Our Donors

Welcome! We’d like to thank our donors for their contribution and support that helps us continue our mission.

MRSB Group

MRSB Group

MRSB is a professional services firm offering accounting, bookkeeping, tax, valuation, and consulting services. With over 60 qualified experts across our divisions, we’re one of Atlantic Canada’s leading service providers. We help business owners and entrepreneurs...

MR Seafoods

MR Seafoods

MR Seafoods began operations in April of 2007 with one half-ton truck. Since then MR Seafoods has grown to be PEI’s Premium Retailer and wholesaler of seafood products on Prince Edward Island. MR Seafoods carries a wide variety of Fresh and Frozen seafood products...

Neil Matthews, in Memory of

Neil Matthews, in Memory of

This annual award was established by the family of Neil Matthews (1939-2017). Neil was an Island-born country music singer and songwriter who was a multi Music PEI Award winner and ECMA Award winner. He and his band toured Canada and recorded albums in both Toronto...

Niki and Peter McLaughlin

Niki and Peter McLaughlin

In December 2021, Niki and Peter McLaughlin established the Anne of Green Gables Chocolates Awards in recognition of their personal and corporate commitment to preserving the environment, together with their active involvement in the business community. Commencing in...

O'Connor Glass Ltd.

O'Connor Glass Ltd.

Since Rod O’Connor started O’Connor Glass in 1979, Island home and business owners have come to rely on us for premium one-stop, around-the-clock service and support. Back in ’79, Rod had a staff of two at his original Allen Street location. Over time, our team has...

Olivia Ruth MacLeod, in Memory of

Olivia Ruth MacLeod, in Memory of

Olivia Ruth MacLeod was a talented trumpet player, guitarist, and singer with a passion for the performing arts. She was thrilled and excited to have been accepted into Holland College’s Music Performance program for September 2012. Sadly, Olivia passed away...

Paul Fleming, Honouring

Paul Fleming, Honouring

As an immigrant to Canadian from England more than 40 years ago, Paul found his calling with the Fredericton Fire Department. Firefighting gives you a sense of pride, family, and community, and these are the values with which Paul lives. Over his 34-year career with...

PEI Antique Car Club Award

PEI Antique Car Club Award

PEI Antique Car Club established an annual award for students enrolled full-time in Holland College’s Automotive Technology program who demonstrate an interest in repairing/working on antique vehicles (defined as 30+ years old).

PEI  Automobile Dealers Association

PEI Automobile Dealers Association

The Prince Edward Island Automobile Dealers Association (PEIADA) is the provincial association for franchised automobile dealerships that sell new vehicles in Prince Edward Island. PEIADA represents the new automobile dealers (Class A) on Prince Edward Island. They...

PEI Literacy Alliance, Master Packaging

PEI Literacy Alliance, Master Packaging

PEI Literacy Alliance For over 30 years the PEI Literacy Alliance has been providing essential literacy programs and services to Islanders. These programs boost literacy skills, confidence and learning attitudes – all of which are the building blocks to success. The...

Peter MacNeil Automotive

Peter MacNeil Automotive

Peter MacNeil Automotive has over 20 years of factory certified training and two licensed automotive technicians with 50 years total experience and are located in Charlottetown, PEI. Peter MacNeil is a proud alumnus of Holland College’s Automotive Technician program,...

Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney established two awards for full-time students entering Holland College’s Aircraft Turbine Technician program who demonstrate academic excellence and a strong aptitude for the aerospace industry. Pratt & Whitney is a global aerospace leader...

Russell Stewart, in Memory of

Russell Stewart, in Memory of

In 2021, Dave Stewart and Dave Morrow established an award in the memory of Stewart’s father, Russell Stewart, who was a founding instructor at Holland College, and who was instrumental in establishing its Commercial Design program. Russell was also a fine artist who...

R. Wayne MacLeod, in Memory of

R. Wayne MacLeod, in Memory of

The R. Wayne MacLeod Entrance Bursary for Construction Technology & Management has been established by the MacLeod family in memory of Wayne MacLeod, owner, and founder of MacLeod Construction and C.R.M Ready Mix. In addition to being a leader in the construction...

Saint Dunstan's University Board of Governors

Saint Dunstan's University Board of Governors

The history of Saint Dunstan’s University (SDU) originates with the founding of St. Dunstan’s College on the northern outskirts of Charlottetown, PEI, in 1855. By the mid-20th century, the college had expanded into a small liberal arts university, and a post-Second...

Sean McLeod, in Memory of

Sean McLeod, in Memory of

This award has been established by the daughters of Sean McLeod who, tragically, was one of the 22 victims in the mass shooting in Nova Scotia in April 2020, alongside his spouse, Alanna Jenkins. Both of them being Correctional Managers, Sean began his 23-year long...

Shannon Murray, in Memory of

Shannon Murray, in Memory of

Shannon Murray was born and grew up in Bathurst, New Brunswick. He graduated from Bathurst High School in 1972. Shannon worked at Bathurst Consolidated Pulp and Paper Ltd. for a couple of years fulfilling many different jobs to save enough money for college. He...

Sheri Wade, in Memory of

Sheri Wade, in Memory of

The Sheri Wade Memorial Award for Arts, Media, and Community Studies has been created in memory of Sheri Wade who passed away in 2021. Sheri was an employee of Holland College’s Florence Simmons Performance Hall from its inception. Her caring manner with students and...

Signature Accounting & Tax

Signature Accounting & Tax

In June of 2021, Regan Lewis established the Signature Accounting & Tax Bursary for Accounting Technology, benefiting students who intend to pursue careers in the accounting field. In addition to having an overall appreciation for the role of Holland College in the...

Stanley Bryant, Dr. Graeme and Alberta (Bryant) Boswall, in Memory of

Stanley Bryant, Dr. Graeme and Alberta (Bryant) Boswall, in Memory of

Anne Louise Boswall contacted the Holland College Foundation in 2018 to create an entrance award honouring her grandfather, Stanley Bryant. Stanley was a capable, hard-working builder in the 1930s and 1940s who constructed many of the beautiful stately homes, now...

Steven O'Brien, in Memory of

Steven O'Brien, in Memory of

Steven was a first-year student from Iona, PEI, attending the Culinary Arts program fulfilling a dream of becoming a chef when he went missing in March of 1993. In 2018, friends and family of Steven O’Brien came together and established an award honouring Steven’s...

The Baking Association of Canada, Atlantic Canada Chapter

The Baking Association of Canada, Atlantic Canada Chapter

The BAC’s mission is to empower our members in providing nutritious and delicious baked goods to consumers in Canada and around the world through leading public policy, knowledge transfer, and networking. The Baking Association of Canada (BAC) is Canadian national...

The Inn at Bay Fortune

The Inn at Bay Fortune

Chef Michael Smith and Chastity Smith from The Inn at Bay Fortune (Souris, PEI) contacted the Holland College Foundation to establish a full tuition scholarship for Culinary Arts or Pastry Arts students who are of Indigenous descent. Through this initiative, it is...

The Rotary Club of Montague

The Rotary Club of Montague

Established in 1986, the Rotary Club of Montague has had tremendous impact in Kings County, leading and contributing significantly to community projects. The Rotary Club of Montague extends its philanthropy into education by establishing the Rotary Club of Montague...

Town of Souris

Town of Souris

Tyler James Nicholson, in Memory of

Tyler James Nicholson, in Memory of

On May 2, 2013, Tyler (known by many as Dean) was killed in a tragic car accident in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 27. He was on his way home from a concert where he was doing what he loved – playing music. From the early years, Tyler was a devoted music fan who...

Victoria McMillan, In Memory of

Victoria McMillan, In Memory of

The Victoria McMillan Memorial Award was established by the family of Victoria McMillan, a graduate of Glen Stewart Elementary, Stone Park Intermediate, and Trinity College School. Victoria passed away as a result of an automobile accident in 2001. At the time, she...

Wendell Dennis, in Memory of

Wendell Dennis, in Memory of

This bursary has been established through the estate of well-known Island artist, Wendell Dennis, who passed away in 2018. Wendell had a talent and passion for scenic painting and theatre arts. He started his career in the arts working at the Confederation Centre of...

Westland Insurance Award

Westland Insurance Award

With a national presence of over 250 locations and more than 3000 employees, Westland Insurance continues to expand coast to coast and established a presence in PEI in 2022. As part of their giving and community involvement envelope, they established an annual award...

Yousif Al-Qaysi

Yousif Al-Qaysi

Yousif established an annual award for any student enrolled in Holland College’s Child and Youth Care Worker program. As a recent graduate, (2023) Yousif wanted to invest in and encourage those preparing to work in the youthcare field.