The Boonstra Farms Fund was established in November 2020. The beneficiary of the permanent endowment fund will be South West District Palliative Care.

Murray and Pauline Boonstra started the fund as they felt it (the ICF) was a very good organization for helping out the community. It is a way for them to give back to all the people that have helped them.  Giving to palliative care was on the top of their list because they treated Murray’s dad so great when he was dying.  “We are just so blessed to live in such a great community.”

From the Boonstras: “We started the farm in 1988 milking 50 cows. We planted 20 rows of strawberries in 1990 and thought it would create some extra income for our 4 kids. After many hardships and a long learning curve we began to grow more and more strawberries. As demand grew for the berries so did the acres and by the year 2000 we had 10 acres of strawberries. Once we started doing school tours and a corn maze the work load was becoming too great so we sold the dairy cows. We now have 35 acres of strawberries, 4 acres of raspberries and a 10 acre corn maze. We don’t know know what the future holds but with the family farm and our faith in God we hope to keep growing as the demand increases. Thank you to all those who have visited our farm.”

We thank Boonstra Farms and their family for trusting the ICF with this legacy. If you would like to contribute to this fund which will support SWDPC, please mail a cheque payable to the Interlake Foundation to Box 1575 Stonewall MB R0C 2Z0 or visit https://www.mycharitytools.com/gift/wpgfdn/donate?fund=254

• Endow Manitoba’s website – To donate to the Interlake Community Foundation on-line, please click here https://www.endowmanitoba.ca/community-foundations/interlake-community-foundation/  All credit card donations are processed for us by the Winnipeg Foundation.
• Download our donation form if you wish to mail in a cheque General donation form ICF
• If you would like to send an e-transfer, please use info@interlakefoundation.ca and follow-up with an email to us with your name and mailing address so that we can send you a donation receipt.