Kimmett Cup is proud to have donated over $1,800,000 to the community through charities including the Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Fund, Right to Play, Make-A-Wish Canada, KidSport and Helping Families Handle Cancer. This year we are working with the following four charities – Make-A-Wish Canada, Cochrane Activettes, Helping Families Handle Cancer, and Kidsport.
Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Fund – $500,000
Right to Play: $400,000 ($100,000 raised by KC5 matched x 3 by the government)
Make-A-Wish Canada: $1,000,000 (100 wishes)
Children’s Cottage Society: $165,000
Helping Families Handle Cancer: $40,000
KidSport: $7,000
Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Foundation
Since 2009 over $3.25 million dollars has been raised and donated through the Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Foundation to over 100 projects and initiatives locally and internationally. Some of these projects include:
- Enduring Valedictorian Scholarships at all three Cochrane High Schools
- Dr. Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Prize in Emergency Medicine at U of C Medical School
- Lindsay’s Kids Minor Hockey & Ringette Scholarships
- Spray Lakes Sawmills Recreation Centre twin arena addition
- Benches and picnic tables at Mitford Park
- Start-up funding for the Cochrane Arts & Culture Centre
- Base funding for the LINDSAY Virtual Human Project at U of C School of Medicine
- Red Cross Relief in Haiti
- Lindsay Kimmett Academy Kindergarten in Arusha, Tanzania
- Mitford Park Upgrades
- STARS Ultrasound
- Ranchview School, Variety, and Girl Guides Playgrounds
- Warm Water Therapy Pool at Spray Lakes Sawmills Family Recreation Centre
- Urgent Care Cochrane Ultrasound
- Cochrane Search & Rescue
- Big Hill Haven
Make-A-Wish Canada
Click on the photos below to read about some of the wishes that Kimmett Cup has helped to come true.
Aboudi
Kiptyn
Ryan
Luca
Addison
Liam
Shelby
Chance
Andrew
Owen
Tristan
Brendan
Paxton
The Low Triplets
