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While we may not be able to come together this year to celebrate and recognize the many contributions of volunteers in our community they still deserve some due. Not all heroes wear capes, instead they dedicate their time to help in a myriad of ways. It is volunteers who make our community the vibrant, compassionate space it is today, so join us in celebrating these individuals who give so much, and ask for nothing in return.
Mayor's Volunteer of the Year Award |
The Mayor’s Volunteer of the Year award is presented to the individual who represents volunteerism at its finest level. Displaying leadership, their actions embody the compassion, optimism and momentum that will guide us towards a future of opportunity for everyone. 2020 Mayor's Volunteer of the Year Award:
The Shoebox Project for Women collects and distributes gift-filled Shoeboxes to women impacted by homelessness in communities across Canada. In 2019 a total of 1,093 boxes were assembled and donated in St. Catharines thanks to the tireless efforts of Boulay, who steps up as a real-life hero in other ways. Boulay coaches children's soccer at Club Roma and is an active member of the Port Weller School parent council. Nominees:Christina Thomas - Community / Rykert Volunteer Committee volunteer Gavin Humphries - Out of the Cold foot clinic volunteer Irene Motz - Out of the Cold program volunteer Margaret Steele - Dunlop Drive Older Adult Centre volunteer Veronica Clarke-Hanik - Friends of Malcolmson Park member Jess Boulay - St. Catharines co-lead coordinator for the Shoebox Project Weihow Chia - Executive director Niagara Multi-Folk-Arts Song and Dance Ensemble Jan Seburn - Connaught Public School library volunteer for 45 years Laura Tyminski - Connaught Public School Care Package Holiday Program creator and volunteer Rick Smeets - Garden City Kiwanis Hockey volunteer for 30 years
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Margaret and Robin MacLennan Youth Volunteer of the Year Award |
The Margaret and Robin MacLennan Youth Volunteer of the Year award is presented to the youth individual who has displayed and demonstrated the principals and actions that help to create a healthier and more connected community. This individual promotes acts of kindness, is involved in community service, and balances volunteerism and personal commitments with class, grace and tenacity. 2020 Margaret and Robin MacLennan Youth Volunteer of the Year Award![]() The 2020 Margaret and Robin MacLennan Youth Volunteer of the Year Award goes to Sara Mateus-Jimenez. This young hero is a true volunteer leader with the Yaguars Sports and Social Club. She has helped the club create inclusive space for children who are new to Canada, founding the club's robotics class, raising funds herself to launch the program. As a real-life hero Mateus-Jimenez encourages children in her community to improve themselves, imparting them with confidence, athletic skill and technical know how. Nominees:Sara Mateus-Jimenez - Yaguars Sport and Social Club volunteer Matthew Wuhlar - Out of the Cold program volunteer Nicholas Wuhlar - Out of the Cold program volunteer
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2020 Volunteer Award Winners |
Agie Richardson - Precious Angels Niagara volunteer Aditi Das - Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre Community Connections volunteer Ahmed Ahmed - Islamic Society of St. Catharines volunteer Angela Day - Volunteer car seat educator with St. John Ambulance for four years Anna Maria Raimondo - Education Foundation of Niagara volunteer Becky Whitworth - Grantham Lioness Club exevutie member and volunteer Christina Thomas - Community / Rykert Volunteer Committee volunteer Christine Saleeb - VisionPlus Niagara program volunteer Corinner Pinder - Pathstone Mental Health Supervised Visitation Program volunteer Craig Samways - Grantham Optimist life member, executive member and volunteer since 1993 Dalton Clark - Goodwill Niagara board chair and past director Dave Horton - Grantham Optimist volunteer and board member David Owen - Friends of Walker's Creek volunteer David Staynes - Port Dalhousie Lion for over two decades Dean Henderson - Medical First Response volunteer with St. John Ambulance Don Chambers - Goodwill Niagara board member Donna Boksa - St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog program volunteer Eduardo Hernandez - Niagara Fok Arts Multicultural Centre mentor Edward (Ted) Smithson - Community Care volunteer Edward Lowden - Grntham Optimist Club life member and volunteer since 1977 Frank Koch - Knights of Columbus Council 1394, Out of the Cold program volunteer Gamar Awadh - Qamer Foundation volunteer Gavin Humphries - Out of the Cold foot clinic volunteer Gerry Whitworth - Grantham Lions Club volunteer Grace-Ann Cambray - Canadian Federation of University Women volunteer since 1975 Grayson Wadsworth-Hayes - Pathstone Mental Health Supervised Visitation Program volunteer Greg Savriga - Grantham Optimist volunteer Heather Sloan - Canadian Federation of University Women volunteer Irene Motz - Out of the Cold program volunteer James Weibe - West St. Catharines Older Adult Centre volunteer Jan Seburn - Connaught Public School library volunteer for 45 years Jess Boulay - St. Catharines co-lead coordinator for the Shoebox Project Jodi Dasilva - Out of the Cold program volunteer Jodi Summers - Rykert Volunteer Commitee volunteer John Netherway - Old Glenridge Community Association founder John Senn - Scouts Canada volunteer for more than 20 years Josalyn Devlught - Pathstone Mental Health volunteer Kristine Ashford-Hancock - Muscular Dystrophy Canada volunteer Laura Tyminski - Connaught Public School Care Package Holiday Program creator and volunteer Leandro (Leo) Silva - Medical First Response volunteer with St. John Ambulance Margaret Steele - Dunlop Drive Older Adult Centre volunteer Martha Owen - Friends of Walker's Creek volunteer Martin Hagt - Meals on Wheels volunteer for more than 20 years Martin Howley - St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre volunteer Matthew Wuhlar - Out of the Cold program volunteer Meijin (Lily) Zhu - Co-founder, Niagara Multi-Folk-Arts Song and Dance Ensemble Melissa Johnston - St. John Ambulance volunteer car seat educator Musbah Benhalim - Niagara Muslim Community Centre founder Narine Dat Sookram - Amal Foundation, Canada 150 Pay it Forward Project volunteer Nazima Khan - Qamer Foundation and Islamic Society volunteer Nicholas Wuhlar - Out of the Cold program volunteer Pam Howley - St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre volunteer Pandora Colledge - Out of the Cold program volunteer Paul Sutton - Heidehof home volunteer since 1998 Phady Khotmanivong - Lao Association volunteer Rick Smeets - Garden City Kiwanis Hockey volunteer for 30 years Rob Davis - Grantham Optimist Club volunteer Robert (Bob) Gosselin - Alzheimer Society Niagara Region volunteer Robert Thompson - Grantham Optimist Club volunteer and life member for 27 years Sara Mateus-Jimenez - Yaguars Sport and Social Club volunteer Sean Morris - Medical First Response volunteer with St. John Ambulance Seth Laroche - Medical First Response volunteer with St. John Ambulance Shaunna Morris - St. John Ambulance Car Seat Safety Program volunteer Suzanne Veenstra - Fitzgerald Neighbours volunteer Tony Weadick - St. Catharines and Regional Niagara Twinning Association member for over 25 years Tricia O'Brien - Friends of Morningstar Mill volunteer Veronica Clarke-Hanik - Friends of Malcolmson Park member Weihow Chia - Executive director Niagara Multi-Folk-Arts Song and Dance Ensemble Wendi Duggan - Niagara United volunteer William (Bill) Ash - Hospice Niagara volunteer Wilma Hagt - Meals on Wheels volunteer for more than 20 years Wouter Doornekamp - Scouts Canada, 57th St. Catharines volunteer for over 20 years |