North Island College Foundation

"The award helped change the attitude of my home."

Rico received a NIC Foundation Legacy Award while pursuing his Criminology Diploma. He was turning 30 with the pressure to just start working instead of continuing his education. His parents wanted to support his dreams of learning, but financially, it didn't seem possible.

Then the Legacy Award arrived.

It wasn't just about Rico—it was about his whole family. Coming from a collective culture, he wanted to succeed for himself and for his parents. The award gave them all hope. It shifted what felt impossible into reality.

Rico studied abroad in Japan (crossing off a major bucket list item), graduated, and just accepted a position on the security team at Winnipeg's international airport. He's building a career in justice and criminology—exactly what he dreamed of.

Your legacy gift doesn't just change one student's life. It changes their family's story.

When you include NIC Foundation in your estate plans, you create opportunities for students who come from humble beginnings, who carry their family's dreams alongside their own, who need financial barriers removed so they can focus on becoming the skilled professionals our communities need.

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Your legacy. Their dreams. Our community's future.

"I wanna be able to do that for somebody else."

Miranda's calling to nursing didn't come from a textbook—it came from watching nurses provide calm and compassion in the hospital. That moment of human connection. That sense of "I could do this. I could make a difference."

Now, as a second-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at NIC, Miranda is learning to be that calming presence for her patients. She's discovering that the small things—sitting with someone, truly listening, providing reassurance—can make the biggest impact.

But here's what made her journey possible: your support.

NIC Foundation awards removed the financial barriers that could have kept Miranda from pursuing this calling. Your generosity didn't just help one student—it helped every future patient Miranda will care for in our community hospitals.

Legacy giving multiplies your impact across generations. When you include NIC Foundation in your estate plans, you create opportunities for countless future Mirandas—students with compassion, determination and dreams of serving others.

Your legacy ensures that talented, caring individuals can afford to become the nurses, teachers, counselors and skilled tradespeople our communities need.

Watch Miranda's full story on our YouTube channel.

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Join our Legacy 50 Campaign. Your legacy creates theirs.

"Life is expensive right now. Being a student is really tough."

Ainhoa doesn't sugarcoat it. As a third-year nursing student balancing clinical placements, volunteer firefighting and the reality of rent and tuition, every dollar counts.

"It's a right now problem and it's a future problem," she says. The stress is real, but so is her determination.

This is why NIC Foundation awards matter. They ease immediate financial pressure while students pursue demanding programs where working is nearly impossible. They provide relief in the moment and hope for the future.

When you include NIC Foundation in your will, you create this kind of support for students facing these same struggles years from now. Your legacy gift ensures future nurses, trades professionals and healthcare workers can focus on their education instead of constant financial stress.

As we celebrate NIC's 50th anniversary, we're looking for 50 legacy commitments through our Future 50 campaign. Every gift—no matter the size—makes a difference.

Ready to learn more about becoming a legacy donor? https://bit.ly/3M2FsYc

"It's like a breath of fresh air. Right before the deadline to pay was due... oh yes!"

That moment of relief. That feeling of possibility. That's what your legacy gift creates for students like Miranda.

Years after first attending NIC, Miranda returned to pursue her nursing degree. She was scared, unsure, carrying the weight of tuition deadlines. Then the email came: she received an NIC Foundation award. Tuition covered. Breath of fresh air.

Now she's thriving in her second year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program—not just going through the motions like she did right out of high school, but truly loving what she's learning. She's seeing the impact she'll make on patients. She's building a career that matters.

Your legacy gift removes that financial barrier for future students. It transforms stress into possibility. It turns "I don't know if I can afford this" into "oh yes."

Watch Miranda's full story on our YouTube channel and see the lasting impact of legacy giving.

Will you join our Legacy 50 Campaign? We're seeking 50 new legacy gift commitments to ensure students for generations to come experience that same breath of fresh air Miranda felt.

👉 Become a legacy donor: https://bit.ly/3M2FsYc

Your legacy. Their future. Our community.

"It takes a lot of stress off."

For nursing student Ainhoa, receiving a student award meant more than covering tuition—it meant breathing room in a program where there's barely time to work. It meant reassurance that balancing volunteer firefighting with nursing school was possible because others had done it before her.

Student awards don't just reduce financial barriers. They affirm students' choices, validate their commitment and create space for them to focus on becoming the healthcare workers our communities need.

When you include NIC Foundation in your will, you create this kind of impact for generations to come. Your legacy gift—no matter the size—ensures future students can pursue demanding programs without the constant weight of financial stress.

As we celebrate NIC's 50th anniversary, we're looking for 50 legacy commitments through our Future 50 campaign. Will you be one of them?

Learn more about legacy giving: https://bit.ly/3M2FsYc