The Partners in Mission Food Bank
Board of Directors welcomes Dan Irwin as
Executive Director. He will be taking over
for Sandy Singers,who is retiring after 26
dedicated years with the Food Bank. Dan
has been a Board member for the past eight
years and an active volunteer with food
drives and fundraising activities. He brings
years of experience in leadership and
management in the business environment
and has a deep understanding of the
organization’s mission and values.
613-544-4534. http://www.kingstonfoodbank.ca.- A Queen’s University law graduate,
Pamela Cross was recently honoured
by the Law Society of Ontario with the
Laura Legge Award for her extraordinary
achievements as a lawyer, researcher,
teacher, writer, public speaker, mentor
and activist and for her leadership in the
advancement of women’s equality in
Canada. Through her efforts, countless
women have gained access to the legal
system, and the next generation of
community advocates and lawyers has
been mentored. http://www.lawsocietygazette.ca.
The Community Foundation for
Kingston & Area (CFKA) awarded Jimmy
Hassan its second Community Builder
Award in recognition of his work promoting
and celebrating diversity in the community.
An immigrant from Pakistan, Jimmy is the
founder of the Diversity Dinner, an annual
multicultural event; and the Canadian
Colours Kingston Foundation, which
works to raise awareness about Canadian
values and lifestyle. Jimmy’s hard work
and community building activities have
made a significant positive change to the
community. 613-549-9696. http://www.cfka.org.
TheUnited Way KFLA has announced
that Scott Harris, Regional Deputy
Commissioner for the Ontario and
Nunavut Region of the Correctional
Service of Canada, will be the 2019 United
Way Campaign Chair in its 78th annual
campaign that kicks off on September 6.
Scott brings many years of volunteer
engagement with the United Way and
looks to build on the momentum generated
by the 2018 chair, Fred Godbile.
613-542-2674. http://www.unitedwaykfla.ca.- The Rotary Club of Kingston is pleased
to announce the recipients of the 2019 Paul
Harris Fellow Awards that acknowledge
“Service Above Self”: David Cupido,
Allan Dunlop, Brenda Hunter, Laurie
Labrie, Wilf Sorensen and Chris Vilela.
David Cupido has supported the Boys &
Girls Club, the Syl Apps and the Cat Fore!
Kids charity golf tournaments, Dawn
House and Breast Cancer Action Kingston,
and has participated in humanitarian
missions in the Dominican Republic. An
RMC graduate,Allan Dunlop served for
over 25 years in the Navy; he set up a
company called Golden Independence
to help improve seniors’ quality of life
and has been an active volunteer with the
Rotary Club. Brenda Hunter, a former
teacher and Director of Education at the
Limestone school board, spent 34 years in
education; she is a member of the national
Educational Resource Development
Initiative and is on the Board of Directors
of the Kingston Health Sciences Centre; she
co-chaired the United Way’s Success by Six
and helped bring Pathways to Education
to the city. Laurie Labrie is a teacher in the
Student Services department at La Salle
Secondary School, voluntarily runs many
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