Thank you to our donors, supporters and sponsors!
Great Plains College is celebrating another successful academic year and our students have achieved great things, with the help of you, our valued donors. Each year, Great Plains College asks alumni, regional businesses, friends, staff and board members of the college to consider supporting us. As a result, we are able to meet our priorities and provide students with scholarships, financial awards and enhanced programming.
We extend our sincere thanks to our 2022-23 academic year’s donors and sponsors for investing in student success and making a difference.
2022-23 Donors
Endowments
Anthea & Ralph Loran Family Endowment Fund
Loretta and Alfred Romankewicz Endowment Fund
Roy Blanchard Estate Endowment Fund
West Central Regional Economic Development Authority Endowment
Donors: $5,000 and Over
Great Plains College Staff, President and Board
MNP Vern Neustaeter Memorial Entrance Scholarship
South West Terminal (SWT)
Stark & Marsh CPA LLP
Donors: $1,000 to $4,999
ACT/UCT Dominion Council #1032
Adeline Steinley Memorial Fund
Basanti Ghosh Memorial Fund
Biggar & District Credit Union
Biggar & District Health Services Foundation
Bob Armstrong & Sharon Lang
Brett and Donna Wellsch
City of Swift Current
City of Warman
Community Futures Mid-Sask
Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc.
EECOL Electric
Great Plains College Student Association (Swift Current)
Innovation Credit Union
Kee Sheet Metal Plumbing & Heating Ltd.
Kindersley and District Co-op
Living Sky Casino/SIGA
Melhoff Electric
RM of Antelope Park No. 322
RM of White Valley No. 49
Rotary Club of Swift Current
Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA)
Sharon and Leslie Fehr
Swift Current & District Chamber of Commerce
Synergy Credit Union
Town of Biggar
Town of Kindersley
W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd.
Warman Community Association
Warman Home Centre
Donors: up to $1,000
Biggar Freshmart
City of Martensville
City of Swift Current Employee Sunshine Club
Community Futures Southwest
Elviss Family Fund
Kelly Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Kessler Insurance
LUK Plumbing Heating & Electric Ltd.
Nutrien Ag Solutions (Biggar)
Prairie Sky Chamber of Commerce
RM of Enterprise No. 142
RM of Gull Lake No. 139
RM of Kindersley No. 290
RM of Mariposa No. 350
RM of Swift Current No. 137
RM of Webb No. 138
RM of Winslow No. 319
Ron Toles
Sandra and Larry Hill
SaskTel Pioneers
SGEU Education Sector
Swift Current Little Theatre
Town of Herbert
Town of Maple Creek
Town of Ponteix
Village of Marengo
Village of Webb
Great Plains College would like to recognize the Government of Saskatchewan for the matched scholarship funds provided through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program.
2022-23 Fundraising Events
Great Plains College held one major fundraising event during the 2022-23 academic year – the 11th Annual Carhartts & Caviar Welding Showcase and Auction. Thank you to all of the event sponsors, participants and numerous raffle donors who contributed to a successful evening that raised approximately $42,000 toward the Welding program and student scholarship fund.
Special recognition to our partnering event sponsors including: S3 Group Ltd. (Title Sponsor), City of Swift Current, Plewis Automotive Group, Mercator Financial, Bumper to Bumper/Great West Auto Electric, Anderson & Company, Optical Image, Wheatland Machine Shop, Nodge Manufacturing, Honey Bee Manufacturing, Sandhills Welding Ltd., Riley Hughes (Alumnus), Eric Cooper (alumnus), C&D Machine & Welding, Brandsource/Voth’s Home Furnishings, DLO Metal Works, S3 Group Wireform & Manufacturing Divisions, PDQ Autobody, Living Sky Casino, MacMor Industries, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Diamond Energy Services, AGI Swift Current, Winmar Property Restoration Specialists, Wallace Construction, Wildflower Florists, Grainger Canada, CWB Welding Foundation.