• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Anthony Shorgan and Lucy Shorgan, Montreal, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

The first child to be registered with the Quebec Society for Disabled Children, Anthony Shorgan has devoted his life to improving the quality of life of physically challenged children. Lucy Shorgan has supported her husband in his endeavours and, for more than two decades, spent every summer in a rustic cabin at Camp Papillon, a holiday centre for children with disabilities, which her husband directed. She managed the facilities, welcomed the guests and organized every celebration. Upon Mr. Shorgan's retirement, the couple spent the next 20 years promoting the camp through fundraising campaigns. Today, Camp Papillon is one of the largest camps for disabled children in North America.