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The Excellence in Action awards were created to celebrate people who have made an excellent contribution or furthered the Vision of Christian Horizons.

Nominations for the 2023-2024 Excellence in Action awards will be accepted till April 30, 2024.

Please use the online form below to submit your nomination or you can download a physical copy and email it to excellence@karis.org:

For people using services, we are accepting a 2-minute (max) audio submission of your nomination instead of a written form if that would be more accessible for you. Please send your submission to excellence@karis.org.

People receiving services, employees, community members, family members, advocates, and friends are invited to nominate someone who has demonstrated Excellence in Action in the last fiscal year. Nominees can be donors, employees, family members, partners, people receiving services, stakeholders, vendors, volunteers; any person who has made an excellent contribution or furthered the Vision of Christian Horizons.

At this year’s Annual Community Meetings, 58 recipients were presented an Excellence in Action award. This award is presented in celebration of people who made an excellent contribution to further the Vision of Christian Horizons. These recipients were selected from 111 nominations received across the organization from employees, community partners, family members, and people who use Christian Horizons Services.

We are honoured to recognize our 2022-2023 Excellence in Action award recipients:

Andy Macpherson, Community Partner in West District. Dulciano Pimenta, Direct Support Professional in East District. Judy Kirkwood, Family Member in the West District. Rebecca Shelley, Community Partner in West District. Stan Igboanugo, Transitional Support Professional in Central East District. Angela MacKinnon, Community Partner in South District. Elizabeth Boudreau, Direct Support Professional in Central East District. Kaitlyn Schultz, Karen Jenkinson and Stacee Hewitt, Staff Team in South District. Rejeanne Cooper, Government Partner in Saskatchewan. Stephanie Russell, Direct Support Professional in Central District. Ben Groombridge, Person Supported in South District. Elvie Jones, Direct Support Professional in Central District. Kent 1 Staff Team in South District. Romana Pharmacy, Community Partner in Central District. The Bridle Street Team, Staff Team in West District. Branka Sekulic, Direct Support Professional in East District. Gary Arcand, Team Leader in Saskatchewan . Kyle Gowdy, Community Partner in East District. Ross Sweet, Direct Support Professional in East District. The Mill Restaurant & Golf Club, Community Partner in Central East District. Carolyn Lee-Jones, Community Partner in West District. Greg Moore, Community Partner in Saskatchewan. Marcie Hradowy, Community Partner in South District. Rutvi Rathod, Direct Support Professional in East District. Tori Day, Person Supported in Central East District. Claudette Dwyer, Program Manager in West District. Hetty VanDasselaar, Direct Support Professional in East District. Maria Dyck, Volunteer in West District. Samantha Poirier, Community Scheduler in North District. Toronto 30 Employee Team in Central District. Clyde Brookes, Program Manager in Central District. Jackie Taylor, Community Partner in North District. Michelle Sin, Development Strategies Manager in Shared Services. Sara Harrison-Rickert, Community Partner in West District. Tracey Geerlinks, Volunteer in Shared Services. Courtney Gomez, Direct Support Professional in South District. Jaimie Fehr, Program Manager in Saskatchewan . Never Enough Acres, Community Partner in Central East District. Seamless Care, Community Partner in Central East District. Tyrell Scott, Person Supported in North District. David LeBlanc, Person Supported in Central East District Jennifer Abbott, Area Manager in North District. Niju Koshy, Program Manager in West District. Second Harvest, Community Partner in Central District. Wayne Jones, Person Supported in Central District. Debbie Covert, Direct Support Professional in Central East District. Jim and Harriett Lamb, Community Partners in North District. Patricia Morgan, Person Supported in East District. Shane Inkster, Person Supported in Saskatchewan. Debbie Manahan, Direct Support Professional in Saskatchewan. Jonathan Bryson, Direct Support Professional in Central East District. Rachel Barber, Community Partner in North District. Shanna McCallum, Direct Support Professional in North District. Dr. Keith Warriner, Community Partner in Shared Services. Judah Danter, Direct Support Professional in South District. Ray Ellis, Person Supported in East District. Shawn Abbott, Volunteer in North District.

Please contact excellence@karis.org for more information.