Global Citizenship Awards
Past Winners – Graduating Grade 12 Students
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Barbara Bucheli
- Award Year: 2011
- School: Springfield Collegiate
- Activities: Member of the Social Justice Committee, organizer of Springfield Collegiate’s One-Month Challenge, filmmaker for Andrew Dunn.org raising awareness of mental health issues.
- Passions: Social Justice, Fair Trade.
- Defnition of a Global Citizen “ A Global Citizen takes upon themselves the responsibility of making the world a better place.”
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Jordyn Maduke
- Award Year: 2011
- School: Erickson Collegiate Institute
- Activities: President of Students Making a Difference, helped coordinate Earth Day, Earth Hour and the 30 Hour Famine, and awareness-raising at school.
- Passions: Raising Awareness
- Defnition of a Global Citizen “Global Citizenship isn’t about who can raise the most money for tsunami survivors or who has the fanciest hybrid car; it’s about doing what you can for the world.”
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Matthew James Stewart
- Award Year: 2011
- School: Kildonan-East Collegiate
- Activities: Lead fundraiser for the Tanzania 2010 project which raised $180,000 for 5 rainwater-harvesting tanks at 2 schools in Karatu, Tanzania, Vice President of the Human Rights Group, volunteer at Siloam Mission.
- Passions: Human Rights and Water Access
- Defnition of a Global Citizen “A Global Citizen is someone who continuously thinks about the whole world while making decisions. Think globally, act locally: I stand by that phrase in every aspect of my life and always will.”
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Shereen Rashwan
- Award Year: 2011
- School: Collége St. Norbert Collegiate
- Activities: Organizer of the 2009 and 2010 Fashions Shows in support of Invisible Children, lead organizer of the 30 Hour Famine, Operation Christmas Child and “5 Days for Homeless” campaigns.
- Passions: Hunger and homelessness
- Defnition of a Global Citizen “A Global Citizen is someone who sees the problems beyond their own backyard… someone who enjoys helping others and wants to help make the world a better place.”
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Cassidy Dankochik
- Award Year: 2010
- School: Gimli High School, Gimli, MB
- Activities: Coordinator of a water conservation conference in Gimli for the Lake Winnipeg watershed; member of student council at both the school and division level; member of Gimli High School’s environment club
- Passions: Environment and water conservation
- Defnition of a Global Citizen “A Global Citizen is a person who considers the effect of their actions on the world around them and acts accordingly.”
