White Bear Lake, MN – The Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation is seeking nominations of exceptional volunteers for the 2026 J. Stanley and Doris Hill Legacy Award. The award was created in 2006 by the White Bear Lake Area Education Foundation, the Mahtomedi Area Education Foundation and the Century College Foundation to honor the Hill’s legacy of volunteerism. Since then, it has been awarded 15 times to outstanding community volunteers. Past recipients include Bill Rust, Ted Blaesing, Lori Ahlness, Jackie Ries, Ellen Bruner, Keith Warner, David Gehrenbeck, Carol McFarlane, Dale Johnson, Bob Schneeweis, Greg Bartz, George Hill, Bill Foussard, Don Craighead and Steve Wolgamot.
The community service-based award acknowledges a person (s) who has given many years of service to their community, has demonstrated outreach beyond our borders, yet also remains connected to our geographical area. The recipient(s) will be very active in one or more of the communities encompassed by the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation. This geographical area is comprised of communities that share the shore of White Bear Lake – Birchwood Village, Dellwood, Grant, City of White Bear Lake, City of Mahtomedi, White Bear Township and Willernie.
A reception honoring the recipient(s) will be held in June.
Nomination forms are available through the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, April 3, 2026
Please see below for foundation contact information.
Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation
www.gwblcf.org
PO Box 10626, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-203-7964
The Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation (GWBLCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 2015, the GWBLCF has grown to over $5.4 million in assets and supports 41 active funds. The GWBLCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a network of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 1,300 funds totaling over $283 million in assets. Learn more at www.GWBLCF.org.