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Festivale! A Celebration of Giving
ALS Ontario VOLUNTEER AWARDS 2011
“Making Moments Matter”
"In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in
action.” --Aristotle
Do you know an outstanding volunteer who has made a difference?
Each year ALS Ontario honours individuals who have made significant contributions to the ALS
community and to ALS Ontario. Now is the time to nominate those you think have made
valuable contributions to let them know their efforts are appreciated.
Why?
Volunteers are the foundation on which we build support within the ALS community, so why
not celebrate their achievements and nominate them for an award?
Who?
Volunteers are people who dedicate their free time to ALS Ontario in a multitude of
capacities from peer support and administration to fundraising – each individual’s contribution
is priceless.
“We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles,
rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What?
All awards will be presented at this year’s Volunteer Awards ceremony entitled Festivale! A
Celebration of Giving on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Nominations for the awards may be made
by any person and will be reviewed by a Selection Committee. Current members of the Board
of Directors are not eligible to receive the awards. Nominees must be residents of Ontario.
The nomination guidelines below will direct those wishing to submit nominations which must
be received by August 31st, 2011.
Click here for the 2011 nomination package.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES
To nominate a volunteer please complete the following and forward to Kelly Entwistle by August
31st, 2011.
Volunteer Award Nomination Form, including their achievements and contributions.
(bullet point is accepted)
One Supporting letter written by an individual who has knowledge of the nominee and
his/her contribution to the ALS Ontario Cause
Posthumous nominations are allowed.
Congratulations to the 2010 Volunteer Award Winners:
Esmond Butler Award - Katherine Pollock of Toronto
Jack Muirhead Award - Gail Burgess and Family of Sharon
Excellence in Fundraising Award - Evelyn Wilson of Carrying Place
Excellence in Support Services Award - Barb Scanlan of Thunder Bay
Excellence in Public Awareness Award - Dr. Jeff Sutherland of Georgetown, Tim Robertson of Oakville and Brian Dyck of Ottawa.
Congratulations to the winners of ALS Ontario's two new awards to recognize an individual under the age of 26 who has made a significant contribution to the ALS community (Rising Star Award) and to an individual who has made an enormous impact through Walk for ALS achievements (Walk N Roll Award).
Rising Star - Heather Moore of Durham
Walk N Roll Award - Dora Redman of London
“A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. But a giving person sees a glass of water and starts looking for someone who might be thirsty." - G. Thomas Gale.
For information on the 2011 Volunteer Appreciation Event or how to nominate a volunteer, contact Kelly Entwistle
ALS Ontario
3100 Steeles Avenue East, Suite 402
Markham, ON, L3R 8T3
or Fax: 905-248-5620