You make such a difference with your support and Shumka is grateful. As donors, you keep our boots dancing and our dreams alive!
Shumka is ever grateful and acknowledges the following individuals, families, companies, foundations, and funders for their generous help. This list recognizes all monetary and in-kind donations received for Shumka and Shumka School of Dance projects from:
August 1, 2022 to September 8, 2024
Shumka GEMs — Give Every Month
Shumka Whirlwind Endowment Fund — Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF)
Whirlwind Visionary ($50,000+)
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Alberta Ministry of Culture
Canada Council for the Arts
Edmonton Arts Council
Edmonton Community Foundation
Northern Industrial Carriers Ltd. – Simon Sochatsky
Whirlwind Benefactor ($10,000 to $49,999)
Bottom Line Productions Inc.
Capital Vision Care
Government of Canada – Summer Jobs
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Terry Mucha & Teo Bodnar
Shevchenko Foundation, Temerty Foundation Community Development Fund
Steel-Craft Door Products Ltd.
Temerty Foundation
Whirlwind Supporter ($2,500 to $9,999)
Alberta Foundation for Ukrainian Education Society
Allard Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
MaryAnn & Bill Baziuk
The Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival
Brett Loree & Laura Bradley
Canada Ukraine Foundation
Department of Canadian Heritage – Canada Cultural Investment Fund
Anne Dobbie & Dennis Ewasiuk
Pinky Eugenio
Dave & Christina Ganert
Larissa & Paul Groch
Sylvia & Walter Killick
Cecilia Laskoski
Lexus of Edmonton West
Andrea Moen & Terry Sulyma
Marilyn Mucha
Ed Paproski (In Honour of Annie Pastyszczak)
Rod & Jackie Schur
Rochelle Shukalek
Simon & Martina Sochatsky
Michael H. Sulyma (In Memory of Lorrie Sulyma)
Tom Syvenky
The Turgeon Family
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko
Ukrainian National Federation of Canada
Ukrainian Pioneers Association of Alberta
Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Whirlwind Fund at Edmonton Community Foundation
Evan Zukiwsky & Patty Tachynski
Whirlwind Partner ($1,000 to $2,499)
Anonymous
August Family
Michael Batt (In Honour of Courtney Basaraba)
Carol & Nestor Beztilny
Gary Biasini
Dr. Ronald Boivin
CIBC Employee Volunteer Program
Cherisse & Tim (In Honour of Elyse and Lauren)
Simone Desilets
Pinky Eugenio (In Memory of Hernando Eugenio)
Government of Alberta
Galyna & Roman Glozhyk (In Honour of Viktoriya Glozhyk)
Marlene & Blain Gowing
Oksana & Bruce Grant
Rena Hanchuk & Yaroslav Kitynskyy
Donna Hastings (In Memory of John & Nancy [Stawnychy] Evanchuk)
Sally Lazaruk (In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. W. Lazaruk)
Victor & Christine Lirette
Caitlin & Dan Loree
Tim Lynn
Anne Metrunec (In Memory of Gerry Metrunec)
Kelsey & Paul Olijnyk
Nadine & Russ Samycia
Taras Z. Saranchuk
Warren Serink
Douglas and Vera Smeall
Norman & Kathie (Zarsky) St. Arnaud
Michael V. Sulyma (In Memory of Lorrie Sulyma)
Darka & Vlodko Tarnawsky
Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League
Mariette & Michael Unger
The Whitlow Family (In Memory of Gene Zwozdesky)
Sam Yakimishyn & Deanna Gupta
Michael & Carol Zukiwsky
Zwozdesky Family (In Memory of Gene)
Kozak Brotherhood ($500 to $999)
The Beck Family
Jeff Beztilny
Julianna Bootsman
Marie & Ken Bootsman
Steven Brese & Stefka Lytwyn
Jan & Alvin Charchuk
Mattison & Mathew Desfosses
John Eshenko, Chrys Fialka-Eshenko & Arthur
Esthetics Plus
Ava, Amanda & Marco Eugenio
Tara Gaucher (In Memory of Tom Gushattey)
Ehor Gauk (In Honour of Marian Butz)
Gordon & Cathie Gordey
Rena Hanchuk (In Memory of Domka & Ed Hanchuk)
Murray Howell
Cathy & Paul Johnson
Stefania Kostiuk
Lorna Kunyk (Salamandick)
Marilyn Mucha & Len Chanasyk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Terry Mucha & Teo Bodnar (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Terry Mucha (In Memory of Tom Stefanyk)
Mitch & Marianne Makowsky
Tara & Lukian Opyr
Katelyn & David Pierzchajlo
Taras & Larissa Podilsky
Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky
Diane Robinson (In Honour of Viktoriya Glozhyk)
Orest & Susan Romaniuk (Zinchuk) and Family
Maria & Jordan Rumohr
Ron & Diane Solowan
Stepnisky-Meagher Family
Michael Stuart & Sneha Patel
Tayler Family
Jodie Wacko & Lydia Talpash-Wacko
In Memory of Loverne Wowk
Boots and Beads ($200 to $499)
Helen Adhikari
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
ATB Cares Benevity Foundation
ATCO EPIC (Employees Participating in Communities)
Baugh Family
Bill & MaryAnn Baziuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Bill & MaryAnn Baziuk (In Memory of Mitch Makowsky)
Becky (In Memory of Gene Zwozdesky)
Ryan Beztilny
Brosius Family
Chalifoux Family
Natasha Chalmers
Raymond Charuk
DeRose Family
Patrick Desfosses & Rachelle Gladue
Dr. Rostyslaw & Janet Dmytruk (In Memory of Ihor Dmytruk)
Janine Doblanko
Drake Family
Duke Family
James Eeles
Michael Eeles (In Honour of June Eeles)
Carly & Brock Evanishen
Fiddler Family
Steve Fix
Barbara Gerlach
Joe Gulajec
Roxanne & Jeff Howe (In Memory of Oleh & Olga Cherkawsky)
Jack & Joyce Howell
Jaros Family
Anna Kanevets
Bobbi & Marie Kucharchuk
Julie & Brendan Kusiek
Ashley & Stewart Kuzyk
Lora & Elmer Lastiwka
Leliuk Family
Frances Lema
Anna Lilley & Adam Carleton
Lott Family
Daria Luciw & Andrew Hladyshevsky
Victoria Lyasota
Helene Magus
David Makowsky & Brenda Manweiler
Marianne Makowsky (In Memory of Mitch Makowsky)
Andrea & Darrell Marko
Dorianne & Peter Martyniuk
Robert & Sharryl McArthur
McCormack Family
Dr. James & Doris McElgunn (In Honour of Annikka Dobko)
Lyndsey McGill, & MaryAnn & Ralph Goetz
JoLynn & Nolan McGregor
Carole & Ronald Middleton
Marilyn Mucha (In Memory of Tom Stefanyk)
Marilyn Mucha (In Memory of Lorna Kunyk (Salamandick))
Terry Mucha (In Memory of Lorna Kunyk (Salamandick))
Terry Mucha (In Memory of Mitch Makowsky)
Terry Mucha (In Memory of Gerald Metrunec)
Michelle & Ross Murray
NAV CANADA
Nichol Family
Christa & Slavko Nohas
Nordstrom Family
Osinchuk Family
Greg Pacholok
Nic Pacholok
Maureen Pankiw
Ruby Patrick
Petrivskyy Family
Shelley & Chris Samycia (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Schinkinger Family
Semchuk Family
Corey & Wendy Senko
John Shalewa
Robyn Shewchuk & Gregory Orysiuk
Brian Shukalek
Maryna & Ivan Slavych
Catherine Smith
Lorraine Sorokan
Doug Spasiuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Jorn & Leanne Starko
Stuffco Family
Ruby Swanson
Rivero Family
Robinson Family
Glen Roebuck
Rogers Communications – Give Together Month
Matthew Romaniuk
Ashlyn Waller
Lynda Watson
Weiman Family
Jeffrey Williams
Wood Family
Woychuk Family
Wujcik Family
Lindsay Yakimyshyn
Young Family
David Zayonce
Dance Partners ($20 to $199)
Abel Family
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Aster Gardens
Courtney Basaraba
Michelle Basaraba
Bayrak Family
Linda & Arden Berg
Borowski Family
Kimberly Bosch
Larisa & Josh Boyer
Serge Brazhnikov
Steven Brese & Stefka Lytwyn (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Anastasiia Bulakh
Walter & Eleanor Busko (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Campbell Family
Bernice Chanasyk & Family (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Robert Chanasyk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Daintre Christensen
Clyde Family
Nelson C. Coombes
Craft Beer Market
Rosalyn Doepker
Dowell Family
Lauren Dzenick
Collin Elkow
Dennis, Halyna & Toma Elkow (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Stephen & Tracy Ewaskiw
Jose Martin
Trish Gable (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Marian Gauk
Mykola Gauk & Oksana Prokopchuk-Gauk
Gervais Family
Gibbons-Ostrovsky Family
Judith Gill
MaryAnn & Ralph Goetz (In Memory of Betty Lysak)
Blair Gogowich
Gordon & Cathie Gordey (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Cynthia Green
Rena Hanchuk & Yaroslav Kitynskyy (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Glenn Holloway
Jack & Joyce Howell (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Jack & Joyce Howell (In Memory of Mitch Makowsky)
Jerry Hutton
Ashley Itz
Joly Family
Ken Kalynchuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Iryna Kennedy
Taryn Klassen
Lisa Klymenko
Igor Knyazevuch
Kope Family
Lorna Kunyk (Salamandick) (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Peter Laansoo & Kim Bugera
Debra (Boyko) Larson
Daniel Lastiwka
John Lester
Lypovyk Family
Colin & Halia MacLean (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Patrick Marsh
Kathy McCutcheon
Melnyk Family
Charlene & Jason Michaud
Gayle Mischuk
Iryna Mykytiuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Cheryl Nekolaichuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Dave, Angela & Ava Neufeld
Lori Neufeld
Niawchuk Family
Michael & Tasha Orysiuk
Olga Pacholok
Robert Pannenbecker
Lesia Perritt
Dr. Roman & Marusia Petryshyn
Tiffany & Ryan Philipenko
Alex & Linda Piasetsky
Alex & Linda Piasetsky (In Memory of Orest Yusypchuk)
Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky (In Memory of Lesa Foty)
Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky (In Memory of Gerald Metrunec)
Len & Nadia Prokopchuk
Darlene Pruden (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Bruce Prytuluk
Pushie Family
Doug & Roxanne Rachinski (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Rammeloo Family
Rena & Yaroslav (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Al Robertson (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Louise E. Rogucki (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Don & Emily Roguski (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Nicole Schimpf
Sears Plus Club (In Memory of Orest Yusypchuk)
Daria Semotiuk & Zev Marantz
Jacqueline Sereda Tessier
Jim Serink
Harrison Sheremeta
Nataliya Shevchenko
Irene & Eugene Shmyruk
Alyssa Shukalek
Julianna Shukalek
Simmons Family
A. Skorenki
Brittany Sorochan & Paul Horpyniuk
Stelmach Family
Dr. Nora Stovel (In Memory of Dr. Bruce Stovel)
Strilchuk Family
Samuel Stychyshyn
Sandi Sutherland
Irena Tarnawsky
Diana Tayler
Wendy Thomson
Fraces Tkachyk
Lana Toth
Erin Voaklander (In Honour of Trent Crosby)
Bradley Walker
Bradley Walker (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Waller Family
Lynda Watson (In Honour of Ella Sikora)
Lynda Watson (In Honour of Lizzie Sikora)
Ann Wilson
Karen Woodman
Vanessa Wynnyk
Ted & Sonia Yarmuch (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Yost Family
Zachary Family
Michael G. Zukiwsky
Christine Zwozdesky (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)
Please accept our apologies and contact us at shumka@shumka.com if we inadvertently missed you or have erred in your listing.
