• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Nancy Elizabeth Ingersoll, Vernon, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Determined to address local needs in education, Nancy Ingersoll co founded the District Parent Advisory Council in 1993, where her effective communication skills established positive relationships among trustees, school administrators and teachers. Also keenly interested in poverty and health issues, Mrs. Ingersoll has devoted 20 years to volunteering with the People in Need Crisis Line Intervention Society, the Teens Talk Line and the Good Morning Program for seniors. She has tutored adults in literacy skills, has been captain canvasser for the Canadian Cancer Society for the past 13 years and has helped the United Way with special events. A committed youth advocate, she has served on the Advisory Committee of the Social Planning Council, which provides support to lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender youth in the community and raises awareness about issues that affect them.