The was held at Okanagan College, Oct. 23, 2017. Leaders are nominated from the community and a board of community members selects the winners.
In the wake of a calamity, 91大黄鸭鈥檚 Red Cross workers continually step up and provide comfort to countless residents, and that鈥檚 why they鈥檝e been nominated as a community leader.
They work alongside Emergency Social Services and other B.C. organizations to provide food, lodging and family reunification. It鈥檚 a broad mandate to provide assistance that allows the Red Cross and its volunteer teams flexibility to identify the humanitarian needs that fall outside the guidelines of government assistance and are not filled by other agencies.
Most recently the disaster management team played a key role in the local fires and spring floods.
For nominator Tammie Watson, however, it鈥檚 when the floods came and 220 residences were evacuated that she saw the heart of the organization.
鈥淔or eight long weeks, seven dedicated 91大黄鸭 volunteers manned tables at the 91大黄鸭 reception centre, traveled to town halls around the region providing information, guided evacuees through the application for Red Cross financial assistance, provided psycho-social and needs assessment support and readied the Disaster Response Vehicle housed at the 91大黄鸭 office,鈥� said Watson.
鈥淭hanks to an outpouring of support from thousands of generous donors who trusted the Canadian Red Cross with their donations, the team distributed over $150,000 in financial aid to 91大黄鸭 residents impacted by the floods by means of direct e-transfers.鈥�
In this single six week period, these workers worked 24/7 and clocked nearly 2,000 hours assisting 91大黄鸭 residents.
鈥淭he Canadian Red Cross would not be what it is today without the generous hearts of our loyal and dedicated volunteers,鈥� she said.
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