Award Winners
Each year since 1999, the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) has honoured one of our dedicated volunteers with the Eva James Award.
About the Eva James Award
The Eva James Award was designed to recognize a volunteer who best personifies the commitment and dedication exemplified by Eva James, a dedicated, active woman who enthusiastically volunteered in our community for over 15 years. She passed away suddenly in 1995.
Eva was one of the key volunteers who helped to form and implement our Community Resource Centre. A strong supporter of the Kanata Food Cupboard, Eva devoted a lot of her time to helping them out.
She seldom missed an opportunity to attend community events whether they were things such as Girl Guide Spring Tea or a larger project such as our community Canada Day celebrations in Kanata and Bridlewood.
In her capacity as city councillor, in addition to her many volunteer endeavours, Eva seized every opportunity to enhance our community.
She was involved with the OC Transpo committee, establishing park areas, fighting for street intersections and safety among many other projects – big and small.
Keitha Mitchell said it best, "People just know that Eva gave and gave and gave."
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The 2013 Eva James Award was presented to Anne Marie Goodman
As the 2012-2013 recipient of the Eva James Award, Anne Marie volunteers in the OEYC Baby and Me Drop-in program. As a retired registered nurse, physical educator and health teacher, Anne Marie knew that she would love volunteering in the program helping out young families, and saw it as a perfect fit. And as she noted, “On a personal level, I am also the mother of three grown children and eight grandchildren.” The combination of professional and personal experience and her enthusiasm for the program are a great asset to the OEYC staff.
The annual award is named in honour of Eva James, a dedicated community volunteer who passed away suddenly in 1995. Eva enthusiastically volunteered in the community for over 15 years and was one of the key people who helped to create the WOCRC.
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Past Eva James Award Winners
The following volunteers have been honoured with the Eva James Award:
- 2013 Anne Marie Goodman
- 2012 Brigitte Sharma
- 2011 Doreen Reynolds
- 2010 Terry Longhorn
- 2009 Leona Spencer
- 2008 Jean-Pierre Beaulne
- 2007 Bruce Cairns
- 2006 Judy Bowyer
- 2005 J. Warner Eakins
- 2004 Dave Anderson
- 2003 Minoo Taherzadeh
- 2002 Kerri Bjornson
- 2001 Mary Nute
- 2000 Trudy Muller
- 1999 Dee Campbell
Thank you to all our volunteers for making an outstanding contribution to the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and enhancing our community!
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