Awarded on: 2007-12-10
Joan Winnifred Rogers, Toronto, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Over the past 50 years, Joan Rogers has worked tirelessly to enhance the lives of her fellow citizens. She assisted working mothers and mothers of children with special needs with the establishment of various low-cost daycare services in Toronto. She has actively supported her church, particularly with the creation of a Meals on Wheels program, and has volunteered regularly with the Canadian Cancer Society, serving in many key roles to help improve living conditions for cancer patients. Her extraordinary efforts also include the co-founding of Hope Air, which provides free air travel to Canadians in need of medical treatment or diagnosis. In over 22 years, Hope Air has helped more than 3 000 Canadians from remote areas of Ontario to receive essential care and treatment.