SRB Volunteer Award
Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Volunteer Award
The objective of the Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Volunteer of the Year Award is to recognize Individuals who contribute as a volunteer to the Métis Nation of Ontario year round and have done so for a number of years. Each year a volunteer meeting the criteria is named as the recipient of the Suzanne-Rochon Volunteer of the Year by a Selection Committee of the Métis Nation of Ontario.
The 2011 Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Volunteer of the Year was presented to Senator Gordon Calder at the 2011 Annual General Assembly in Parry Sound on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Past winners of the award have included:
Suzanne Rochan-Burnett
Richard Sarazin
Senator Reta Gordon
Louise Goulding
Pauline Saulnier
Criteria
The individuals nominated must exemplify the kind of volunteer contribution demonstrated by Suzanne Rochon-Burnett. They will have given generously of their time and effort, are strong advocates of the Métis Nation and their record of selfless commitment has been firmly established. They are seen as caring, giving individuals who others look up to and admire. The candidates will have provided an extended period of service as a volunteer.
Details on how to nominate someone for 2012 will be pasted by May 2012.
About Dr. Suzanne Rochon-Burnett
Dr. Suzanne Rochon-Burnett was a founding member of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Named to the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario, Suzanne was a member of the Canada Council and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Brock University where she served on the Board of Trustees. She was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation and the first woman inducted into the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame. Suzanne passed away in 2006. To honour her memory and recognize her outstanding service as a volunteer, in 2006, the Métis Nation of Ontario named Suzanne as the first recipient of the inaugural Volunteer of the Year Award which now bears her name.