2022 Giving Hearts Awards Nominees & Recipients

Congratulations to our 2022 Giving Hearts Awards recipients!

Names linked below will take you to a YouTube video of the recipient’s story.

Spirit of Generosity (sponsored by Global Philanthropic Canada)

Congratulations to Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation – nominated by BC Cancer Foundation

Nominees:

Alyssa Virani – nominated by PS & Co Branding Inc. and Frank Palmer Art
Ali Pejman – nominated by BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Ian and Rosemary Mottershead – nominated by Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and West Vancouver Foundation
Russ Cmolik – nominated by BCIT Foundation
Gaglardi Family – nominated by VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Outstanding Legacy Philanthropist (sponsored by CAGP Canadian Association for Gift Planners)

Congratulations to Alison Twiner – nominated by Heart & Stroke

Outstanding Youth Philanthropist (sponsored by University of the Fraser Valley)

Congratulations to Ryan Tattle – nominated by Canadian Cancer Society

Nominees:

Outstanding Corporation – more than 50 employees (sponsored by Mail-O-Matic)

Congratulations to Purdys Chocolatier – nominated by Take a Hike Foundation

Nominees:

LMS Reinforcing Steel Group – nominated by Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
The Home Depot Canada Foundation – nominated by Covenant House Vancouver
Phantom Screens – nominated by University of the Fraser Valley
Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade, BC Chapter – nominated by Canadian Cancer Society

Outstanding Small Business – 50 employees or less (sponsored by North American Direct Marketing)

Congratulations to Native Northwest – nominated by University of the Fraser Valley

Nominees:

DLO Move Support Services Ltd. – nominated by Family Services of the North Shore
West Coast Seeds – nominated by Canopy Collective
Adega on 45th – nominated by BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Smash + Tess – nominated by BC Women’s Health Foundation
Dyspatch – nominated by Junior Achievement of British Columbia

Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser (sponsored by CanadaHelps)

Congratulations to Carlota and Derek Lee – nominated by Capilano University Foundation and Pacific Parkinson’s Research Institute

Nominees:

Janet Majendie – nominated by Coast Mental Health Foundation
Alec Harper – nominated by BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Peter Lukomskyj – nominated by Covenant House Vancouver
Nuvin Runghen – nominated by Canadian Cancer Society and Wishes Without Borders
Christina Anthony – nominated by VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and The Forum
Kimberly Lockhart & Laura Markle – The Butterfly Run Vancouver Committee – nominated by BC Women’s Health Foundation

Outstanding Professional Fundraiser (sponsored by Gerard Search)

Congratulations to Andrea Seale – nominated by Canadian Cancer Society and David Suzuki Foundation

Nominees:

Jennifer Polci, Managing Director of Development, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice – nominated by Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Deborah Abma-Sluggett – nominated by Take a Hike Foundation