A Chatham woman is among 15 recipients of this year’s June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Awards for Volunteerism.
The awards recognize individuals who give their time to help people with developmental disabilities, support those requiring hospice care, and mentor leaders of the future.
Chatham’s Kelly Tallon Franklin is one of this year’s recipients. She is the founder of Courage for Freedom, a charity that focuses on caring for under-aged victims of human trafficking and raising awareness. Franklin also personally supports some of the most vulnerable children and youth survivors in Ontario.
Eight volunteer organizations are also being honoured, including Petrolia’s Support Operations Response Team. SORT includes 12 volunteers who support emergency planning and management, including implementing a plan for a COVID-19 drive-through assessment centre and helped mass vaccination clinics, providing monitoring and logistics support.
The awards’ namesake, June Callwood, was one of Canada’s most well-known social activists who founded or co-founded more than 50 Canadian social action organizations.
