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Mrs. Barbara Clark Smith

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Meritorious Service Decorations - Civil Division

  • Meritorious Service Medal

    Awarded on: 1997-01-24
    Invested on: 1997-09-12
    Barbara Clark Smith, M.S.M., Peterborough, Ont. Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) An enthusiastic and devoted individual, Mrs. Clark Smith founded, in 1985, a group which has since become a chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada known as the Guillain-Barré Syndrome Support Group of Canada (GBS). While living with the syndrome herself, she undertook the immense task of providing information and support to people with muscular dystrophy, as well as to their families. Still actively involved in the organization, Mrs. Clark Smith is an eager and committed individual whose compassion, perseverance and dedication continue to benefit people with Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Canada and abroad.