• Awarded on: November 28, 2006

Cecil R. Small, Amherst, Nova Scotia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

For more than 50 years, Cecil Small has participated in recreational sports and social action within the community of Amherst. A veteran of the Second World War, he broadened his calling to serve through his involvement in the Amherst Little League Baseball Association as coach, umpire and president. He used his many skills to renovate the field and to build a new canteen. In 1960, he joined the Lion Clubs, presiding over many interest groups such as the Sight and the Drug Awareness committees. In 1990, he launched the Lions Drug Awareness Poster Contest and has been organizing the annual competition ever since. Over the years, he has enabled the Lions Club to invest up to $120,000 a year into community programs and events.