The 2020 Order of Parry Sound, the Town’s highest honour, has been awarded to Linda West.
At the January 19th, 2021 Town of Parry Sound virtual Council meeting, she was recognized for her leadership role in establishing a COVID Response Committee within the Rotary Club of Parry Sound of which she is currently President.
Under this Committee, Ms. West organized a shopping and curbside pick-up/delivery service supported by Rotarians, Sobeys and many volunteers to ensure a safe, continued supply of groceries to area residents.
Ms. West recognized a need to supplement the Breakfast Club Program which has offered nutritious food items to all students attending physical school facilities. Students in need, learning at home on-line, were provided with grocery cards to be able to get those nutritious items previously provided at the school. High School students also struggling with on-line learning benefitted from a tutoring program set up through grants applied for by Ms. West.
Other projects initiated and/or coordinated by Ms. West including the organization of Christmas hampers, distribution of residential patio planters complete with soil and starter veggies, and bus delivery of grocery orders for a local First Nations community under temporary COVID lock-down.
Linda West was awarded the 2020 Order of Parry Sound at January 19th Parry Sound Council Meeting for her leadership role in organizing Curbside and Home Delivery of Groceries Program this past year during the COVID pandemic – https://t.co/EPctcg6hC4 pic.twitter.com/9coui8h4HU
— Town of Parry Sound (@townparrysound) January 20, 2021