Mission will be honouring a long list of community supporters next month at the annual Community Service Awards Ceremony.
The event is set for Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. in the Clarke Theatre (at Heritage Park Centre - 33700 Prentis Ave.). The public is invited to attend and help in celebrating the following distinguished award recipients:
- Lilian Dudfield - Freeman of the City Award
- Barbara Fehrmann - Freeman of the City Award
- Judith Ray - Freeman of the City Award
- Steve Sharpe - Freeman of the City Award
- Heather Stewart - Freeman of the City Award
- Paul Horn - Citizen of the Year Award
- Roy Archer - Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ken Selvaraja - Lifetime Achieve-ment Award
- Doug Pearson - Lifetime Achieve-ment Award
- Mission Healthcare Auxiliary Society - Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mission Heritage Association and its Volunteers - Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mission’s Special Olympics Soccer Team - Against the Odds Achievement Award
- Gianluca (Luca) Paniccia - Commun-ity Service Award (under age 25)
- VYPER Youth Group - Community Service Award (under the age of 25)
- Sarah Baban - Community Service Award (under the age of 25)
- Canadian Cancer Society, Mission Unit, and Its Volunteers - Community Service Award
- Neighbourhood School Champions - Community Service Award
- John Retallick - Community Service Award
- Denyse Tavener - Community Service Award
- Deborah Handley - Arts and Culture Service Award
- Tom Nguyen - Sports Volunteer of the Year Award
- Rick Grant - Sports Volunteer of the Year Award
- Eugene Sepke - Sports Volunteer of the Year
- Mission Youth (MY) House Volunteers - Special Accomplishment Award
- Michele Chapman-Sheaves - Special Accomplishment Award
- Heidi Smith - Special Recognition Award
The ceremony will be followed by a coffee and dessert reception.