Marilyn Thompson Fund
Scholarships/Bursaries
Established in 2024 following a $100,000 donation by Gordon Thompson — The Marilyn Thompson Fund was created to provide support to promising Minto singles fr​eestyle skaters who achieve specific competitive results as set out herein and who are not in receipt of funding for their training from Skate Canada and/or Sport Canada. This Fund is intended to recognize and honour the important contributions of Marilyn Thompson over her many years as a coach at Minto.
You may contribute to this fund at any time by sending an email to our club administrator: colleen@mintoskatingclub.com
Past Recipients
2024 Recipients
Straun Millard VanLuven
Chloé Lafleche
Clara Lafleche
Aidan Amrstrong
Danika Murphy
Lilianna Waugh
2025 Recipients
Straun Millard VanLuven
Chloé Lafleche
Clara Lafleche
Aidan Amrstrong
Lilianna Waugh
Marilyn Thompson Award
In her honor, the club has created an award which recognizes the skater who has demonstrated spirit, dedication, determination and commitment to the sport of figure skating. Displayed passion for the sport and have achieved success throughout the season, not only within competitions and test but also with personal skill development and growth.
Winners
2024 — Lilianna Waugh
2025 — Chloé Lafleche
