The 2011 Faye Herbert Memorial Scholarships were handed out at the Stratford YMCA’s annual general meeting Wednesday evening.
This is the 5th year for these awards, which honour Faye Herbert who was a long-time employee of the Stratford-Perth YMCA. This year’s recipients were Julie Schmidt, Dawn Simons, Darren Hulley and Hansi Walter. The scholarship recognizes Y staff and volunteers who are pursuing post secondary or continuing education.
The Board of Directors of the Y also awarded its annual Peace Medal to Doug MacDougald. MacDougald is a swine veterinarian in Stratford, but is also a volunteer with the United Way and a travelling volunteer with Sleeping Children Around the World.
“My volunteer work is my readjustment of reality,” said MacDougald after he accepted the medal. He has helped to distribute over 33,000 bedkits to children in developing countries such as India and Bangladesh.
The medal is presented annually by the YMCA to honour people in the community who are championing peace, and is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
