CPF Ontario Youth Leadership Award - For Outstanding Youth in FSL
High School Student Anastacia (Ana) Weekes receives her Youth Leadership Award from (left) CPF ON Board Director Sandhya Mylabathula, and (right), President, Denise Massie.
Nominations are now open!
Nominate a CPF Youth Volunteer who has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and commendable initiative in furthering FSL programming in Ontario. Your nominee should be in Grades 10, 11 or 12 in Ontario.
To nominate to this new award, please review the guidelines and complete a CPF Ontario Youth Leadership Award Submission Form and submit by May 6, 2024.
2023 Youth Leadership Award, Anastacia (Ana) Weekes delivering her acceptance speech.
The CPF Ontario Youth Leadership Award is a new award established (2023 is Year 2) by Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) to recognize the dedication, contributions, and initiative of youth towards FSL programming. We presented this award, the CPF Ontario Youth Leadership Award, for the second time only to Ana Weekes at our most recent Family Event on October 14, 2023. Congratulations, Ana!
Mlacak Award - For Outstanding Volunteer Contributions to CPF ON
2023 Mlacak Award Recipient Alanda Lantz, 13-year Volunteer and Advocate in Hanover.
Nominations are now open! Review the guidelines and complete the submission form to put their name forward. Deadline: May 6, 2024.
Alanda Lantz receives her Mlacak Award from (left) CPF ON Board Director Sandhya Mylabathula, and (right), President, Denise Massie.
The Mlacak Award was established by CPF Ontario in 1991. It is a special tribute to the tireless volunteer work of Beth Mlacak and the outstanding contribution she made to our organization.
This award was presented to 13-year volunteer and CPF ON advocate Alanda Lantz of Hanover, who has made an outstanding contribution to CPF ON. Congratulations, Alanda!
McGillivray Award - For Outstanding Educators in FSL
2023 Award Recipient Nicole Czaja, Former FSL Consultant, Educator, Principal and Past President of OMLTA (2017-18).
Nicole Czaja receives her McGillivray Award from (left) CPF ON Board Director Sandhya Mylabathula, and (right), President, Denise Massie.
The McGillivray Award was established in 1987. It is a special tribute to the memory of Russ McGillivray and the outstanding contribution he made to the development of FSL education. Each year, it is presented to a person in a position of responsibility in education who has shown initiative, leadership, and commitment in promoting the development of FSL learning in Ontario.
Nominations are now open! Review the guidelines and complete the submission form to nominate them. Deadline: May 6, 2024.
Past Mlacak Award Recipients
Past McGillivray Award Recipients
Past Youth Leadership Award Recipients
CANDY WEEKES 2021
SANDRA SIRIZZOTTI 2022
ALANDRA LANTZ 2023
ROSEMARY SUTHERLAND 2010
ANNE SCRAFIELD-GOULART 2011
MONIKA FERENCZY 2012
JANET HOLTHAM 2013
CHERYL DIFFIN 2014
NANCY BALLANTYNE 2015
STEPHEN LEE 2017
MARY CRUDEN 2019
DEBORAH WILLIAMS 2020
AUDREY ORMROD 1998
MARY MITCHELL 2000
LESLIE ROURKE 2001
CINDY EWINS 2002
FRAN SUTTON 2003
JEAN HEBERT 2004
JOANNE DRAPEAU 2005
ROSALIND MINAJI 2007
MICHELLE ECCLES 2008
BETH MLACAK 1991
LOIS THOMAS 1992
JOANN ALHO 1993
CHERYL McLAUGHLIN 1994
DONNA CORE 1995
JOHN RYAN 1996
DIANE WARRINGTON 1997
JENNIFER KRUITHOF 2021
ANTONIA CETIN 2022
NICOLE CZAJA 2023
DANIEL DIONNE 2010
HELEN GRIFFIN 2011
MATTHIAS RUPPENSTEIN 2012
JOHN TANCREDI 2013
AUBREY HAWTON 2014
MERCEDES GAGNON 2015
DENIS COUSINEAU 2017
HILARY MCGILLIVRAY 2019
KAREN DEVONISH-MAZZOTTA 2020
LOIS PAWLAK 1998
ROSA CIPPARONE/AL JANISSE 1999
GAIL PHILLIPS 2000
PAUL HARRISON 2001
ALISON PEARCE 2002
ALAIN LACERTE 2003
MARY ANNE ALTON 2004
ANDREA PATUREL 2005
YVONNE DUFAULT 2006
NANCY RANCOURT 2007
SUSAN LAWRENCE 2008
SPENCER STANUTZ 1987
THERESE CHAPUT 1988
PETER HARRIS 1989
PAUL CARON/ROGER LALONDE 1990
NICOLE MISCHENKO 1991
LISE HAMAN 1992
CLARE MIAN 1993
GEOFFREY ELLIOT 1994
BRUCE CARMODY 1995
CASEY DALEMAN 1996
PATRICIA FALTER 1997
NEWLY-ESTABLISHED 2021
KAYLEE LANTZ 2022
ANASTACIA (ANA) WEEKES 2023
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