Llama Tales
VOLUNTEER DINNER A SWEET SUCCESS
Vol. 13, Issue 4 October/November/December 2012
It’s impossible to imagine Folklorama without the tireless work of its dedicated volunteers, and Folklorama recognized more than 175 of them at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at Canad Inns Club Regent Casino Hotel on October 4, 2012. The evening was hosted by 2013 Ambassador General Liezel Jacinto, Julie Desrochers and Thyaharajan Visweswaran, and guests were treated to goodies from the candy bar, raffle prizes, and a buffet dinner before the program was underway. A variety of volunteers were honoured, including pavilion coordinators, office and event volunteers, tour guides, President’s tour drivers, committee members, and ambassadors. Of course, Folklorama also relies on thousands of volunteers throughout the year, such as pavilion admissions chairs, bar chairs, cultural display attendants, pavilion set up/tear down teams, guest services attendants, kitchen staff and many others that due to the sheer number, cannot be hosted at one dinner event. However, each year, those volunteers who have gone above and beyond in their roles as a pavilion volunteer are recognized by the Al Malbranck Memorial Outstanding Volunteer Award. Honourary member Joanne Malbranck was on hand to present Carman Infante (Pabellón de España - Spain Pavilion), Isabela Giubega (Romanian Pavilion), Doreen Bain (Romanian Pavilion), Melissa Kwasny (Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion), and Daniel Schink (Russian Pavilion) with the 2012 award.
INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE It was money well invested when six students received a combined $7,500 worth of scholarship awards at the Folklorama Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on October 4, 2012.
Moreno, and five $1,000 awards to Émilie Chartier, MacLean Boyd, Steven BairosNovak, Alana Robert, and Máté Fazekas.
The Mark and Dorothy Danzker Scholarship for The six were honoured Excellence honours the with the Mark & Dorothy memory of philanthropist Danzker Scholarship for and former Winnipeg city Excellence, a joint award councillor Mark Danzker between Folklorama and and his wife, Dorothy. the Jewish Foundation Both active members of of Manitoba. Recipients the Winnipeg community, were selected based on Steven Bairos-Novak, Alana Robert, Máté Fazekas, Mark immigrated to Émilie Chartier, and Sem Moreno with Trustee their direct and active Canada in 1907 and Lawrence Cohen and Folklorama Scholarship involvement in preserving Committee chair Ashely Sharpe. became successful ethno- cultural heritage, done either with investments, oil exploration and through volunteer work or employment development companies, and later within Canada. These individuals also served as a Winnipeg City Alderman volunteered in a cultural activity in the from 1960 to 1968. He was awarded the Winnipeg community while performing Manitoba Good Citizenship Award in well in their studies, keeping a grade 1974, inducted into the Manitoba Order point average of 3.0 or better. This year’s of the Buffalo in 1957 and named a scholarship awarded $2,500 to Sem member of the Order of Canada in 1978.