SASKATCHEWAN VOLUNTEER MEDAL RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Lieutenant Governor Dr. Gordon L. Barnhart announced today the names of 10 recipients of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal. The Medal recognizes outstanding volunteer service or exceptional community involvement.

"Volunteers are the foundation of our democracy," Barnhart said. "The astonishingly generous individuals who have been selected to receive the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal have made service a priority, and through the gift of their time, they have had an extraordinary impact."

The 2009 recipients are:
• Jack Ambler, Regina
• Dennis F. Bleier, Prince Albert
• Sergeant Keith W. Briant, Saskatoon
• Denis C. Chisholm, Regina
• Sidney A. Katzman, Saskatoon
• Marie Knutson, Eston
• Judy Lyons, Regina
• Thelma R. Poirier, Glentworth
• April E. Sampson, Weyburn
• Vaughn C. Schofield, Regina

The recipients will receive their awards on April 28, following National Volunteer Week, at Government House in Regina. Recipients are selected by the Saskatchewan Honours Advisory Council from nominations submitted by the public. Including the ten new recipients, the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal has been presented to 130 outstanding individuals since 1995. Saskatchewan has the highest rate of volunteerism in Canada.

For more information on the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal or the Saskatchewan Honours and Awards Program, please visit www.ops.gov.sk.ca.

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For more information, contact:

Nicole Fellinger
Office of the Provincial Secretary
Regina
Phone: 306-787-2687
Email: nicole.fellinger@gov.sk.ca