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2019 Peter Gilgan Leadership Award recipients

Peter Gilgan Leadership award | YMCA of Oakville
Peter Gilgan Leadership award | YMCA of Oakville

Each year, the Peter Gilgan Leadership award recognizes the passion, dedication and leadership of exemplary YMCA of Oakville youth employees who have made notable contributions to the YMCA and the Oakville community.

Award recipients are philanthropy leaders who have given generously of their time to impact the lives of those around them. Funded through the generosity of the Peter Gilgan Foundation, five bursary awards of up to $5,000 are presented annually to selected youth staff to assist them with their post-secondary education costs.

The selection committee is pleased to announce the 2019 Peter Gilgan Leadership Award winners are:

  1. Jasmine Bhullar, University of Guelph
  2. Marie-Carmen Loyo-Labastida, University of Toronto
  3. Randee Martin, Ryerson University
  4. Elisa Garcia-Casanova, Wilfred Laurier University
  5. Amal Khan, McMaster University

Visit ymcaofoakville.org for photos and more details on our amazing youth staff winners.

The inspiration behind this award comes from Peter Gilgan’s own personal experience with youth at the YMCA of Oakville. As someone who believes in continually challenging himself to develop and explore new opportunities, Peter came to the YMCA to take swimming lessons.

It was there that he met twenty-two year-old Michelle Ng, his swimming instructor and a highly dedicated community volunteer and student. He was so impressed with Michelle’s passion for success that he wanted to find a way to honour that passion and support promising young leaders just like her in our community.

“At the YMCA of Oakville, we know the power of our youth. We see it every day in the way they contribute to the YMCA and our community. We are grateful to Peter and the foundation for continuing to provide this incredible bursary program for our youth staff.” – Kyle Barber, President & CEO, YMCA of Oakville.