Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 5, 2016
• Invested on: June 23, 2017

Patricia and Rod Crossley established the TEMBO-Kenya Community Development Society to improve the quality of life in rural Kenya. Through TEMBO, the Crossleys have made significant improvements to existing infrastructure and have reduced the incidence of water-borne diseases. Thanks to their scholarship program, the number of teenage girls graduating from high school has dramatically increased to 97 per cent.