Posts tagged “Ontario Service Awards”

2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Michelle Abrams, Info Guide

We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves.  This week: Info Guide Michelle Abrams How did you get started at the AGO? The AGO has always been part of my life, in one way or another. When I graduated University and moved back to T.O. I decided that I wanted to volunteer.  I […]

2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Gallery Guide Felicia Cohen

We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves.  This week: Gallery Guide Felicia Cohen. (Find the full list of winners here.)   How did you get started at the AGO? I started volunteering at the AGO in time for transformation, when I started as an Information Guide, and a year later I trained […]

2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Vanessa Lameche, Library Volunteer

We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves.  This week: Library Volunteer, Vanessa Lameche. (Find the full list of winners here.) How did you get started at the AGO? How long have you been here? What roles have you played here? I first started volunteering as an audioguide during the Chagall exhibition in […]

Congratulations to our 2017 Ontario Volunteer Service Award Winners!

Each year the Ontario government honours hundreds of volunteers from across the province, including several from the AGO.  On April 20, local volunteers were celebrated at an event at the Arcadian Court, which  featured a well-orchestrated ceremony with enthusiastic speakers congratulating the Toronto area recipients, followed by a tasty dessert reception on the 9th floor […]

Congratulations to our 2016 Ontario Service Award Winners!

On May 9, six distinguished AGO volunteers were honoured with an Ontario Service Award.  Each year, cultural, community and seniors institutions are invited to nominate up to six volunteers for an award.  While the minimum requirement is length of service, the AGO Volunteer Executive Committee (VEC) makes sure to nominate people who have gone above […]

Congratulations to the AGO’s 2013 Ontario Service Award Winners!

The Ontario Service Awards honour the thousands of people who generously contribute their time as volunteers across Ontario.  These awards are an important way to recognize volunteers who have provided service over at least five consecutive years.   The AGO gets to nominate up to six adults each year. In addition to longevity, the nominating committee […]