Kimmett Cup is proud to have donated over $2,500,000 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 charities – Helping Hands, Helping Families Handle Cancer, and Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

  • 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: $150,000+
  • Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation: $100,000+
  • Helping Hands of Cochrane: $100,000.00+
  • KidSport: $40,000

Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Foundation

Since 2009 over $4.25 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
  • Children’s Wish
  • Lindsay Kimmett Academy Kindergarten in Arusha, Tanzania
  • Mitford Park Upgrades
  • STARS Ultrasound
  • Ranchview School, Variety, Westbrook, Glenbow and Girl Guides Playgrounds
  • Warm Water Therapy Pool at Spray Lakes Sawmills Family Recreation Centre
  • Urgent Care Cochrane Ultrasound
  • Bethany Care Cochrane
  • Big Hill Lodge
  • Frank Wills Hall Memorial Society
  • Cochrane Lions Club
  • Cochrane Search & Rescue
  • Big Hill Haven
  • Helping Families Handle Cancer
  • Cochrane & Area Health Foundation
  • Cochrane Public Library
  • Cochrane Helping Hands Society
  • Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

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

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