Awarded on: 2003-05-15
Evelyn Horne, Ottawa, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For 40 years, Evelyn Horne has served the Quota Club of Ottawa, an organization providing assistance to the hearing and speech impaired and to disadvantaged women and children. Since 1975, she has been involved with the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, serving as president, a fundraiser and also involving herself directly with young women and single mothers, celebrating their birthdays by baking cakes and sewing curtains for residences. An active member of the Canadian Hearing Society in Ottawa for 40 years, she has supported the Society as a volunteer and by helping to establish the Ottawa Deaf Centre. A tireless advocate for youth and a committed champion of the deaf and hearing impaired, Miss Horne's lifelong dedication and legendary enthusiasm have made a difference in many lives.