockey player and Olympian Marie-Philip Poulin (left). Jiwa has joined the Grindstone Award Foundation as the Vice-President. (APRIL 6, 2021) –…
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Milestone for Grindstone Award Foundation and female hockey
The Grindstone Award Foundation is celebrating that they have awarded over 100 grants to young female hockey players since the charity was founded. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct.…
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New Grindstone President: Laura Oliver
— By Kristi Patton, June 30, 2020 — Over the past year Laura Oliver has been learning about Grindstone and working tirelessly as a volunteer to raise awareness…
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Olympian Helps Grindstone Raise $25K to Keep Girls in Hockey
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— 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…
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