Bert & Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship

Helen LeBlanc is active in many family, church, and community activities and known for her outstanding culinary skills. Bert LeBlanc was a two-time winner of the Minnesota Conservation Farmer/Sportsman of the Year award, a fire warden, township board supervisor, and he worked with local lawmakers to improve Minnesota wildlife management. In 1961, they established LeBlanc’s Game Farm which today is LeBlanc’s Rice Creek and Recreation. They raised nine children together.

Established by their daughter, Colleen LeBlanc, the tribute to Helen and the late Bert “Bunny” LeBlanc stems from their long history of family education and natural conservation in the region. The areas of emphasis Colleen chose for this legacy scholarship are directly related to the values her mother and father passed on to her. “I want to pay homage to my parents dedication to family and conservation of natural resources by supporting the education of students who also value these things.”

Scholarship

Bert & Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a non-traditional student who is enrolled in studies of conservation and care of the earth, such as the studies of clean water, clean energy, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, natural resources and/or eco systems or who are studying family and/or food including, but not limited to, the studies of family social science, parent education, nutrition, early childhood or culinary disciplines. The student shall have a successful completion of the first half of their area of study with a minimum 2.0 grade point average and have been involved in school or community involvement for at least one year in music, sports, 4-H, youth groups, service organizations, etc.

Donors: Colleen LeBlanc, family and friends