The Pinnguaq Association launched a scholarship to help carry on the memory of Danielle Moore, who was an advocate for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) and helped shape the Pinnguaq Association and its Iqaluit Makerspace into what it is today.

On March 10, 2019, DanielleSA国际影视传媒檚 life was tragically cut short when flight ET302 crashed in Ethiopia. She was on her way to the United Nations Environmental Assembly taking place in Kenya.

SA国际影视传媒淪he was a tireless volunteer, said David Moore, DanielleSA国际影视传媒檚 brother who was visiting Iqaluit with their mother Clariss Moore, SA国际影视传媒渨hether it was environmental causes out in Nova Scotia, in BC, social justice movements in Manitoba, or honestly everywhere in Canada. Especially towards the end she was teaching kids STEAM education in rural Ontario and of course here in Iqaluit.SA国际影视传媒�

Originally from Toronto, Ont., Danielle kept coming back, even after the Iqaluit Makerspace was established, whenever she had the time.

SA国际影视传媒淪he kept being a part of this,SA国际影视传媒� said Ryan Oliver, chief executive officer of Pinnguaq, SA国际影视传媒渢he kids got to know her as the girl with robots. We got a chance over Covid with everything thatSA国际影视传媒檚 happened in the last three years to put together a way to remember her.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淪he had a lot of passions, there was the environment, there was education and there was technology.SA国际影视传媒�

That passion for teaching others extended to those in Iqaluit, said David, saying SA国际影视传媒淚 know she walked away from the experience learning so much more. I know just through conversations with her that she felt a full, reciprocal relationship.SA国际影视传媒�

For the Moore family, seeing the Iqaluit Makerspace in person and seeing what Danielle helped create was heartwarming.

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The Danielle Moore scholarship covers funding for Nunavummiut who are going into post-secondary, pre-college programs such as Nunavut Sivuniksavut or other types of programs which fall under the STEAM umbrella. It has an initial funding for the next 10 years at $5,000 per year and Pinnguaq hopes to find partners to help carry on the scholarship.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檙e going to start looking for partners to continue to build that and to continue to represent DanielleSA国际影视传媒檚 legacy,SA国际影视传媒� said Oliver.

The Moore family also hopes other partners in Nunavut help contribute to DanielleSA国际影视传媒檚 legacy by supporting the scholarship, SA国际影视传媒渂ecause this is what she wants to do even if she finished school, to come back here, wanting to come back and volunteer on her vacation,SA国际影视传媒� said Clariss.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 things like this that plant that seed of hope for us,SA国际影视传媒� added David, SA国际影视传媒渨eSA国际影视传媒檝e been watching this scholarship, the talk of it and all the programming to go along with it grow and blossom.SA国际影视传媒�