An active volunteer for more than fifty years, she has worked with a myriad of social organizations and, when necessary, has created new ones. Founder of the Central Volunteer Bureau of Belleville, she also took part in the creation of the Canadian Association of Volunteer Bureaux and served as the first Chairperson of the Ontario association. Through her leadership, she has contributed tremendously to many areas of need in her community, especially to the lives of children through the First Adventure Child Development Centre.