Volunteer Service Award winners announced

Posted By Lindsay Post Staff

Posted 7 months ago

LINDSAY - The Volunteer Service Awards for Lindsay and area were handed out at the Victoria Park Armoury this past Monday, June 22.

The Ontario Volunteer Service Awards honour the thousands of people who generously contribute their time as volunteers across Ontario.

These awards are an important way to recognize volunteers who have provided service over many years, organizers stated in a press release.

Awards are handed out to those with five, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years service.

The following is a list of award recipients, categorized by years of service.

The recipient's name, town and organization are also listed. The names are also listed in alphabetical order.

Five years

Leslie Black of Lindsay (Heart and Stroke Foundation), Sharon Boyd of Oakwood (Community Care Mariposa), Betty Brennan of Lindsay (Kawartha Lakes Food Source), Joanne Brown of Lindsay (Heart and Stroke Foundation), Ethel Campbell of Cambray (Community Care Cambray), Julie Carroll of Fenelon Falls (Community Care - Fenelon Falls), Caroline Currer of Bobcaygeon (Victoria County Women's Resources Services), Joanne Darling of Omemee (Heart and Stroke Foundation), Margaret Dewar of Sunderland (Victoria County Women's Resources Services), Marilyn Engledow of Beaverton (Beaverton, Thorah and Eldon Historical Society), Mark Fevang of Lindsay (A Place Called Home), Sue Fillmore of Fenelon Falls (Community Care Fenelon Falls), Donna Fournier of Lindsay (Victoria County Women's Resources Services), Will Gilbert of Lindsay (Kawartha Lakes Food Source), John Glenney of Lindsay (Kawartha Lakes Food Source), Victoria Gowman of Lindsay (Victoria County Women's Resources Services), Darryl Guiotto of Cameron (Community Care - Coboconk), Mary Hems of Cannington (Cannington Historical Society), Ruth Hubley of Kirkfield (Community Care - Coboconk), Maurice Jackson of Lindsay (A Place Called Home), Lynn Johnson of Lindsay (Heart and Stroke Foundation), Carol Mahoney of Bobcaygeon (Community Care - Bobcaygeon), Greg McPherson of Lindsay (Kawartha Lakes Food Source), Karen Micheau of Omemee (Community Care - Omemee), Peter Milner of Lindsay (Kawartha Lakes Food Source), Shirley Outram in Bobcaygeon (Community Care - Bobcaygeon), Sue Pepper of Bobcaygeon (Victoria Country Women's Resources Services), Dianne Rayner of Kirkfield (Community Care - Kirkfield and District), Annie Robertson of Coboconk (Community Care - Coboconk), George Skerratt of Lindsay (A Placed Called Home), Grand and Heidi Stephens of Lindsay (Community Care - Lindsay), Fred Taylor of Bobcaygeon (Community Care - Bobcaygeon), Marion Thurston of Lindsay (A Place Called Home), Margo Tilk of Kirkfield (Kawartha Lakes Food Source), Dawn Ward of Little Britain (Victoria County Women's Resources Services) and Dave Wright (Community Care - Fenelon Falls).

10 years

William Beatty of Lindsay (St. John Ambulance), Richard Borek of Omemee (Athletics Ontario), Susan Crawford of Little Britain (Heart and Stroke Foundation), Jacqueline Crerar of Cameron (Powles Corners' Women's Institute), Norman Duncan of Bethany (Community Care - Omemee), Margaret Evans of Beaverton (Beaverton, Thorah & Eldon Historical Society), Margaret Fevang of Lindsay (A Place Called Home), Charlene Galloway of Omemee (Community Care - Omemee), Elaine Grills of Little Britain (Community Care Mariposa), Val Harris of Lindsay (Community Care), Lois Hunter of Lindsay (A Place Called Home), Linda Isaac of Fenelon Falls (Community Care - Fenelon Falls), Ruth Knight of Lindsay (Hospice Kawartha Lakes), Shelley Low of Kirkfield (Community Care - Kirkfield), Jim McCaughey of Bobcaygeon (Community Care - Bobcaygeon), Dave McCelland of Lindsay (Community Care - Lindsay), Iris Milling of Lindsay (Hospice Kawartha Lakes), Bob and Marjory Mitchell of Bobcaygeon (Community Care - Bobcaygeon), Ben and Shirley Penney of Lindsay (Community Care - Lindsay), and Yvonne Strang of Beaverton (Beaverton, Thorah and Eldon Historical Society).

15 years

Paula Blake of Fenelon Falls (Heart and Stroke Foundation), Sandra Burton of Kirkfield (St. John Ambulance), Lee Corkum of Cannington (Cannington Historical Society), Stuart Dodge of Kirkfield (Community Care - Kirkfield and District), Rae Fleming of Woodville (Beaverton, Thorah and Eldon Historical Society), Kathleen Harrigan of Lindsay (Hospice Kawartha Lakes), Irene Holder of Cannington (Cannington Historical Area), Lorna McNabb of Kirkfield (Community Care - Kirkfield), Lois Percy of Lindsay (Hospice Kawartha Lakes), Denise Smith of Lindsay (St. John Ambulance), Sue Staples of Fenelon Falls (Community Care - Fenelon Falls), Walter Sweeney of Fenelon Falls (St. John Ambulance), George and Gwen Willis of Bobcaygeon (Hospice Kawartha Lakes).

20 years

Victoria Booth of Lindsay (Community Care - Lindsay), Constance Donovan of Kirkfield (Community Care - Kirkfield), Ada Handley of Burnt River (Community Care - Somerville), John Hunter of Lindsay (Rotary Club of Lindsay), George McFadden of Lindsay (Rotary Club of Lindsay), Darlene Smith of Burnt Island (Community Care - Somerville), Audrey Thrasher of Burnt River (Community Care - Somerville), Jean Webster of Little Britain (Community Care - Mariposa), Ron Willcocks of Lindsay (Rotary Club of Lindsay) and Pat Wood of Cannington (Tec We Gill Women's Institute).

25 years

Betty Ballard of Beaverton (Beaverton, Thorah & Eldon Historical Society), Yvonne Chambers of Lindsay (Victoria Farm Safety Association), Gaetane Hughes of Cannington (Canadian Dance Teachers Association), Martinus Kraan of Lindsay (Knights of Columbus), Kathleen Morton of Bethany (Manvers Township Historical Society), Bernie Nickerson of Lindsay (Rotary Club of Lindsay), Walter Stewart of Lindsay (Rotary Club of Lindsay) and Debbie Yarnell of Dunsford (St. John Ambulance).

30 years

Paul Allan of Lindsay (St. John Ambulance), Dorothy Burcher of Beaverton (Beaverton, Thorah & Eldon Historical Society), Denis Cleary of Lindsay (Knights of Columbus), Edna Eastman of Cannington (Cannington Historical Society), Cay Heron (Cannington Historical Society) and Jesse Mulholland of Uxbridge (Cannington Historical Society).