Memorial Gifts

Donations in memory of a loved one is a caring way to pay tribute to their life and legacy.

If you wish to name CMU as a charity of choice in an obituary, the following may be useful:

In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to:

Canadian Mennonite University
500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2A3

Telephone: 204-487-3300

To invite online donations in memory of a loved one, please use the following link to the online memorial donation form: cmu.ca/give.

If you would like to request a personalized CMU memorial donation sign, along with CMU envelopes for a funeral service, please contact Alex Tiessen, Director of Advancement at 204.594.0510 or email atiessen:@:cmu.ca.

Thank you for considering CMU as a charity of choice in memory of a special person in your life. A list of those who made in memory donations will be given to family members upon their request.

Memorial Tree Dedication

 

CMU invites you to honour a loved one by dedicating a tree on our campus, an act of remembrance that reaches far beyond the present moment.

$1,000 - Tree Dedication

  • For a gift of $1,000, a current tree on the CMU campus will be dedicated and marked with a personalized plaque, creating a lasting place of tribute in the landscape that shapes the daily life of CMU students.

$2,000 - Tree Planting and Dedication

  • For a gift of $2,000 a new tree will be planted, dedicated and cared for on the CMU campus in memory of your loved one. The new tree will be marked with a personalized plaque.

Your tribute also strengthens the CMU commitment to environmental stewardship. Each tree contributes to a healthier, more sustainable campus—supporting biodiversity, capturing carbon, and creating spaces that invite reflection and community. These living markers become small but hopeful acts toward caring for the world God has entrusted to us.

If you would like to dedicate a tree, or learn more about available locations on campus, we would be honoured to walk with you through the process. Please contact Alex Tiessen, Director of Advancement at 204.594.0510 or email atiessen:@:cmu.ca.

Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
     whose trust is the Lord.
They shall be like a tree planted by water,
     sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
     and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
     and it does not cease to bear fruit.

Jeremiah 17:7-8