
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)
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)
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)
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
Please accept our apologies and contact us at shumka@shumka.com if we inadvertently missed you or have erred in your listing.

