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All recipients
- Northern Lights recipient – Deny and Jen Brown
- Northern Lights recipient – George and Edna Greene
- Northern Lights recipient – Jane Kaczmer
- Northern Lights recipient – Jim and Roberta Turnbull
- Northern Lights recipient – Leanne Kohn
- Northern Lights recipient – Marigold Mioc
- Northern Lights recipient – Nina Nath
- Northern Lights recipient – Rose Koll
- Northern Lights recipient – Scott St. Jean
- Northern Lights recipient – Vrishank Saini
- Northern Lights recipient – William Cunningham
- Ecumenical Campus Ministry
- Tim Adams
- Kathy Love
- Leah Thompson
- Therese Djob
- Renee Vaugeois
- Owen Plumb
- Dawn and Amber Shaw
- Lanre Ajayi
- Fort McMurray Soup Kitchen
- Wendy Doucet
- Dashmesh Culture Centre
- Sam Dalupang
- Sherry Cassidy-Oleksyn
- Citadel International Church
- Shelley Sabo
- Jan Robertson
- Jim Gray
- Dominic Clark
- Sam Schofield
- Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo
- Madeahl and Leo Yamyamin
- Christine Engel
- Leduc and District Food Bank
- Rytch Newmiller
- Alberta Addicts who Educate and Advocate Responsibly
- Ed Alspach and Maria Fontaine
- Jackie Astrom
- Cathy Jacobs
- Amanda Chubbs
- Philippine Bayanihan Association of Alberta
- Jorja Fisher
- Masked Mamas
- Living with Cancer Program
- Ken Dalida
- Jennifer Ellard
- Drive Happiness
- Alanna Pettigrew
- Love With Humanity Association
- Vada Jade Alton-MacNeil
- Guy Bodnarchuk
- COVID-9Teen
- Connor Mi
- Pamela Ehrler
- Joanne Mykitiuk
- Phoenix U10 Girls soccer team
- Moving Minds YYC
- Barbara Lauzon
- Umair Ahad
- Carol Picard
- Tania Driusso Belcastro
- Patricia Luedee
- Hindu Society of Calgary
- Flagstaff Scottish Club
- Deep Braich
- Sheila Willis
- Fatima Saleem
- Calgary Reads
- Hansen Distillery
- Mallory Kristjanson
- KULAN Community and Youth
- Erik Duque
- Flood relief volunteers
- Marc Boychuk
- Ismaili community
- Earthgroove Activewear
- Streets Alive
- Chris Keim
- Is kitsii gome, 7 Brothers Circle
- Wudasay Belayneh
- Alberta Community Outdoor Adventure Club
- Maziyar Dowlatabadibazaz
- Birthday Parade Volunteers
- Alberta Ghostbusters
- Online fitness instructors
- StoryBook Theatre
- Jackie Northey
- Masen Scarnati
- Add Oil YYC
- Lakeland Multicultural Association
- Lethbridge Interfaith Food Bank
- Edmonton Meals on Wheels
- Mina Fahim
- Meghan Payne
- Calgary East Indian Organization
- Kathy House
- iHuman-Woven Journey
- Mila and Nellie Tresidder
- Pay Forward Kindness Society
- Shawna Serniak
- News you can use
- Mardelle Romona Bazant
- You can bank on these volunteers
- Meals on Wheels Grande Prairie
- Daisy Mella
- Pakistan Canada Association of Calgary
- Personal protection with a personal touch
- MD International Calgary
- Be the Change YYC
- Hope 4 MVC Kids
- Allan Waine (CSS)
- Allysha Nolasco
- Bjoern Wolkmann
- Caroline Barclay
- Dawoodi Bohras of Calgary
- Janaya Reimer
- Gail Thompson
- Project Joy
- Wellspring Calgary
- iCare Youth
- Ashleigh Freisen Wolfe
- Inderdeep Mander and Ria Rana
- One Voice Canada (Alberta)
- William Cooper
- Manpreet Singh
- Edmonton Dental Assistants Association
- Gwendolyn Raby-Payne
- Christopher Rogers
- Allyson Busch
- Anita Rorke
- Carmen Pelletier
- Driver’s Collision and Li’l Hoots Boutique
- Imagination Library of Wood Buffalo
- Kalee Lodewyk
- Lighthouse Pentecostal Church
- Marion Ashton
- Mental Health Co-Pilots
- Peter Gwinner
- Tope Akindele
- Shaher Bano
- Susan Ruzek
- John Redekopp
- Marieclaire Collins
- Dil-E-Punjab Restaurant and Green Scholars of Alberta
- Carolyn Steeves
- MyCityCare
- Matthew Douma
- Dean Fraser
- Caleb and Raya Shivji
- Jän Vicente
- Juliana and Chiara Concini
- Karsh Chauhan
- Belinda Willier
- John Arinze
- Helping Hands Ladies Society
- St. Paul and District Arts Foundation
- Farah Rahmani
- Africans and Africa Descendants Friendship Club
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Location: Ponoka, Alberta
When the pandemic came to Ponoka, Dean Fraser put her crafting skills to work, sewing masks to help stop the spread of the virus in her community. With the only return being the knowledge that she was able to help someone else, Dean chose to invest in the safety and well-being of her neighbours, paying for material and supplies out of her own pocket. As the need for masks grew, so too did the expense. Material donations from others in Ponoka helped, but Dean decided to implement a nominal fee with 100% of proceeds going to support the local food bank.
Having helped to address the need for masks and food securing concerns, Dean turned her attention to supporting the mental health of her neighbours. Borrowing the “take a book – leave a book model”, Dean launched a “puzzle station” in her front yard, inviting locals to grab a puzzle to help pass the time in isolation and to share a puzzle of their own once completed.
From her own home, with the contributions of those inspired by her generosity and goodwill, Dean was able to bring a bit of joy and optimism to what seemed a very bleak time in the early days of COVID and maybe even more so now.
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