Photo description:

BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS JohnDavid Pankratz, 71, (left) and his wife Jan Schmidt, 70, are pictured inside the porch at their home in Winnipeg, Man., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Together for 40 years, this Wolseley couple has dedicated their lives to strengthening community connections and well-being both locally and internationally. Jan is currently working on a fundraising event for Ubuntu Clinic in Burundi, Africa and JohnDavid is baking pies for education as a way to raise funds for an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jan is holding a book about Jackson Nahayo, who started the Ubuntu Clinic, while JohnDavid holds a pie he baked.