A huge thank you from Girls Inc., we are so honoured to have been nominated for the Community Impact Award. We are also so proud of D’Andre Wilson, and thank her greatly for her kind support by sharing her $5000 donation between us and Wood Buffalo Youth Science Foundation. Congratulations to being a recipient at the Heart of Wood Buffalo Awards!
Press release:
2013 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Award Winners Announced!
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA –May 23, 2013 Organizers of the 2013 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards are very pleased to announce the 2013 Award Winners!
The Awards were held on May 23rd at the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School , hosted by emcees Sean Conroy and Amanda Propp from the Mix 103.7 Morning Show and with keynote speaker, Dave Meslin.
In addition to receiving a beautiful, hand crafted award sculpture, the Award Winners each received a $5,000 cash prize that they donated to the Wood Buffalo nonprofit community organization of their choice.
Social Prosperity Leadership Award, presented by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and sponsored by the Wood Buffalo and District Labour Council
- Andryia Browne
- Organization selected to receive the $5,000 is the Fort McMurray SPCA
Volunteer Recognition Award in honour of Bill Bloomfield, presented and sponsored by Volunteer Wood Buffalo
- Nicole Park
- Organization selected to receive the $5,000 is Fort McMurray Autism Support Group, Camp Kids First
Board Leadership Award, presented by Leadership Wood Buffalo and sponsored by ATB Financial
- Hope Moffatt, Children First Community Child Care Network Society
- Organization selected to receive the $5,000 is Children First Community Child Care Network Society
Executive Leadership Award, presented Nonprofit Sector Link Wood Buffalo and sponsored by Syncrude Canada Ltd.
- Roseann Davidson, Fort McMurray Historical Society
- Organization selected to receive the $5,000 is Fort McMurray Historical Society, Heritage Park Summer Camps Program
Community Impact Award, presented by the United Way of Fort McMurray and sponsored by TOTAL E&P Canada
- Fort McMurray Inner-City Homeless Health Promotion Project
- Two organizations selected to each receive $2,500: Salvation Army and the Centre of Hope
Newcomer Engagement Award in memory of Lyle Leboldus, presented by the Wood Buffalo Food Bank Association and sponsored by H. Wilson Industries (2010) Ltd.
- D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika
- Two organizations selected to each receive $2,500: Girls Inc. and the Wood Buffalo Youth Science Foundation
Tonight, as we recognized and honoured the nominees, finalists and winners, emcees Sean Conroy and Amanda Propp spoke about the importance of the sector and the need to change the term “nonprofit” to “social profit” to better reflect what these organizations and volunteers truly do. And, keynote Dave Meslin spoke about the importance of creating a culture of community engagement by instilling four things in our community, neighbours, friends, co-workers, colleagues … confidence (your opinion matters ); an understanding of how the system works by providing the right tools; malleability (change is possible) and; expansion of ownership beyond our own living rooms.
The Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards celebrates excellence in the nonprofit sector. They honour the achievements of social profit leaders, philanthropists and community organizations that embody the spirit of community innovation, capacity building, leadership and social prosperity. Their passion for our community and their dedication to improving the quality of life explain why they are the heart of Wood Buffalo.
This year we received 34 nominations from which 18 finalists were selected and celebrated. We congratulate the six award winners and recognize the incredible accomplishments of all nominees.
The 2013 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards were proudly presented by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and the Suncor Energy Foundation in collaboration with Volunteer Wood Buffalo, Leadership Wood Buffalo, Nonprofit Sector Link Wood Buffalo, the Wood Buffalo Food Bank Association and the United Way of Fort McMurray. In addition, this year’s awards are sponsored by H. Wilson Industries (2010) Ltd, TOTAL E&P Canada, the Wood Buffalo & District Labour Council, Syncrude Canada Ltd., ATB Financial, SNAP Wood Buffalo and Mix 103.7.
Additional Background
Award Finalists:
Social Prosperity Leadership Award, presented by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and sponsored by the Fort McMurray and District Labour Council
- Flor Connors
- Andryia Browne
- Shelby Mistecki
Volunteer Recognition Award in honour of Bill Bloomfield, presented and sponsored by Volunteer Wood Buffalo
- Wendy Rutherford
- Nicole Park
- April Bolger
Board Leadership Award, presented by Leadership Wood Buffalo and sponsored by ATB Financial
- Hope Moffatt, Children First
- Arianna Johnson, Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Peter Read, Northern Lights Health Foundation
Executive Leadership Award, presented Nonprofit Sector Link Wood Buffalo and sponsored by Syncrude Canada Ltd.
- Arianna Johnson, Wood Buffalo Food Bank Association
- Holly Christopher, YMCA Riedel Place
- Roseann Davidson, Fort McMurray Historical Society
Community Impact Award, presented by the United Way of Fort McMurray and sponsored by TOTAL E&P Canada
- Fort McMurray Catholic School District
- Girls Inc.
- Fort McMurray Inner-City Homeless Health Promotion Project
Newcomer Engagement Award in memory of Lyle Leboldus, presented by the Wood Buffalo Food Bank Association and sponsored by H. Wilson Industries Ltd.
- Roni-Sue Moran
- D’Andre Wilson
- Trevor Sheppard
Keynote:
Dave Meslin
Dave Meslin is an activist, journalist, community organizer and professional rabble-rouser with a focus on public space, voting reform and providing an antidote to apathy. With one foot planted firmly in the world of mainstream politics and the other foot dancing in the more vibrant universe of grassroots activism, Meslin has found ways to bring them both together and turn energy into action.
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