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Saskatchewan Volunteer Medals Presented Today on its 20th Anniversary

Released on April 14, 2015

Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield presented Saskatchewan Volunteer Medals today to recipients from Estevan, Fort Qu’Appelle, North Battleford, Outlook, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon during a ceremony in the provincial capital.

"I'm grateful that two decades ago, the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal was created to celebrate the outstanding generosity of our citizens," Solomon Schofield said. "I congratulate this year's recipients, and I thank them for giving their time, their energy, their good ideas, and their enthusiasm to projects and organizations that change lives."

The provincial honour recognizes an outstanding volunteer or someone who exemplifies exceptional community involvement.

The 2014 recipients are:
  • John Barton – Saskatoon;
  • Tina Bird – Estevan;
  • Marnie Eistetter – Regina;
  • Ray Fox – North Battleford;
  • Don McDonald – Saskatoon;
  • Harold Ross – Fort Qu’Appelle;
  • Edith Slatnik – Outlook; and
  • Darren Whitehead – Prince Albert.
Launched in 1995 with the first recipients presented their medals the next year, the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal was designed by Jack Glasser of Regina, who was selected through a province-wide competition in 1994.  The medal is silver, circular in form and suspended by a V-shaped clasp from a ribbon of green and gold, the provincial colours.  It also has the Saskatchewan Shield of Arms, the Crown and a motto reading in Latin, “Nos ipsos dedimus,” which means, “We gave of ourselves.”

Following today’s presentation ceremony for the newest recipients, a total of 174 people will have received this medal.  Saskatchewan has the highest rate of volunteerism in Canada, which celebrates annual National Volunteer Week this year from April 12 to 18.

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For more information, contact:

Dan Palmer
Intergovernmental Affairs
Regina
Phone: 306-787-2155
Email: dan.palmer@gov.sk.ca

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