2025 Community Volunteer Appreciation
An event celebrating volunteers from across Southern Ontario!
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2025 Community Volunteer Appreciation
- June 21, 2025 at 5pm - 6:30pm
- Palmerston theatre, 560 Palmerston Ave, Toronto
At our event, Snaptique is providing a fantastic branded backdrop, ready for all to capture memories.
We’d love to see you having fun at the event! Please tag us at @york.education.
Who are Eligible?
Individuals, like you and me!
Must be from York Region and Greater Toronto Area.
Must be an active volunteer in 2024.
Must meet award age requirements at the time of submitting nomination.
Most importantly…
Have contributed to addressing social challenges in their
community.
How we assess your application
1. We review each nomination to ensure eligibility. You can nominate anyone! A family member, a friend, or even yourself, if you think they should be recognized.
2. Nomination Review Committee will assess nominations and develop a list of top-ranked nominations.
3. Board of Directors evaluates top-ranked nominations and finalize Award recipients.
Nomination deadline: July 15th, 2024 at 5PM ET.
2 MARKHAM CLIMBING HUB DAY PASSES
4 VIP REPTILIA ZOO PASSES
2 CNE GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS
Photos
2024 Award Ceremony Recipients
Winners were volunteers from the following organizations: Toronto Chinese Soccer Association, York Regional District School Board, St. Mary’s Immaculate Church,
Richmond Hill Soccer Club, Canadian Youth Champions, York Region Educational Services, Leacock Foundation, Mon Sheong Chinese School,
Center for Immigrant and Community Services, Beaver with U, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Scarborough Health Network, Rising Out of the Ashes, Black York Region Youth, Girl Guides of Canada, Canadian Youth Champions, Toronto Dragon Boat Race Festival, Hydrocephalus Canada, Toronto Track and Field, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, St. Lucy CES, Run for Newmarket, Karma Country Camp, Next Generation Arts, 5N2 Soup Kitchen Project, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, Live & Let Live Foundation, The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association, and more!
Star Volunteer
Ages 14 and under
These young individuals inspire us with their early dedication to community and social causes, embodying the transformative power of youth in creating a brighter future.
- Eliyanah Trivino
- Anthony Zhang
- Jerry Gao
- Gavin Chen
- Chloe Liu
- Sandy Cao
- Lily Xiao
- Michael Jiang
- Shayan Aminpour
- Emma Kwa
- Jay Wong
- Karthik Raghav Koganti
- Lovely Gebeyehu
Star Volunteer
Ages 15-29
These individuals display remarkable commitment to social causes, embodying the spirit of change and the belief that our future is brighter with compassion and dedication.
- Thanujah Krishnakumar
- Jasmine Lam
- Kanan Naguleswaran
- Mahrael Tadros
- Janae Layne
- Emma Zhang
- Amy Huang
- Chloe Boudreau
- Jason Wu
- Nathan Zhang
- Dorothy Leung
- Abigael Joaquim
- Alvin Chen
- Mira Hennawy
- Tian (Sean) Yu Jin
- Lovely Gebeyehu
- Celeste Liu
- Vera Hoang
- Queenie Wan
- Cynthia He
- Alvin Huang Zheng
- Silvia Cai
- Eason Shan
- Daniel Feng
- Clement Thanthavong
- Lily Nguyen
- Mayuresan Thayananthan
- Irene Li
- Rajay Bruce
- Nathan Marin
- Clara Youn
- Lisa Fedoryak
- Krrishay
- Dev Lad
- Ziqi (Emily) Chen
- Elnaz Alizadeh
- Vanessa Tsang
- Wesley So
- Stanley LIn
- Jensen Lee
- Terrence Yang
- Sean Yang
- Chris Liu
- Hana Vahedi
- Theo Luo
- Rachel Ngai
- Jacky Huang
- Aryna Golub
- Austin Tran
- Hafsa Syeda
Outstanding Volunteer
Ages 30+
These outstanding individuals exemplify the timeless spirit of service, demonstrating that age is no barrier to creating lasting and meaningful impacts on our communities.
- Sherry Santos-Silveira
- Nabil Muhammad
- Shawna Akerman
- Arif Faheem Khan
- Siva Thilagarajah
- Dr. Narine Dat
- Sookram
- Joan Treacy
- Vicky Ho Antipas
- Jerrica Lin
- Bahram Jalilpour
- Susan Sheard
- Tahira Batool
- Ka Yuen So
- Shabana Khan
- Samina Iqbal
- Erin Stokes
- Zainub Salyani
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