Awarded on: 2003-05-15
Reta Beckett, Scarborough, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For many years, Reta Beckett has provided selfless care to neighbours and to senior citizens in her community. She has helped people in her apartment building for more than 25 years, tending to sick neighbours, driving them to medical appointments and serving meals. For 17 years, she volunteered as a cashier for the gift shop in Scarborough's Centenary Health Centre and, for more than 25 years, was a canvasser for the Scarborough Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. She has served coffee to senior citizens at a recreation centre for 13 years and provides baked goods and handicrafts for church bazaars. Through her generous actions, Mrs. Beckett has brought cheer and comfort to many people.