Awards and Recognition
Every day at Toronto Rehab, we are impressed by the capacity of the human spirit to give, to support people, and to respect their struggles. Our dedicated and compassionate volunteers embody this every time they step into one of our centres.
At Toronto Rehab, we believe in recognizing our volunteers for their efforts and commitment. While our staff and patients regularly express their gratitude for the support provided by our volunteer team members, we also formally recognize our volunteers, and those who support them, through the following programs.
Above and Beyond Oscars
Volunteer Resources has introduced the “Above and Beyond Oscars” because we became increasingly aware that we needed to acknowledge the contribution of those individuals that have taken great strides to assist our program service goals. We identified these volunteers as those that have done something special for our patients and/or our programs that required significant extra effort on their part.
This Year's Above and Beyond Oscar Recipients (PDF)
The Charlie Deacon Award
For over 54 years, Charlie Deacon was a loyal and dedicated volunteer with the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. He was instrumental in the development of a Bingo and live entertainment program at the Queen Elizabeth Centre (now the E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care) ) Complex Continuing Care program which is still popular today. In recognition of Charlie Deacon's dedication, this award has been created to recognize a volunteer who demonstrates the qualities that Charlie exemplified throughout his volunteer tenure.
The successful recipient would possess loyalty, a positive outlook and dedication not only to the patients but to the overall success of the program and the mission, vision and core values of Toronto Rehab. Only E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care Entertainment/Bingo Program volunteers are eligible for nomination. The successful recipient is selected via committee which is led by the E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care volunteer resources consultant.
Recipients of the Charlie Deacon Award are: Lillian Scott - 2007; Mary Keaveney - 2006; Alfred Taylor - 2005; Shirley Dimmock - 2004
Service Awards
Service Awards are presented at Toronto Rehab's Volunteer Appreciation Dinner held each Fall. Certificates of Volunteer Service are given to volunteers that have donated 1, 2, 3, and 4 years of service. Pins or gifts are presented to volunteers who have donated 5, 10, 15, 20 etc. years of service. In addition, volunteers who have contributed significantly to our programs and services, and who are retiring from their volunteer position, are often named Honorary Members of the Toronto Rehab volunteer program. Honorary members continue to receive departmental mailings and invitations to our annual dinner.
National Volunteer Week
Toronto Rehab celebrates National Volunteer Week which typically falls the 3rd week of April of each year. All volunteers receive a small gift as a token of our appreciation for the wonderful and consistent support they provide to Toronto Rehab patients, their families and staff.
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