Lew Dunn Memorial Award for “WICC Volunteer of the Year”
Lew Dunn was the former President and
CEO of CGU Group (now AVIVA Canada).
Lew passed away in 1999 after succumbing to cancer, succeeded
by his wife, Sandy and their children.
In memory of Lew Dunn, CGU made a significant donation in
his memory.
Selection Criteria:
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volunteer (individual
or organization) who has shown significant initiative in raising
funds and/or awareness for WICC;
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nominations are
submitted to the WICC Secretary by February 1st
(in time for presentation at the annual WICC Dinner held
in March) and reviewed by the Board of Directors, Ontario Chapter.
WICC Ontario Award Recipients
| 2008 |
Enterprise Rent-a-Car Canada
Accepting: Steven Tudela, Vice President & General Manager
In 2007, Enterprise decided to direct the donations from
their annual golf tournament to WICC and in two very short
years have raised over $35,000 to support cancer research.
Enterprise was the recipient of a Gold Flame award in 2008.
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| 2007 |
Nancy Thorne (WICC
New Brunswick – “Fun Night”)
Nancy is a broker in New Brunswick and former cancer survivor.
In 2003, Nancy and her colleagues organized a Fun Night
which began as a Pub Night. Since then, this has become
an annual community event in Saint John, NB. WICC is grateful
to Nancy and her volunteers who have extended the reach
of WICC into the New Brunswick community.
- $ 4,752 (2003)
- $ 9,461 (2004)
- $ 6,692 (2005)
- $10,380 (2006)
- $13,108 (2007)
Nancy was the recipient of the Gold Flame award in 2004.
Linda Wahrer (WICC Board of
Directors - past Co-Chair 2000-2007)
Linda Wahrer
started her work with WICC at its inception 12 years ago
and has functioned as the WICC Board Co-Chair for the
past 7 years. She sat on the Founding Committee of
WICC, chaired the WICC Golf Tournament, and was
instrumental in the incorporation of the WICC Board of
Directors and its bylaws. Linda's collaborative and
results-oriented style has helped to define and achieve
some of WICC's loftiest goals.
Linda has been an
outstanding WICC ambassador whose charisma, passion and
dedication to WICCC have been truly unparalleled.
Linda Wahrer's value to WICC - priceless.
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| 2006 |
ING Canada
Accepting: Tracy Laughlin, Regional
Vice President
In May 2005, ING was the title sponsor
the Ottawa Marathon. Imagine over 27,000 people of all ages,
generations, able bodied, disabled and from various countries
gathered to partake in the ING Ottawa marathon!
This 3-day event was a sea of activity
with numerous events – 2K, 5K, 10K, ½ Marathon and Full
Marathon events that could be walked, ran or in-line skated.
There was something for everyone!
ING launched a challenge to their branch
offices in Ontario. Approx 600 ING employees & family members
participated, and collected pledges of just over $20,000.
In 2006, the number of participants tripled!
ING will once again be sponsoring the
2007 event, and once again has selected WICC as its charity.
Cumulative contributions from the ING
Marathon:
- $20,354 (2005)
- $48,884 (2006)
ING was presented with a Gold Flame award
in 2005.
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| 2005 |
Fred DeFrancesco
In 2004, Fred De Francesco, principal of Fairview
Insurance Brokers collaborated with Bill Blakeney of Blakeney,
Henneberry and Murphy, to conceptualize an event in support
the WICC objective and with the help of a team of solid,
devoted volunteers delivered the inaugural A Night at the
Races under the trackside tent to rave reviews. In 2004,
The Night at the Races was a runaway success donating $17,000.00
to the WICC objective. One for a good “race” Fred
and Bill hosted the 2005 Night at the Races. With
over 340 in attendance, this event contributed an astonishing
$30,000.00 to WICC, for a cumulative 2-year total of $47,000.
Fred received the Gold Flame Award in 2005.
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2004 |
Crawford Adjusters Canada
In late 2003, Crawford decided they would consolidate
all donations/contributions in favour of one charity.
This would enable them to make a significant impact.
Hence, the beginning of “Crawford Cares”. A committee
was established who selected WICC as the charity of choice
for their inaugural year. Through a payroll deduction
offering and various fund raising events, Crawford and their
employees, have raised an astounding $50,000 in 2004.
$25,000 of this amount has been allocated to WICC’s National
Corporate Sponsorship Program which allocates funding to
each of the WICC Chapters in Ontario, BC and Alberta.
Employees have voted WICC as their charity of choice for
2005.
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2003 |
Eileen Greene, KRG Insurance Brokers Ltd
Eileen selected WICC as the beneficiary of donations in
lieu of flowers when her mother, Maureen, passed away.
This raised over $1000. Then, Eileen ran a marathon,
once again in memory of her mother. This time she
raised donations from her clients, exceeding $13,000.
Eileen will be in attendance with her family who have come
from across Canada (sister in Calgary) to mark the first
anniversary of their mother’s passing.
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2002 |
Cunningham Lindsey Canada
Limited |
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2001 |
William Blakeney |
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2000 |
McKellar Group |
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1999 |
Patricia Tyrwhitt, Insurance
Portfolio Inc. |
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