Awarded on: 2013-04-16
Wain Birch
Regina, Saskatchewan
As a young man, Wain Birch taught in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Saskatchewan. When he returned to his home province after a career in banking, he applied his grassroots values to community service. As executive director of the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation for nearly 12 years, he has helped to build regional and national partnerships with the aim of mobilizing sustained support for local charities.