Awarded on: 2005-11-16
Roseanne Sczebel and Walter Sczebel, Legal, Alberta
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Roseanne and Walter Sczebel began to hold youth group meetings in 1964, responding to a need for leadership and motivation among local youth. Ten years later, a lodge was built and Teen Time now hosts camps and retreats that provide youth in need with a supportive environment in which they can develop skills such as horseback riding, canoeing and archery. The dedicated couple has also committed time and effort to Rotary Club initiatives such as the youth exchange program, as well as the Wagon Train fundraising ride whose proceeds support polio research. In addition, Mrs. Sczebel participates in various fundraising activities and volunteers her hairdressing services at the local long-term care facility.