CELEBRATION
2010
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 11, 2010
Kingston CELEBRATION 2010 awards announced!
KINGSTON – John Gerretsen, MPP for Kingston and The Islands today announced the 58 recipients of the inaugural Celebration 2010 awards at a community recognition event at the Invista Centre.
“I want to congratulate all the winners today and express my sincere appreciation for everything that you do for our community,” said Mr. Gerretsen. “Because of your efforts here in Kingston and The Islands as coaches, as assistants, as equipment managers, and as volunteers in many capacities, we are all winners today. I am very grateful to each of you.
“I also want to thank all of those people in the community who recognized your selfless service and came forward to nominate you for this honour,” he added.
MPP John Gerretsen launched the Celebration 2010 awards in early January with marathon swimmer Jenna Lambert and Sports Hall of Famer Joe Hawkins.
”It’s truly gratifying to see this commitment to amateur sports here in the Kingston area,” said Lambert.
“I was very impressed with the tremendous response by the community organizations to submit names for recognition for the unsung heroes of the community who make things happen in their organizations,” added Hawkins.
The awards were established to recognize a deserving coach, a behind-the-scenes volunteer in the local church league or that tireless assistant of the local sports team or recreation centre – anyone who, quietly and graciously, burdens themselves on behalf of sports and recreation in our community. All 58 nominees received a Celebration 2010 award.
The list of Celebration 2010 winners is attached.
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For more information on Celebration 2010 contact:
John Gerretsen, MPP
Kingston and The Islands
Telephone: 613-547-2385
CELEBRATION
2010
Kingston Celebration 2010 Recipients
John Amyot
Janice Armitage
Marilyn Armstrong
Keith Armstrong
Erin Babcock
Roland Billings
Douglas Bird
John Buffam
Peter Campbell
Walter Capobianco
Matt Charlton
Gloria DeMatos
Beth Duff
Cynthia Duffy
Elizabeth Elliott
Evelyn Farrar
Jenn Fennell
Janet Flaherty
Robert Ford
David Garrison
Ed Grenda
Ron Groom
Todd Harper
Rick Hollywood
Heather Hollywood
Tom Holmes
Bob Jackson
Helen Killen
Lori Knapp
John Knapp
Diane Labrie
Diane Linton
Dennis Linton
David Lloyd
Steve Lutz
Greg McAuley
Trish McAuley
Colin McCue
Glen McGhie
Zola Mehlomakulu
Leslie Milbury
Nick Milonas
John Munro
Sean Murphy
Alan Nicholls
Mark Potter
David Reid
Liliana Saccon
Nicola Sikkema
Kirsti Siltanen
Robert Sizer
John Stalker
Erin Thompson
Jamie Turcotte
Eric VanDalen
Irene VanDalen
Rob VanHeddegem
Terry Wright