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Electoral Area Volunteers of the Year announced
The Regional District of East Kootenay’s Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the 2012 Electoral Area Volunteer Appreciation Awards.
“Volunteers are the heart of our rural communities, so these awards are really important to us,” says RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay. “We are grateful to all of the volunteers who make this region what it is, and it is an honour to pay tribute to these six deserving individuals this year.”
This year’s recipients are:
Electoral Area A – Jeri Mitchell
Electoral Area B – Maxine Johnson
Electoral Area C – Angie Jones
Electoral Area E – Charlie Harding
Electoral Area F – Norman Hendricks
Electoral Area G – Sharon Wass (pictured above, centre. To her left is her mother Ida and to her right is her daughter Margery.)
The RDEK has been running the Volunteer of the Year Awards Program since 2001. The 2012 Volunteers of the Year will receive their awards at appreciation dinners in June.
