• Awarded on: September 21, 2000

Jeannette Valmont, Westmount, Que.
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Twenty years ago, Jeannette Valmont joined Hope and Cope / L'Espoir c'est la vie program at Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital as a volunteer. Her own medical problems have not prevented her from taking on ever more responsibility, including coordinating the volunteer timetables for the radiology and oncology clinics. In addition, she organizes and coordinates the monthly Look Good, Feel Better workshops that provide makeup and skin care advice to patients suffering the side effects of cancer treatment.