Awarded on: 2003-12-04
Madeleine Chenail, Ottawa, Ontario (Posthumous)
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For over 60 years, Madeleine Chenail devoted herself completely to her community and her large family. Despite her busy schedule, she always took the time to offer hope, encouragement and support to patients at Saint-Vincent's Hospital and the Montfort Hospital. She spent more than 20 years delivering meals and answering the telephone for the Filles du Roi's meals-on-wheels program, 15 years canvassing door to door for the Kidney Foundation of Canada and 10 years translating for The Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada. In addition, she was a very successful fundraiser for a number of charitable organizations over the years. Mrs. Chenail truly gave her heart and soul to those with whom she shared her life.