Tim Hortons Volunteers of the Week

Sailaja Pammidi nominates Dharmik Pammidi for Volunteer of the Week! She wrote ‘Dharmik has been actively volunteering for the last 5 years since he was 10 years old. Now he is part of the SMART program at his school which is volunteering commitment.’

Pregnancy Care Centre Grande Prairie nominates Ruth Knapp for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Ruth is our data entry queen! She keeps all of our info entered and in its rightful place. We appreciate her attention to detail and her cheerful smile.’

Centre for Young Parents nominates Marian Mark for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Marian has been volunteering with the Centre for Young Parents since 2019. Marian loves to play with the little ones in our First Steps Child Care Centre. Marian also jumps in and lends a hand wherever we need her. Thank you Marian!’

Wapiti House nominates Pete Kisner for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘We are nominating Pete for his selfless support throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. He has graciously provided his expertise and compassion to the staff of the Wapiti House. His commitment to his community is truly appreciated.’

Centre for Creative Arts Society of Grande Prairie nominates Theresa Shanks for Volunteers of the Week! They wrote ‘Theresa is always happy to help new artists learn more about pottery and is so generous in sharing her beautiful art.  She recently created lovely hand made plant pots and arranged a fun plant sale fundraiser for our organization. Tess is creative, kind and always helpful.’

Grande Prairie Palliative Care Society nominates Samantha Braithwaite for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Samantha is an outstanding volunteer with both our Nav-Care program as well as in our Hospice volunteer Helping Hands program. She is friendly, upbeat, genuine, compassionate and dedicated to our client’s wellbeing. We are so grateful to have Samantha volunteering with us at the Palliative Care Society. She truly makes a big difference in our client’s lives.’

Centre for Creative Arts Society of Grande Prairie nominates Deb Courvoisier for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Debbie is a long-time volunteer and a talented artist.  She is always happy to help in the pottery studio, loading kilns, keeping it clean and helping new potters to learn the craft.’

Peace Country Ringette nominates Amanda Yu for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Amanda is on of the most generous people in Grande Prairie! She has volunteered more time to get ringette up and running and keep it going in our area then everyone else that’s involved combined. She does this all because she loves the sport and helping our kids.’

South Peace Regional Archives nominates Vivian Gail Prette for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Gail is one of those volunteers that goes above and beyond. No matter what is happening at the archives she is always willing to step up and lend a hand. One of her main projects is to go through different publications for mentions of people from the south peace, saving that material for researchers in the future.’

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grande Prairie & Area nominates Douglas Liu for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Douglas Liu has donated countless hours of volunteering to our organization. He is extremely dedicated to helping and supporting organizations and people in the community. He gives a 100% each time and always has a positive attitude.’

FCSS Town of Wembley nominates Wendy Kelm for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote ‘Wendy has been a member of the FCSS Advisory Board since 2009. She is dedicated volunteer who cares deeply for her community and has helped many organizations in a variety of ways. She recently helped with our “Project Gingerbread” sorting gift bags for 400 students in Wembley. Wendy always finds the time and energy to help in her community and we appreciate her dedication!!’

FCSS Town of Wembley nominates Becky Ward-Ketchum for Volunteer of the Week! They wrote’ Becky is currently a volunteer on the FCSS Advisory Board. This may be a new committee for her, but she has been an active volunteer in our community for many years. She recently assisted Santa and his Elf during the “Wave HELLO to Santa Parade” and helped sort our “Project Gingerbread” gift bags for our 400 students in Wembley. Becky was very helpful advocating for our upcoming “Sleigh Bell Dinner to Go” and collected items for the gift bags that will be delivered to our community seniors. She is enthusiastic and willing to help her community grow and prosper!!’