Guysborough honours volunteers
St. Francis Harbour - Volunteers from throughout the District of Guysborough were the guests of honour at the municipality's annual Volunteer Recognition Night at the parish hall in St. Francis Harbour last Thursday.
Guest speaker for the event was Danny Berry, general manager of the Antigonish Junior A Bulldogs and educator. Berry talked about the importance of volunteers to our communities and shared stories about volunteers in his own life. Particularly moving was his story about students at his school recently raising $10,000 over just 15 days to help the family of a schoolmate who is fighting cancer.
Thirty volunteers received certificates of appreciation from their municipal councillors. The honorees are: Glen Avery, Canso & Area Minor Hockey Association; Peter Connolly, St. Patrick's Men's Club; Philip Connolly, Guysborough County Trails Association; Doug Leet, Guysborough Volunteer Fire Dept.; Miles MacDonald, Chedabucto Place Assoc.; Dorothy Pelly, Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #81; Debbie Ross, Mulgrave Road Theatre; Blanche Borden, Lincolnville Community Development Assoc.; Martha J. Mansfield, Sunnyville Community Assoc.; Nicole Avery, Guysborough Amateur Athletic Assoc.; Shawna Cody, Kids First; Wanda MacDonald, Route 344 Community Association for Healthy Living; Gary MacMaster, Eastern Light Lodge #72; John Mattie, Tracadie Volunteer Fire Dept.; Cecil Reddick, Antigonish/Guysborough Black Development Association; Peter Simpson, Manchester/Boylston & Area Volunteer Fire Dept.; Genesta Atkins, Bayview Senior Citizens Club; Chris Cook, Guysborough Historical Society; James Gerrior, Chedabucto Volunteer Fire Dept.; Percy George, Little Dover Development Assoc.; Bernice Munroe, Little Dover Craft and Sewing Club; Chris Fisher, 1st New Harbour Cub Scouts; Alton Hayne, Guysborough Youth Health and Services Centre; Helen Pellerin, Guysborough and Area Garden Club; Edna Florence Simms, United Baptist Church, New Harbour; Sandra Cater, Seaside Recreation Centre; Ileen Hudson, Goldboro/Isaac's Harbour Community Development Association; Michele MacArthur, Country Harbour Dart League; Anne Peitzsche, Laurel Rebekah Lodge #101; Anthony Porter, Country Harbour Gun Club.
Lorraine Torrey was recognized as Guysborough's volunteer of the year. A former municipal councillor, Torrey is a former member of the Guysborough District School Board and has served as a volunteer with the Guysborough Legion for the past 30 years. She has volunteered and continues to volunteer with a variety of other organizations as well. Torrey represented the District of Guysborough at the provincial volunteer recognition event in Halifax last month.
