OPEN NOMINATIONS: 2024 Founders Award
The 2024 Founders Award
Award Criteria
Evidence that the spirit of volunteerism has played a significant role in the individual’s lifetime.
Demonstration of leadership in addressing social inequality in Canada and elsewhere, consistent with the ideals of Horizons of Friendship.
Award Process
A candidate for the Founders Award may be sponsored by an organization or an individual not related to the candidate.
An award nomination form needs to be fully completed and submitted to Horizons of Friendship by the deadline (the nomination deadline will remain open and nominations will be reviewed as they come.). Candidates will not be considered posthumously.
Nominations will be reviewed and chosen by a selection committee made up of Horizons’ Board of Directors and staff. The winner will receive a certificate of recognition.
The 2019 Founders Award Winner was granted to Margaret Frayne. An enduring educator and former elementary school teacher, Margaret Frayne has been a tireless volunteer with S.H.A.R.E. Agriculture Foundation, bringing programs in food production, literacy, community development and skills training to thousands of families in Central America