Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 21, 1987
• Invested on: May 06, 1988

When he is not busy fund-raising for Variety Clubs International, of which he is Lifetime International Chair- man, or for a host of other good causes, he participates actively in a vast number of charitable activities ranging from the pediatric to the geriatric and beyond. In his spare time he pursues his second career as a television entertainer familiar to everyone.