In honour of the tremendous work undertaken by members of the community during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor Drew Dilkens has launched the Windsor Community Champion Awards to recognize those who worked tirelessly to ensure others were able to stand strong in the face of adversity.
After careful consideration, Mayor Dilkens has selected the following groups and individuals to receive the first round of Windsor Community Champions Awards for extraordinary contributions to our community at a time when we needed them the most.
Mayor Dilkens’ 2022 Windsor Community Champions:
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association – By donating necessary supplies throughout the pandemic
- Alzheimer’s Society of Windsor & Essex County – By supporting those in their care throughout the pandemic
- Amelia Sinclair – Leadership at Heron Terrace Long Term Care Home
- Amy Sworik – Through their leadership at Heron Terrace LTC
- Ann Marcotte – By serving those at end of life
- Anna Sisti – By sewing masks
- Anthony Dalupan – By ensuring those in need were fed
- Art Windsor-Essex
- Arts Council Windsor & Region
- Amico – By providing meals to healthcare workers in isolation
- Brian Schwab – Windsor Spitfire Foundation
- Beth Belanger – By sewing masks
- Bill Marcotte – By serving those at end of life
- Brenda Saddy – By sewing masks
- Brenda Udell – By raising funds to purchase and donate masks and non-perishables
- Brooke Baker – By sewing masks
- Colin James – By providing free fitness for seniors
- Connor Presland – By raising funds for cancer research
- Daniel Bedard – By sewing masks
- Dave Hunter – By providing meals to healthcare workers in isolation
- Donna Piche – By sewing masks
- Douglas Hedge – By finding ways to commemorate Veterans throughout the pandemic
- Elizabeth Esposito – Executive Director, Harmony in Action
- Glenn Strome – By assisting with the production of face shields
- Gordon Orr – Tourism Windsor Essex
- Harjinder Singh Kandola – Khalsa Aid
- Heather Harding – By sewing masks
- Janet Bedard – By sewing masks
- Japman Kaur – By coordinating Khalsa Aid in Windsor
- Jeffery Gaddoury – By 3D printing mask tension relievers
- Jerry Udell – By raising funds to purchase and donate masks and non-perishables
- Josh Wilson – By 3D printing mask straps for healthcare workers
- John Savage – Windsor Spitfire Foundation
- Judy Bridgen – By sewing masks
- June 27th Miracle Team – By organizing a record-setting food drive
- Khassan Saka – By coordinating mask and food donations
- Kinsley Costie – By raising funds and collecting water bottles for local agencies
- Kylie Costie – By raising funds and collecting water bottles for local agencies
- Kay Theaker – By sewing masks
- Lisa Kolody – Windsor-Essex Community Foundation
- Lisa Williams – AM800
- Lady Laforet – By her work for those experiencing homelessness
- Loretta Medcalf – By sewing masks
- Lorie Antonucci – By assisting with the set up of the St. Clair field hospital
- Lucille St. Pierre – By sewing masks
- Maria Chao – By sewing masks
- Mohsin Naqvi – Through meal distribution to those in need
- Marty Gervais – Poet Laureate
- Marty Solcz – Solcz Family Foundation
- Mary Ann Mulhern – Poet Laureate
- Mike Kakuk – AM800
- Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County
- Owen Cargill – By raising funds through his comic book sales
- Pam Mady – By finding ways to celebrate culture & heritage safely during the pandemic
- Pastor Grace Ugbeye – By caring for her congregation and patients
- Paul Lauzon – By finding ways to commemorate and support Veterans
- Peter Wiebe – By their service to his congregation and community
- Rakesh Naidu – Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Rebecca Demchuck – By serving St. Clair students, staff, and the wider community
- Roger Sasseville – By sewing masks
- Sandy Carrick – By assisting with the set up of the St. Clair field hospital
- Spago – By providing meals to healthcare workers in isolation
- Stephen Savage – Windsor Spitfire Foundation
- Second Chance Ministry – By providing multiple supports to Windsor residents
- St. Peter’s Ladies Altar Society- By cooking meals for shelters and residents in need
- Stephanie Barnhard – Windsor Endowment for the Arts
- Sylvia Dube – By sewing masks
- Tim Horton’s Windsor – By providing food to frontline workers
- Windsor Essex Sewing Force – By sewing masks
- Windsor Quilters Guild – By sewing masks
- Zekia Seede – By sewing masks
