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Volunteer awards presented in Kipling

Each year, the Town of Kipling recognizes volunteers who work to make the community a better place, for seniors, in sport and recreation, and in culture and heritage.

Each year, the Town of Kipling recognizes volunteers who work to make the community a better place, for seniors, in sport and recreation, and in culture and heritage.

The recipients are nominated throughout the year by various individuals and organizations and adjudicated by a committee made up of members of the Kipling Parks & Rec Board, the Lions Club, a town staff member and two community members.

Nominations are accepted all year long with a deadline of Dec. 31 each year. Forms are available on the Town of Kipling’s website as well as in the town office.

These awards are normally presented at the Kipling Young Centre’s Hearts For Youth banquet, but due to COVID-19, they were presented by Mayor Pat Jackson at the Kipling Community Centre with a small gathering on hand.

This year’s deserving recipients are:

Elsie Pearson received the award in the Senior category. Pearson has contributed to the community of Kipling in so many ways. She served on the executive of the Kipling Friendship Centre for many years as treasurer. In this role, Pearson assisted the organization with keeping accurate financial records, taking bookings to rent the facility, and sourcing out additional means of funding for the organization.

Dana Sproat received the award in the Sport and Recreation category. Sproat has devoted 11 years of volunteer development and delivery of hands on instruction to our community’s youth through the youth curling program. She not only received her community coach designation but also developed Kipling’s program of skill development and understanding of the game of curling for youth ages six to 12 years. Sproat also in recent years instructed adult learn to curl clinics to increase participation in the sport.

Bette Klein received the award in the Culture and Heritage category. Klein has been involved in the sharing of heritage of the community of Kipling for over 30 years. Most notably, she has shared her knowledge with the youth of the community during that time through her involvement with Kipling and District Parks and Recreation Summer Activities Program annually, by offering a heritage component to the program, thus teaching youths about life generations ago and assisting them with identifying the differences between those eras and their current daily lives. The community is extremely grateful for the time and care Klein has put into sharing her knowledge of heritage with Kipling’s children and youth.