Paul LeJeune Volunteer Service Award
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2011 Award: Robert (Bob) Kroeker
This year’s recipient’s involvement with MCIC has spanned 2 centuries and 3 decades. He served on the board for six years from 1995–2001. He was Treasurer for 5.5 of those years. He has continued to serve on the Finance Committee since leaving the board. He has been on the Finance Committee for 16 consecutive years! This year’s recipient of the Paul LeJeune Volunteer Service Award is Bob Kroeker.
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2010 Award: Thomas Novak and Reena Kreindler
This year we are recognizing two volunteers that often work as a team. This is also the first year that we are recognizing volunteers that have contributed greatly to our public engagement work with youth. Past winners have been volunteers that have contributed to MCIC’s governance and committee work.
This year’s recipients of the Paul LeJeune Volunteer Service Award are Thomas Novak and Reena Kreindler. Thomas has facilitated the Theatre workshops for MCIC’s Generating Momentum High School Conferences from the first one in March 2002 to the last one in 2007. Reena assisted him from 2003-2007. Thomas also assisted MCIC with the first few Generating Momentum Middle Years conferences. Spring 2006 in Winnipeg, and three in 2007 in Winnipeg and Gimli and three in 2008 in Winnipeg and Morden.
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2009 Award: Robert Granke
This year’s recipient was raised in Winnipeg, and his involvement with MCIC has spanned all 4 decades of MCIC’s existence! He has served on the board from 1978 - 1986 and then again 1988-1992 and then again 2006-2008. He was President in 1990-1992 and again in 2007-2008. He also served on the Overseas Projects Committee in the 80’s and 90’s. This year’s recipient of the Paul LeJeune Volunteer Service Award is Robert Granke.
Bob is currently the Executive Director of the Canadian Lutheran World Relief. He previously worked for CLWR from 1977 - 1992, first as Development Education Manager, and then Project Manager.
