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 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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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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Love, Strength, and Courage: Meet Darcie and Ashlyn
I saw them first on the ice, in full gear, switching from laughing to being serious. I didn’t need to glance twice. They were in their element!…
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The Ponytail Shots
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Back in 2017, right before the 1st Annual Grindstone Charity Tournament, the Grindstone team sat down to make promotional materials for the tournament. Even though we had…
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Glenda and Emma: Big Hockey Dreams in the Kootenays
One of the best parts of the annual Grindstone Charity Tournament weekend is seeing the young participants at Girls Rock The Rink (GRTR). At our 2nd tournament,…
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