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Cairine Budner
Cairine Budner (January 29, 1930 - January 14, 2018)
Born in Fort William, January 29, 1930, Cairine Budner grew up in Port Arthur. Throughout her youth, she loved participating in sports & cultural events, particularly gymnastics and theatrical productions as part of the Nahjus Athletic Club at the Big Finn Hall. Cairine’s love of Gymnastics continued into her adult years. She organized grass roots programs in gymnastics fundamentals at community centres and school gymnasiums, where she shared her talents, skills and passion for the sport. With these programs flourishing and interest in gymnastics continuing to grow in the community, she moved forward - with support from the Ontario Gymnastic Federation and members of the educational community like Ted Murphy & John Clark - to form the Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association. Cairine served as the Head Coach of the club for many years. TBGA continued to grow attracting coaches to Thunder Bay from across the country. After years of active coaching Cairine transitioned to Head Judge to stay involved with gymnastics. Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association is proud to be continuing in Cairine’s footsteps by continuing to provide first-rate programs for the youth of the Thunder Bay community.
~extracted from the Obituary written by Randy Budner
In 2018, TBGA was honoured to have Cairine in the facility for the 50th anniversary event and she presented the first Budner Cup award at our first Budner House Cup in-house mock-meet. The Budner Cup is presented to the athlete that demonstrated the most enthusiasm, effort and sportsmanship during the event to honour her legacy in the sport.
We hope to continue to promote her passion and love for the sport through our programs, events and through the Cairine Budner Scholarship.
Scholarship:
The Cairine Budner Scholarship is awarded annually to applicants that were former competitive gymnasts at TBGA, currently coach at TBGA and have aspirations for Post-Secondary Schooling combining Cairine’s passions for gymnastics and education.
To learn more about Cairine’s impact on the Thunder Bay Community, please see her obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chroniclejournal/obituary.aspx?n=cairine-bertha-inga-budner&pid=187910317
~extracted from the Obituary written by Randy Budner
In 2018, TBGA was honoured to have Cairine in the facility for the 50th anniversary event and she presented the first Budner Cup award at our first Budner House Cup in-house mock-meet. The Budner Cup is presented to the athlete that demonstrated the most enthusiasm, effort and sportsmanship during the event to honour her legacy in the sport.
We hope to continue to promote her passion and love for the sport through our programs, events and through the Cairine Budner Scholarship.
Scholarship:
The Cairine Budner Scholarship is awarded annually to applicants that were former competitive gymnasts at TBGA, currently coach at TBGA and have aspirations for Post-Secondary Schooling combining Cairine’s passions for gymnastics and education.
To learn more about Cairine’s impact on the Thunder Bay Community, please see her obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chroniclejournal/obituary.aspx?n=cairine-bertha-inga-budner&pid=187910317
To donate to the Cairine Budner Scholarship please contact us via
Phone: (807) 628-8474
Email: [email protected]
In-Person or mailed to: Claydon Building CLE, 425 Northern Ave., Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7
Donations can be accepted in Cash, Cheque, Debit or Credit.
Phone: (807) 628-8474
Email: [email protected]
In-Person or mailed to: Claydon Building CLE, 425 Northern Ave., Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7
Donations can be accepted in Cash, Cheque, Debit or Credit.