Volunteer Citizen of the Year winner 2007

 

2007 Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award presented to Dorothy Towns

 

Photo: Chad Hipolito, Red Deer Express

Calgary, AB (June 13, 2007) — A Red Deer woman who has devoted thousands of hours to helping refugees and immigrants in her community has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the Direct in the Community – Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award.

Dorothy Towns was selected from a field of almost 70 outstanding volunteers who were nominated for the award, which is sponsored jointly by Direct Energy and the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association. The nominations were from 43 Alberta communities representing all regions of the province.