Every day, Red Cross volunteers make incredible and selfless contributions to our organization to help make a difference in their communities. Our volunteers aren’t searching for any accolades, but for the people they assist, they are truly heroes.
As part of Volunteer Week celebrations this year , the Canadian Red Cross in Ontario is unveiling a special photo exhibit entitled “Hometown Heroes: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Volunteers.” The exhibit includes 30 portraits of volunteers who are involved in various Red Cross programs and services – everything from disaster response and community health to administration and governance.
All of the portraits were taken by Toronto-based photographer, and fellow Red Cross volunteer, Johan Hallberg-Campbell. Over the course of a year, Johan travelled with the Red Cross across the province to photograph volunteers in their communities.
The exhibit is being launched this Thursday (April 19) at Queen’s Park in Toronto. But, we thought our blog readers would enjoy a sneak peek. Here you go!
Alfred Lafantaisie (Transportation, Sudbury)
Wayne Petahtegoose (Disaster Management, Blind River)
Andre and Dennis Marentette (Disaster Management, Windsor)
Andrew Wilson (Meals on Wheels, Burlington)
Disaster Management volunteers, Blind River
Bonnie Kearns (Disaster Management and International Delegate, Sarnia)
Brenda McCarrell (Disaster Management, Fundraising and Leadership, Peterborough)
David Fraser (Disaster Management, Humanitarian Issues Program and Leadership, Ottawa)
Frank and Edith Czukar (Meals on Wheels, Flamborough)
Els Vrecken (Administration, Kingston)
Florentino Sanya (Disaster Management, Toronto)
Grace Wang (Humanitarian Issues Program, London)
Jean Wyatt (Transportation, Disaster Management and Leadership, Sault Ste. Marie)
Jennifer Haveron (Meals on Wheels and Administration, Burlington)
Joallore Alon (Twitter Team, Toronto)
Johan Hallberg-Campbell (Photographer, Toronto)
John Trepanier (First Aid and Disaster Management, Windsor)
Kai Tao (Fundraising and Leadership, Toronto)
Kaitlyn Bertrand (Fundraising, Timmins)
Margaret Eyre (Meals on Wheels, Guelph)
Matthew Drumm (Transportation, Burlington)
Otto Kalwa (Information Technology and Disaster Management, Burlington)
Richard Sage (Health Equipment Loan Program, Ottawa)
Rita Schwartz (Community Health Services, Kitchener-Waterloo)
Rob and Joy Galloway (Meals on Wheels, Timmins)
Sally St. Lewis (Disaster Management, First Aid Services Team and Leadership, Ottawa)
Samantha Hiebert (Disaster Management and Youth Council, Timmins)
Sandy McKenzie (Meals on Wheels, Burlington)
Ted Giannini (Disaster Management and Leadership, Sudbury)
Tim Steele (Disaster Management, Detention Monitoring Program and Leadership, Toronto)