About the Award
The Frances Lankin Award was established in 2011 by Social Planning Toronto on the occasion of Frances Lankin’s retirement from United Way Toronto. It is awarded annually to an individual who has made a significant, sustained contribution to the non-profit community sector in the City of Toronto.
Frances Lankin was CEO of the United Way Toronto for over 10 years. Now a Senator in Canada's Parliament, her 11 year Legislative career included serving as Minister of Government Services and Chair of Management Board, Minister of Health and Long Term Care, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, and the MPP for Beaches—East York.
Previous years' recipients include Liane Regendanz, Charlotte Maher, Rob Howarth, Kay Blair, Colin Hughes, Heather McGregor, Debbie Douglas, Sunder Singh, and Debbie Field. Please join us at our celebration and reception as we present the awards.
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Our reception this year will take place at Mattamy Athletic Centre, formerly Maple Leaf Garden. Now converted into a multi-use athletic facility, the building has maintained its historic charm while hosting a variety of new events.
June 18, 2018
7:00pm-8:45pm
Mattamy Athletic Centre
50 Carlton St.
Tickets are $40.
Recipients
We are thrilled to announce that Deena Ladd is the recipient of the Frances Lankin Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Deena Ladd
Lifetime Achievement Award For over two decades, Deena Ladd has built the Workers’ Action Centre with an uncompromising bottom-up approach to social justice, shed light on the changing reality of our labour market, and helped to mobilize a groundswell of support to update Ontario’s labour law for the first time in a generation. |
We will be presenting the new Inspiring Leader Award to three outstanding young leaders.
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Hamdi Jimale
Inspiring Leader Award Hamdi Jimale is a transformative and intelligent leader who works towards a youth-friendly and equitable Toronto. At 21, she has an impressive and growing list of accomplishments in her service to our city. Hamdi’s drive to do good, her commitment to her community, and her drive to advance the role of young Muslims in our city define her outstanding volunteerism and activism. |
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Michael Prosserman
Inspiring Leader Award Michael Prosserman is the founder of UNITY Charity, an organization that empowers youth to be role models and leaders in their communities through after school programs in break dancing, graffiti art, spoken word poetry and beat boxing. Having founded UNITY in highschool at the age of 16, Michael has used his vision, passion and optimism to build a talented, passionate team dedicated to taking the organization to the next level, reaching over 100,000 young people across Canada. |
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Justin Wiebe
Inspiring Leader Award Justin Wiebe is a Michif (Métis) young leader, originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Now a resident of Toronto, he works as a Capacity Building Specialist at the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their Youth Opportunities Fund. He infuses Indigenous ways of knowing into the nonprofit sector. Justin is always looking for innovative ways to connect people across different groups in order to foster collaboration. He consistently finds meaningful ways to bring people together, to hold difficult conversations and to build networks grounded in respect and friendship. |
2018 Reception
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Note: there is no physical 'ticket' associated with your purchase. Your name will be added to our list, and we will check you in at the event.
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50 Carlton St
Toronto, ON M5B 1J2
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