Ontario Service Awards 2007
I would like to share the news that seven of our volunteers have been awarded with Ontario Service Awards on Monday evening, June 25th 2007, for their volunteer contribution at St. Christopher House!
Darlene Rites, Sabine Finkenhauer, and Paulo Silva who have volunteered with our Meals on Wheels Program since 1999 for receiving their award for volunteering over 5 years. Maria Conceição has been a volunteer with our Friendly Visiting, EPC and Seniors Community Development Program for the past five years. Paddy Slyne has been volunteering as a tutor in our Adult Literacy program for the past twelve years. Lourdes Vala has been volunteering in our Adult Day Program for the past seven years. And last but not least, Barbara Richie has been a Meals-on-Wheels volunteer for the past twenty-five years!
We want to thank these seven volunteers for their dedication and commitment to volunteering – you all are amazing!
"I have been volunteering at St Christopher House for 8 years. I first began volunteering with the friendly visiting program, which I enjoyed very much. About 6 years ago, I began volunteering as a bicyclist for the meals on wheels program. I currently volunteer year round as a cyclist, runner and driver.
The time I spend volunteering with meals on wheels is extremely rewarding to me and I enjoy spending time with the clients and getting to know the other volunteers in the program."
Darlene Rites
"I have been volunteering with Meals on Wheels for seven years. I began with the Meals on Two Wheels bicycling program the first year it was started. I then continued as a runner in the winter time but my heart belongs to the bicycling program. Every summer I look forward to delivering the meals on my bike. I enjoy seeing the clients that I have gotten to know over the years and it makes me happy to see that something as simple as delivering a meal can mean so much to someone who is homebound and in need of the service. I also enjoy meeting new volunteers and teaching the bike safety introduction with my friend, Darlene. Between the two of us we have accumulated a great number of funny stories and touching meals on wheels moments that we are glad to share with incoming volunteers. Meals on Wheels is a great program and I am happy to be a part of it. I look forward to many more years of volunteering with Meals on Wheels".
Sabine Finkenhauer
