Shumka | Thank you

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, 2023 to November 20, 2025

Shumka GEMs — Give Every Month
Shumka Whirlwind Endowment Fund — Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF)

Whirlwind Visionary ($50,000+)

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Canada Council for the Arts

Edmonton Arts Council

Northern Industrial Carriers Ltd. – Simon Sochatsky

Whirlwind Benefactor ($10,000 to $49,999)

Department of Canadian Heritage – Canada Cultural Investment Fund

Edmonton Community Foundation

Government of Alberta — Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women

Government of Canada — Summer Jobs

Terry Mucha & Teo Bodnar  

Steel-Craft Door Products Ltd.

Temerty Foundation

The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko

Whirlwind Supporter ($2,500 to $9,999)

Allard Foundation

Anonymous

Anonymous  

Anonymous

Anonymous

MaryAnn & Bill Baziuk  

Bottom Line Productions Inc.

Canada Cultural Investment Fund for the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers at the Edmonton Community Foundation

Eeles Family

Anne Dobbie & Dennis Ewasiuk

Pinky Eugenio

Donna Hastings (In Memory of John & Nancy [Stawnychy] Evanchuk)

Lexus of Edmonton West

Andrea Moen & Terry Sulyma

Ed Paproski (In Honour of Annie Pastyszczak)

Diane & John Robinson (In Honour of Viktoriya Glozhyk)

Rochelle Shukalek

Simon & Martina Sochatsky

Tom Syvenky

Darka & Vlodko Tarnawsky

The Turgeon Family

Ukrainian Pioneers Association of Alberta

Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Whirlwind Fund at Edmonton Community Foundation

Evan Zukiwsky

Whirlwind Partner ($1,000 to $2,499)

Jason Adams

Alberta Foundation for Ukrainian Education Society (AFUES)

August Family

Michael Batt (In Honour of Courtney Basaraba)

Marie & Ken Bootsman

CIBC Employee Volunteer Program

Pinky Eugenio (In Memory of Hernando Eugenio)

Orest Gauk

Galyna & Roman Glozhyk (In Honour of Viktoriya Glozhyk)

Government of Alberta

GVI Industries

Rena Hanchuk

Sylvia Killick

Victor & Christine Lirette

Caitlin & Dan Loree

Anne Metrunec (In Memory of Gerry Metrunec)

Marilyn Mucha

Kelsey & Paul Olijnyk

Rod & Jackie Schur

Warren Serink

Norman & Kathie (Zarsky) St. Arnaud

Michael H. Sulyma (In Memory of Lorrie Sulyma)

Michael V. Sulyma (In Memory of Lorrie Sulyma)

Mariette & Michael Unger

Jodie Wacko & Lydia Talpash-Wacko

The Whitlow Family (In Memory of Gene Zwozdesky)

In Memory of Loverne Wowk

Sam Yakimishyn & Deanna Gupta

Zwozdesky Family (In Memory of Gene)

Kozak Brotherhood ($500 to $999)

The Beck Family

Carol & Nestor Beztilny

Julianna Bootsman

Jan & Alvin Charchuk

Cherisse & Tim (In Honour Of Elyse & Lauren)

Marshall Chikinda (In Memory of Dymtro Chikinda)

Mattison & Mathew Desfosses

Michael Eeles (In Honour of June Eeles)

John Eshenko, Chrys Fialka-Eshenko & Arthur

Tara Gaucher (In Memory of Tom Gushattey)

Barbara Gerlach

Oksana & Bruce Grant

Larissa & Paul Groch

Rena Hanchuk (In Memory of Domka & Ed Hanchuk)

Sarah & Murray Howell

Cathy & Paul Johnson

Stefania Kostiuk

Cecilia Laskoski

Calynn Lirette

Dean Miezianko & Corinne Toews

Marilyn Mucha & Len Chanasyk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Terry Mucha & Teo Bodnar (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

NAV CANADA

Tara & Lukian Opyr

Ruby Patrick

Katelyn & David Pierzchajlo

Taras & Larissa Podilsky

Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky

Maria & Jordan Rumohr

Shelley & Chris Samycia

Nadine & Russ Samycia

Taras Z. Saranchuk

Dr. Vanessa Shewchuk

Ron & Diane Solowan

Lorraine Sorokan

Stawnichy’s Mundare Sausage

Stepnisky-Meagher Family

Michael Stuart & Sneha Patel 

Ruby Swanson

Tayler Family

Greg & Trish Yost

Boots and Beads ($200 to $499)

Abel Family

Helen Adhikari

Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association (AUDA)

Anonymous

Anonymous

Baugh Family

MaryAnn & Bill Baziuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Bill & MaryAnn Baziuk (In Loving Memory of Mitch Makowsky)

Becky (In Memory of Gene Zwozdesky)

Erin & Dustin Berube

Kimberly & Jonathan Bosch

Brosius Family

Anastasiia & Yurii Bulakh

Marian Butz-Gauk

Adam Carleton

Natasha Chalmers

Raymond Charuk

Kathy & David Christie

DeRose Family

Patrick Desfosses

Sharon Dobko

Ava, Amanda & Marco Eugenio

Carly & Brock Evanishen

Fiddler Family

Gordon & Cathie Gordey

Joe Gulajec

Hallex Family

Anna Kanevets

Donna & Dennis Kowalishin

Gerald Kunyk (In Memory of Lorna Kunyk [Salamandick])

Lorna Kunyk (Salamandick)

Julie & Brendan Kusiek

Ashley and Stewart Kuzyk

Leliuk Family

Frances Lema

Lott Family

Helene Magus

Marianne Makowsky (In Memory of Mitch Makowsky)

Nancy McCalder

McDermott Family

Dr. James & Doris McElgunn (In Honour of Annikka Dobko)

Lyndsey McGill, & MaryAnn & Ralph Goetz

JoLynn & Nolan McGregor

Melnyk Family

Charlene & Jason Michaud

Carole & Ronald Middleton

Marilyn Mucha (In Memory of Lorna Kunyk [Salamandick])

Terry Mucha (In Memory of Walter Killick)

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

Sandra N.

Nichol Family

Christa & Slavko Nohas

Nordstrom Family

Osinchuk Family

Gordon & Marion Ostapchuk

Linda Pachnowski

Nic Pacholok

Maureen Pankiw

Petrivskyy Family

Rachmistruk Family

Rivero Family

Robinson Family

Glen Roebuck

Rogers Communications – Give Together Month

Michael Russell (In Honor of Dzenick, Scherban, Bayda Family)

Shelley & Chris Samycia (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Loree Semeluk

John Shalewa

Sikora Family

Maryna & Ivan Slavych

Douglas & Vera Smeall

Doug Spasiuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Starbeam Solutions Incorporated

Stuffco Family

Volyanskyy Family

Ashlyn Waller

Lynda Watson

Wood Family

Woychuk Family

Lindsay Yakimyshyn

Young Family

David Zayonce

Dance Partners ($20 to $199)

Kathy Anders

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Aster Gardens

Courtney Basaraba

Clayton Bergman

Nicole Beztilny

Annette Bidniak (In Memory Of George & Anne Bidniak) 

Borowski Family

Larisa & Josh Boyer

Steven Brese & Stefka Lytwyn (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Walter & Eleanor Busko (In Memory Of Elsie Chanasyk

Campbell Family

Chalifoux Family

Bernice Chanasyk & Family (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Robert Chanasyk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Daintre Christensen

Emily & Brandon Crawford

Aaron Crytes & Bridgette Hardy Crytes

Charlene & Jean-Paul Demeria

Dr. Rostyslaw & Janet Dmytruk (In Memory of Ihor Dmytruk)

Corinna Dooley
Erin Dueck

Duke Family

Lauren Dzenick

Collin Elkow

Dennis, Halyna & Toma Elkow (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Shelly Ellaschuk Dedrick

Emberg Family

Foss Family

Trish Gable (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Gagnier Family

Dave & Christina Ganert

Chase Gargus

Viktoriya Glozhyk

Gnutel Family

MaryAnn & Ralph Goetz (In Memory of Betty Lysak)

Gordon & Cathie Gordey (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Cynthia Green

Rena Hanchuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Roxanne & Jeff Howe (In Memory of Oleh & Olga Cherkawsky)

Jack & Joyce Howell

Jack & Joyce Howell (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Jack & Joyce Howell (In Memory of Mitch Makowsky)

Ryan Huska & Tamsin Carreck

Jerry Hutton

Jaros Family

Joly Family

Susan Jones

Ken Kalynchuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Iryna Kennedy

Laya Maria Khoury

Brenda & Bob King

Lisa Klymenko

Igor Knyazevuch

Kope Family

Kozatska Sich Workshop

Lorna Kunyk (Salamandick) (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Hailey Laluk

Ana Larmour & Cyril Kennedy

Debra (Boyko) Larson

Victoria Lyasota

Lypovyk Family

Colin & Halia MacLean (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

David Makowsky & Brenda Manweiler

Louise Mallory

Marsh Family

McCormack Family

Zoie McIntyre

Gayle Mischuk

Iryna Mykytiuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Cheryl Nekolaichuk (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Lori Neufeld

Dave, Angela & Ava Neufeld

Jane Oracheski

Greg Pacholok

Olga Pacholok

Robert Pannenbecker

Keiley Pawlick

Lesia Perritt

Dr. Roman & Marusia Petryshyn

Tiffany & Ryan Philipenko

Alex & Linda Piasetsky

Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky (In Memory of Gerald Metrunec)

Very Rev. Patrick Powalinsky (In Memory of Lesya Foty)

Darlene Pruden (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Pushie Family

Doug & Roxanne Rachinski (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Rammeloo Family

Olga Reade

Al Robertson (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Louise E. Rogucki (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Don & Emily Roguski (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Matthew Romaniuk

Peggy Routhier

Ronald Saranchuk

Schinkinger Family

Schultenkamper Family

Brenda Seibert

Semchuk Family

Iryna & Pavlo Semeniuk

Sandy Semenyna

Harrison Sheremeta

Alexandra Shieron

The Men of Ukrainian Shumka Dancers

The Women of Ukrainian Shumka Dancers

Alyssa Shukalek

Brian Shukalek

Julianna Shukalek

Danica Skitsko & Ethan Greidanus

Simmons Family

Catherine Smith

Sorochan Family

Brittany Sorochan & Paul Horpyniuk

Stelmach Family

Samuel Stychyshyn

Sandi Sutherland

Leda Tarnawsky

Myron Tarnawsky

Wendy Thomson

Fraces Tkachyk

Jake Tkaczyk

Anita & Harry Toews

Vinogradov Family

Bradley Walker (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Lynda Watson (In Honour of Lizzie Sikora)

Lynda Watson (In Honour of Ella Sikora)

Weiman Family

Karen Woodman

Michael Wozimirsky & Jocelyn Porter

Wujcik Family

Vanessa Wynnyk

Ted & Sonia Yarmuch (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Michael G. Zukiwsky

Christine Zwozdesky (In Memory of Elsie Chanasyk)

Krystal & Myron Zwozdesky

 

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