Unsung Hero Award

Volunteer organizations such as Toastmasters survive because of the selfless efforts of its members. While there are programs and other initiatives to formally recognize some of these efforts, frequently members do something for another member, the club or the district that stands out. In many cases these members don’t get recognized for their efforts, and all too often don’t even expect to be recognized.

Have you been the recipient or observer of someone else’s extraordinary efforts? Have you wished that a member got some form of recognition, but it never happened? This year the Unsung Hero Award can be used to celebrate and recognize these members. This award has no set criteria to allow for a variety of activities and efforts to be recognized. Each nominee will be recognized with a Conference Pin.

Let’s make sure each member who freely gives of themself is recognized for it. To nominate someone, just click the form below and tell us why!

Take a look at this year’s growing list of Unsung Heroes!

Nominator / Nominateur	Nominee / Candidat	Their club / Leur club	Reason for Nominating
Angèle Beaulieu	Susan Dalati, DTM PID	Causeurs Sussex Speakers (and four more!)	I nominate Susan Dalati, DTM PID, our past District Governor and District Director, for the Unsung Hero award. At the district level, Sue did a huge amount of work behind the scenes last summer to ensure our district secured all its proxies for voting at
Carole Gagnon-Barabé	Luc Savard	Louis St-Laurent Icebreakers	Even with a little experience of Toastmasters, Luc accepted the challenge of being President of our club, just last year. He is definitely a true leader in bringing to the members all the needed support so they can progress, working with his team, and wel
Carole Gagnon-Barabé	Richard Pazur	Louis St-Laurent Icebreakers	When a club goes through great difficulties, solid implication and determination are crucial. Last year, Richard was so convinced of its strength, he proudly led the club as president. His commitment to our members, his caring for everyones progress, and
Ed Nicholson	Fran Watson	Pembroke, Renfrew, Deep River	Fran has for many years been the most significant reason most of the clubs in Area 10 still exist. She motivates and educates many despite still working full time and looking after her Mother. Fantastic person. Also proud to say she is my mentor.
Fran Watson	Daniel Jibouleau	part of PRM team	Daniel spent over an hour with me today patiently walking me through the steps needed to create an event on Eventbrite and Facebook. This in addition to all the times he answered my questions and viewed my Canva images to help me create good images for my
Lidia Kasprzak	Lucy Wong	Concordia Toastmasters	I've known Lucy for a short time; however, I see her as the epitome of selfless service and role model for Toastmasters values. A few words that describe her: excellence, service, humility, and professionalism. She is always giving of her time and energy,
Lidia Kasprzak	Shiellah Quintos	Speak with Style	Shiellah has been giving of her time and energy since the beginning of the 2020-2021 contest season. I had a chance to observe her involvement during several events in Divisions F and G. She served as Chief Judge, Zoom host, among others, and has been act
Monique Tremblay	Karen Howarth & Vicki Harrison	Management Development for Women 654417	MDW Dynamic Duo Karen & Vicki This Shero team is outstanding and well-deserving of this award. Why? Simply they are there to make things happen! Vicki the President and Karen VP Education, VP Membership, and immediate past president ensure the MDW club
Normand Levert	Luc Savard	Club Louis St Laurent Icebreakers	After only two years in Toastmasters, Luc embraced the President position of his club. He has been a great leader whos first value was "Collaboration" with everyone. He succeeded in growing the club from six to eight members by being fully active in the
Normand Levert	Richard Pazur	Louis St Laurent Icebreakers	Richard was our President in 2019-2020, which was a year with particularly great challenges for our club Louis St-Laurent Icebreakers. Richard took the initiative to create our website. He became the webmaster, ensuring everything was functioning perfectl
Gabriel Duguay	Shiellah Quintos	club Toastmasters Eloquentia Montréal ; Speak with Style	Shiellah has been involved in the affairs of her clubs for years. She is the first to offer her help in organizing events at both club and district level. She is currently involved as a contest official and as a Zoom support team leader. She also took the initiative to develop three workshops in Montreal. Shiellah's involvement enhances the quality of Toastmasters.
Nancy Moreau	Paola Pardo Moreno	Bank of Canada Toastmasters Club	I nominate Paola, because teamwork during this difficult time is crucial. Paola stepped in when our SAA left in the middle of te term and rarely miss our weekly meetings. Not only she took on the position with grace, she also offered her help to the VP-PR by incorporating all activities from the District into our calendar site and wrote a blog on a Senior Leader Speaker Series. Paola also offered her help to the VP Membership by tracking the guests attendances and reaching out when needed. As this was not enough, Paola is also helping our VP Education by sending out an email to remind our members to sign-up for roles. Paola is not afraid to get out of her comfort zone and is always ready to help. Paola has great leadership skills and is very reliable and when she commits, you know it will get done. Having someone like Paola in the executive team is precious and you want to nurture this behaviour. I want to congratulate Paola for all her contributions to the success of our Club.
James Mihaychuk	Thomas Feray	Club Toastmasters Bombardier Canadair	Thomas is the mastermind behind Zoom training and Zoom host organization that enabled our many contests this year. He has been a very supportive and patient leader.
Claude Racine	Scott McLaughlin	Tunney's Toastmasters	Over the past few months, Scott has put in a lot of effort to make our club thrive by taking the initiative of reaching out to past members, helping to increase our membership significantly, promoting our club regularly, and always lending a helping hand when needed. We’ve seen first hand the impact his efforts have had on our club -- one of them being our increase in membership which is vital to our club’s overall success. Many of our members joined our club because he encouraged them and saw the hidden potential in each and everyone of us. His overall loyalty to the club is undeniable and we would like to show him our appreciation by recognizing him as the club's Unsung Hero.
Lucille Bouthillier + Wilma Armstrong	Sharon Teed	Above and Beyond Toastmasters	Sharon Teed follows the Toastmasters promise to the "T". As a dedicated club member, Sharon is a strong pillar of Above and Beyond Toastmasters. She has a good demeanor, is ethical, honest, loyal, responsible, and respectful of all club members and guests. She goes above and beyond her role as a club member. Sharon is a good role model by attending club meetings regularly. She excelled in her efforts to follow the legacy program, and embraced the new Pathways education program with enthusiasm. As VP Ed Sharon does the setup and prepares all upcoming agendas online. Working with the Toastmaster, she ensures all roles are filled on the agenda. She provides fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations. Sharon maintains the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members to learn and grow. She has served as a Club Officer since joining in 2016. Worked closely with the Club President to keep the club running smoothly. Beyond the Club, Sharon has helped District 61 with various roles at contests, TLI, Member Mondays, and wherever is needed. Sharon brings back information from meetings and seminars to help support and keep her club informed.