North Shore volunteers honored

SIX OUTSTANDING North
Shore residents were honored
recently at the North Shore Volun-
teer Awards Night, held at the
theatre of West Vancouver Sec-
ondary School.

West Vancouver Alderman Pat
Boname, one of the panel judges,
commented on the difficult task of
choosing winners from among the
27 volunteer nominees as all had
made such valuable contributions.

LIFESTYLES

example, encouraging other
members to volunteer with the
centre as well as be program par-
ticipants. He uses tremendous
creativity, and his humor, energy
and perfectionism are traits which
have been tremendous assets to us.
Everything he does is of the
highest quality, be it decorations,
electrical repairs or presentations
on behalf of the centre.”’
Receiving honorable mentions

were Pat Barton with the Kiwanis
Lodge, Joan Beddoes of Capilano
Community Services, Lec Boshell
of Beacon Hil! Lodge, Carolee
Chute of North Vancouver
Elementary Schools Volunteer
Tutors, Doreen Crabb of YMCA
College, Helen Gray of CMHA,
Karen Hamilton of Family Ser-
vices, James Irvine of the North
Shore Intermediate Care Society,
Muriel Layden of CNIB White

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Cane Club, James Mackay of the
Canadian Red Cross, June
McMordie of the North Shore
Counselling Centre, Keith Millan
of Meals on Wheels, Betty Oakie
of Chesterfield House, Pat Orr of
the Christmas Bureau, Barbara
Reid of the North Shore Private
Hospital, Linda Timothy-McGie
of the Capilano Youth Project,
Jenny Vickery of Big Sisters,
Marilyn Wallace of RCMP Victim

Assistance and two groups, the
CMHA Thrift} Mart Volunteers
and North Shore Health's Shop-
pers and Friendly Visitors.

As well as the awards ceremony,:
the 400 volunteers attending this
event were entertained by-a group
from the Fraser Valley Highland
Dance Association and given’ a
musical ‘‘stretch break’’ by well-

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Each of the six winners was
presented with the North Shore In-
formation and Volunteer Centre’s
special Community Service Award.
The Honorable H.P. Bell-Irving,
patron of the centre, presented the
awards along with Mayor Jack
Loucks of the City of North Van-
couver, Alderman Boname and
Bob McCormack, representing the
District of North Vancouver.

The first presentation was made
to Dennis Humphries of the
Capilano Services Seniors’ Hub
program. Pat Bell, president, said
of Humphries, that ‘‘his concern
for the needs of seniors and his ex-
tensive community service record
made him an admirable choice to
chair their senior project. His
selfless devotion to the needs of
others is most deserving of special
recognition.””

The second award winner was
Marion Hicks, 91, a volunteer
-pianist. She_ was nominated by
both Cedarview Lodge and North
Shore Volunteers for Residents in
Care Facilites. Wendy Hanna,
director of the latter, said that
‘“*Marion and her group of singers
bring great joy to the residents —
they all love her and always look
forward to her coming.”’

Mrs. Hicks began her volunteer
work’ during the Second World
War and has been bringing music
to seniors ever since.

Arlene Crossen, president of the
Grant McNeil Tenants Associa-
tion, was the third volunteer to
receive

‘Award. Deborah Kelly, said of
Crossen, ‘thanks to Arlene, the
children of our housing project
have many activities such as
gardening, crafts nights, summer
outings and sports — she has put
in many hours to keep these pro-
grams going for our children who
need them very much.”

Crossen also volunteers with the
North Shore Fish and Games Club
and the Mackay Creek project,
and helped start the Parents’
Council at Westview School.

Ian Andrews, a Palliative Care
volunteer, was described by Roy
Nelson, president of North Shore
Family Services, as an ‘‘extraor-
dinary volunteer who always goes
the extra mile.

“We know the terminally-ill pa-
tients visited by Ian receive the
ultimate in physical, emotional and
spiritual support,’” Nelson said.

Jan Andrews averages 40 hours
per month as a volunteer. He has
also developed a large ‘‘caring
ministry” at the West Vancouver
United Church and shared his un-
derstanding of one-to-one visiting
in training sessions for other chur-
ches throughout Vancouver.

Another award winner, active in
assisting seniors, was Joyce
Schmalz. Don Rutherford, director
of North Shore Neighbourhood
House, spoke about this volunteer
who was also nominated by the
North Shore Information and
Volunteer Centre.

“Since her retirement, Joyce has
become very .skilled in helping
older people find their way
through the bureaucracy to obtain
government benefits. She assists
many of them in completing gov-
ernment forms, especially income
tax, and shares her knowiedge at
lectures and workshops.”’

The sixth person to receive the
community service award was Fred
Titcomb of the West Vancouver
Senior Centre. Lynda Lyons,
dizector, outlined his many lead-
ership roles and said, ‘He leads by

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