NOTE THAT THE “VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR” RECIPIENTS CHOSEN AND PRESENTED WITH THESE AWARDS IS FOR THE YEAR PRIOR TO APRIL OF THE CURRENT YEAR WHICH IS “VOLUNTEER MONTH”. THE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THE RECIPIENTS AT THAT TIME FOR THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY VOLUNTEERED AND DEDICATED MOST OF THEIR TIME.
"Volunteers don’t necessarily have the time, but they have the heart"
As we are all aware, Volunteers are the heart and soul of any non-profit organization. BFO-Durham could not function without its volunteers and at this time, wishes to thank everyone who has given his/her time to our organization.
We welcome new and returning Volunteers to provide us with the support so needed for fundraisers, family support sessions and office help. Please contact the office if you are interested in volunteering – everyone is welcome.
Volunteer Luncheon 2023
On Sunday April 23rd BFO-D’s Board of Directors hosted its first annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon in our newly renovated lower level. This luncheon recognized many of our members who selfishly contribute to our organization on a daily basis, whether by working in the office, facilitating one on ones, drop-ins or closed groups or working on fundraising.
A special thank you to Caroline Goswell who decorated our new lower level event room and organized the food for our luncheon.
This year in addition to our Volunteer of the Year Award and the Susan E. Hendricks Volunteer of Distinction Award we honoured a few members who are always doing certain tasks constantly. These members were given bouquets of flowers. Megan Ratcliffe and Chantelle Gaudette (Chantelle was unable to be with us that day) were recognized for their dedication to the Infant Loss Program. Charlotte Brisco was also recognized because she makes herself always available for BFO Events and takes her wonderful photos. Vanessa Longhurst who took over the bookkeeping duties from Marian Rehr was also recognized as this is a very enormous job. Thank you to those members.
The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Anna Quattrocchi for her ongoing dedication to BFO-D. Anna is also our treasurer on the Board. She volunteers for most committees as well as supporting our community in many of our programs.
We were pleased to honour Kirsty Sinclair Bradshaw with the Susan E. Hendricks Award of Distinction for her countless hours of commitment to Bereaved Families of Ontario – Durham Region. Kirsty is a respected Board Member and she too is an active volunteer on most of our committees. She supports the community by facilitating on many groups such as the Children’s group and mother’s groups.
Our dedicated and compassionate volunteers are truly the backbone of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Durham Region.
"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another." ~ Erma Brombeck