Volunteers are the lifeblood of every charitable organization -- especially those, like NANPS, that are operated entirely by volunteers.
It would be impossible to adequately express our thanks to each individual whose contributions make it possible for NANPS to continue. Our insufficient response is to present an annual award to a single volunteer who stands in representation of the hundreds of other members who contribute so very much.
Previous Winners and most notable accomplishments:
- 2009 Janet Harrison & Charles Iscove. Creators and managers of NANPS e-newsletter: The Local Scoop. Each issue of the Scoop comes as a surprise to even NANPS Directors...sometimes controversial, always entertaining! To receive your copy, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- 2008 Alice Kong. Plant Sale & Volunteer Coordinator. Alice continues to coordinate NANPS annual native plant sale, Canada's largest, and a crucial component of our annual fundraising efforts.
- 2007 Kathy Edgar. Creator of NANPS original plants database. A fantastic addition to the sale, the database is used to create printed handbooks of the specific species available at the sale and for online advance sales. Kathy joined NANPS Board from 2002-2004 in order to apply her excellent organizational and accounting knowledge to our administration processes.
- 2006 Janet MacKenzie Cohen. Janet stepped up to the plate in the final inning and coordinated a slate of volunteers for a 5 day exhibition at Toronto's annual Canada Blooms exhibit. She also was a crucial contributor to the quarterly mailings of the Blazing Star newsletter for many years.
- 2005 Tom Atkinson. Tom, a past-President of NANPS, in addition to his many years promoting native trees and shrubs, has worked tirelessly on NANPS Land Management and Website Committees.
- 2004 Monica Dennis. NANPS first "Volunteer of the Year", Monica has been the face of Trees & Shrubs, along with Past-President Tom Atkinson, at NANPS Plant Sale for many years. Monica is a long time member of the Plant Sale organizing committee and provides much of the photography and design used in NANPS publications, flyers, and events.