• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Ghislaine Savard, Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Highly active in a number of organizations in Charlevoix, Ghislaine Savard started off as a volunteer for Héma-Québec 40 years ago. A member of the Daughters of Isabella chapter of Baie Saint-Paul, Ms. Savard organizes various roundtables. She is also volunteer chair for the Centre d'accueil Pierre-Dupré, where she gives communion, recruits volunteers, and organizes social events and fundraising campaigns. Moreover, Ms. Savard is a pastoral animator and chancellor of the Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul Christian community. Her presence at birthdays and anniversaries is a highlight for those she meets.