The trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund, established under Curl Atlantic from profits from the 2003 Brier and the 2005 Roar of the Rings curling events in Atlantic Canada, has announced the 2011 recipients of its Student/Athlete Scholarships and Curling Club Capital Works and Curl Atlantic Member Association Program Initiatives grants.

The 2011 Scholarship recipients ($1500 per province) are –
Prince Edward Island ($500 each): Sarah Fullerton (Cornwall Curling Club), Amanda MacLean (Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary), and Jeffrey Taylor (Cornwall Curling Club)
Nova Scotia ($500 each): Michael Brophy, Amanda Colter, and Colten Steele
Newfoundland and Labrador ($500 each): Jennifer Cunningham, Amanda Rumboldt, and Colin Thomas
New Brunswick ($750 each): Andrew O’Dell and Spencer Watts.

The 2011 Capital Grant recipients are the Caribou Curling Club (NL), Cornwall Curling Club (PE), Middleton Curling Club (NS) and the Moncton Curlers’ Association (NB). Each club will receive $1500. On PEI, the Cornwall Curling Club’s aging clubhouse building and ice plant are being completely replaced over the summer months, and the club will therefore  have many opportunities to use the grant.

The 2011 Program Initiative grant will be used to license the “Rocks and Rings” elementary school program throughout Atlantic Canada. “This joint initiative between Curl Atlantic and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) appears to fit well with the intent of junior curling development of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund and with Curl Atlantic”, said Roy Hodder, Chair of Curl Atlantic. “The Rocks and Rings program is a great way to introduce and bring curling to the school setting. The program has received much attention during the televising of the CCA’s championship events, and is hugely popular across the country and in great demand.”