More than 800 guests were in attendance to see who had won the 10th annual Pillar Awards for community innovation in London.
The four award categories are Community Innovation, Community Leadership, Community Impact, and Community Collaboration.
Pillar has been honouring community innovation for the past decade and this year 12 finalists were in the running for the awards.
“All of our 120 finalists over the 10 years of these awards solidifies the fact that the London community is composed of so many remarkable individuals and organizations that are making a significant, lasting impact,” says Pillar’s Executive Director, Michelle Baldwin.
This year’s winners were as follows:
Community Innovation: Thames Valley District School Board’s GENTLE Reception Centre Program
Community Leadership: John Leitch
Community Impact: Pathways Skill and Development Placement Centre
Community Collaboration: Intergenerational Choir Project (Alzheimer Society London Middlesex, Medway High School and Sisters of St. Joseph)
The Intergenerational Choir and its work with Alzheimer’s patients was recently the focus of a series from CTV’s own Kelda Yuen. The choir’s story can be found here.
