Congratulations
2011 Volunteer Award Winners

Riverwood Stewardship Award: Howard Hall

Shirley Daniels Education Award: Randy Attwood

Douglas Campbell Gardening Award: David Pavanel

Philip Stuart Volunteer of Distinction Award: Linda Mansfield and Joyce Tran

Charlie Brown Distinctive Service Award: Scotts Canada

Thank you all for your nominations! Nominees and award winners were presented with tokens of our appreciation at this year's Volunteer Celebration on December 7, 2011.


Riverwood Stewardship Award
Given to any TRC volunteer, corporation, educational institution or not for profit organization, the ideal winner:

• Contributes significant time or financial support to the stewardship program
• Demonstrates leadership and actions as a role model
• Promotes volunteerism in stewardship activities
• Spearheads events or activities
• Provides innovative ideas, and/or contributes time, resulting in furthering the Stewardship Program and the greening of Riverwood

Shirley Daniels Education Award
Given to any volunteer in TRC’s education programs, the ideal winner:

• Contributes significant time
• Provides innovative leadership to the program and its participants
• Furthers the Education Program
• Acts as a role model
• Helps peers and children gain a better understanding and appreciation of the natural environment, and the flora and fauna of Riverwood

Douglas Campbell Gardening Award
Awarded to any TRC volunteer, the ideal winner:

• Contributes significant time to the planning, designing, planting or maintaining of the Riverwood gardens
• Provides leadership in the gardening tasks
• Spearheads events or activities to showcase the gardens
• Provides financial support for the gardens
• Makes a lasting or meaningful contribution that results in furthering the Gardening Program

Philip Stuart Volunteer of Distinction Award
Given to any individual TRC volunteer, the ideal winner:

• Contributes a significant amount of time and effort over the preceding year to an aspect of Riverwood operations, including events or administration
• Demonstrates leadership of other volunteers
• Contributes in a tangible way to the success of TRC

Charlie Brown Distinctive Service Award
Awarded to any volunteer, corporation, not for profit organization or educational institution, the ideal winner:

• Contributes significant time or financial support to TRC
• Provides leadership within the organization
• Initiates innovative activities or programs, helps establish a unique service for TRC
• Creates partnerships between TRC and other sectors such as business, education, and the community
• Spearheads events or activities to promote TRC including promotion of membership and volunteerism
• Represents the interests of TRC

Past Award Winners
Margo Adamson
Nina Barabas
Jan Bayes
Karen Bygnes
Janice Ekeland
Steve Hemphill
Charlotte Jostiak
Martha Kantorczyk
Patricia Kluge
Mary Jean Kucerak
Alan Lytle
Kathy Lytle
Pat McLaren
Linda Morris
Judi Parker
Philip Stuart