The Servus Volunteer Celebration Gala took place on Thursday where numerous members of the community were recognized for their volunteer work.
Members of the community were invited to celebrate these winners and the impact they’ve made within the community by demonstrating leadership, inspiration, innovation, impact, and engagement in the community.
Categories included Leaders of Tomorrow, Community Leaders, Lifetime Service, Community Inclusion and Group & Business Community Impact.
Moira Holley was one of those recognized and says being recognized is an honour.
“It was a really big honour to be recognized and be part of such a large group of volunteers in Lethbridge. I feel like I just do a tiny part and it feels so good to be apart of something that’s bigger,” says Holley.
Guest speaker at the Gala was Scott Hill, who is the founder of Play On! Canada, an organization that currently holds the Guinness World Record for largest mass participation street sports event.
Also part of the volunteers that were recognized include University of Lethbridge student Talayna Ekeland, who last year alone, volunteers close to 600 hours at various organizations.
“There are so many great reasons to volunteer,” says Ekelund. “I choose to do so because I grew up learning the benefits of helping others and it is something I have always enjoyed doing.”