Seniors Minister coming to honour award nominees

By Gillian Slade on August 17, 2017.

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In honour of those who have been nominated for the Minister’s Seniors Service Awards, the minister for seniors will be in Medicine Hat on Thursday.

Of the 48 nominees this year from across the province, there are several from Medicine Hat and surrounding area:

Bonnie Crocker of Medicine Hat, who has volunteered for 50 years showing genuine concern and compassion for people. She helps with fundraising, cooking, baking, and driving seniors to doctors appointments, according to nomination details.

Joy Harper of Redcliff delivers mail and supplies to seniors who have mobility challenges, drives seniors to medical appointments, and helps them remain active and involved in the community, a press release from the minister says.

Helen Hartley of Raymond, has been helping to plan special events since 2006. She visits seniors at Ridgeview Lodge and currently serves on the auxiliary board. She has contributed 240 hours of volunteer service at the Good Samaritan Society Prairie Ridge supportive living facility by helping with activities and feeding residents, according to nomination information submitted.

“These volunteers and our government share a common goal — to make life better for seniors who built our province. I’m so grateful for their significant contributions. I look forward to personally recognizing the nominees at community celebrations across the province,” Seniors and Housing Minister Lori Sigurdson said in the release.

Sigurdson will be at Strathcona Centre, Medicine Hat, from 9-10:30 a.m. on Thursday.

In the fall the winners from those 48 nominees will be chosen for the Minister’s Seniors Service Awards and there will be celebration to recognize their achievements.

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