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The Calgary Highlanders Family Association

Membership

The Calgary Highlanders Family Association consists of volunteers. The function of the Family Association is to support the Regiment and to raise funds and finance scholarships offered by The Calgary Highlanders.  This support extends also to troops serving on rotations overseas.

The Family Association is always looking for more volunteers from the troops' spouses, parents, etc.  Casual volunteers or additional members are most welcome.

Volunteer activities may include working the Armoury kitchen during Wednesday night parades, making box lunches for exercises, fund raising, assisting with the Children's Christmas Party (an annual tradition, see the UPCOMING EVENTS page for more details), and other future activities.

For more information contact, or to volunteer your services, please contact Ottilie Kelly at 403-201-4055.  

The armouries kitchen will re-open for the training year on 9 September 2009.

Executive Committee

President:  Ottilie Kelly
Vice-President:  Darlene DeGuzman-Tucker
Treasurer:  Bill Emslie

 Committee Members

Casey Alden
John Alden ( Santa )
Petey Alden
Melissa Andress
Leanna Buzak
Alexis Carson
Trish Dorion
Mrs.Downey (story teller kids christmas party )
Bill Emslie
Maria Emslie
Claudette Fedoruk
Darlene de Guzman-Tucker
Ginna McDermott
Helen McCumber
Monique Monreau
Helena Picken-Barrett
Margaret Stewart
Renee Griffiths 

2011 Calgary Highlanders Family Association Scholarship


A total of $2000 will be awarded; one $1000 scholarship, and two $500 scholarships. Applications must be submitted to the Calgary Highlanders Ladies Auxiliary on or before 31 March 2010.

The Scholarship will be awarded to a student who is entering full time education at the post secondary level and have not previously been a recipient of this scholarship. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Alberta resident

  • Be connected to the Calgary Highlanders by personal service in the unit, a related Cadet Corp or service in the unit by a relative

  • Be currently enrolled or plan to enrol as a full time student (3 or more classes per semester) in an Alberta post-secondary institution (defined as University, College or Technical Institute) in a course of study leading to a recognized degree, diploma or certificate.

  • As a high school graduate, should have an overall average of 70% or better.

  • As a post secondary student have an overall average of 70% (2.5 GPA) or higher and be enrolled in at least 80% of a full course load.

  • Include a short narrative as to why the scholarship would be beneficial to your education (such as demonstrated financial need, extra curricular activities, courses that applicants are enrolled in, relationship of the applicant or sponsor to the Calgary Highlanders)

All applications will be reviewed & selected by the Scholarship Committee


 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please complete the application and provide the following:

  1. Covering letter with introduction, outlining reasons for course of study and narrative as to why you feel you are a successful candidate.

  1. Transcript of high school marks or last term post secondary (if applicable)

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO WORD DOCUMENT CONTAINING APPLICATION FORM

Archived News Items

2008 Scholarship Recipients

Master Corporal Benjamin Forrest - $1000
Corporal Joel Heinz - $1000

2007 Scholarship Recipients

Private A.J. Henwood, Pipes and Drums - $1000

2006 Scholarship Recipients

Will Emslie - $1000

Joel Fernandez - $500

Jason Leek - $500

2005

The Calgary Highlanders Ladies Auxiliary $1000 Scholarship for 2005 was awarded at the St. Julien's Dinner on Friday, April 29th.  The 2005 award went to Warrant Officer Terry Afflick.

2004

In June 2004, three long time members of the Calgary Highlanders Ladies Auxiliary retired - Mrs. Helen McCumber, Mrs. Shelley Russell,  and Mrs. Deidre Morton-Spaan.  The Ladies Auxiliary soldiered on, however, and five core members stepped up to ensure that the good work of this organization continued. 

The core members of this group as of April 2005 were

Renee Griffiths - President
Margaret Stewart - Vice President
Maria Emslie - Treasurer

The Armoury kitchen opened again on Wednesday nights as of 3 November 2004 and served two hot meals per night.

History

At the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel J. Fred Scott, requested that his wife form an Auxiliary while the Regiment was overseas.  With the assistance of Mrs. CC Matthews, as President, and Mrs. Scott as vice President, and with the help of Mrs. Olga Nickle, Mrs. Betty Lockwood and several others, the Auxiliary did Red Cross work, held rummage sales, and raised funds to sent comfort items to soldiers overseas.  Meetings of the Auxiliary were held in Paget Hall, the Anglican Cathedral.

The Auxiliary was disbanded when the First Battalion returned to Canada in 1945, and reactivated in 1953 under President Jean Guise.

Mrs. Guise served as President until 1956.  Presidents to follow after her were

1960 Yvonne Pink
1962 Helen Kozicky
1964 Hazel Alexander
1967 Marg Bell
1969 Kay Steckle
1971 Margo Burden
1972 Pat Blakely
1973 Norah Duffin
1977 Margo Burden
1978 Mrs. Hughes
1983 Rita Gutherie
1985 Marion Dennis
1988 Barbara Maitland
1992 Laura Ansell
1996 Shelley Russell
1998 Helen McCumber
2004 Elisa Holland
2005 Renee Griffiths
2008 Maria Emslie
2010 Ottilie Kelly

In 2010 the Ladies Auxiliary was renamed The Calgary Highlanders Family Association.

Scholarships

The first scholarship offered by the Auxiliary was the University of Calgary Scholarship instituted in 1958, which was a cash award of $100.00 for children of serving or ex-serving soldiers of the Regiment.  Rosemary Nickle and Peggy Lee instituted this scholarship.

In 1970, the scholarship was increased to $200.00 a year.

In 1971 the Ladies Auxiliary agreed to provide a $100.00 annual scholarship to a student attending the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) whose father was serving or who had served with the Regiment, or to a Cadet serving with or who had served a minimum of one year with a corps affiliated with the Regiment.   Rosemary Nickle and Hazel Alexander arranged for this scholarship with Mr. Jamieson, Vice President of SAIT.

In 1989 both the SAIT and University of Calgary Scholarships were combined into one.  The amount of the award was increased to $700.00 per year in 1991 and then to $1000.00 per annum. In 2010, the award was increased to $2000, given out in three scholarships ($1000, $500 and $500).

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