Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2017-10-17
Invested on: 2019-04-24
Katelyn Bateman, M.S.M.
Kirkland, Quebec
Katelyn Bateman founded Collège Amélioration Jeunesse, a primary school for Haitian youth residing in the Dominican Republic. Since its inception, she has shared her time between raising funds in Canada and working as the school’s director. Today, Collège Amélioration Jeunesse provides schooling to 140 children from the poorest households of Puerto Plata, changing their lives through quality education.