Good Citizen Named

http://www.1075kiss.com/news/headlines/ (Jessica Samuels)

Molly Boyd is Vernon's Good Citizen of the year. The announcement was made Friday morning at Trinity United Church. Sandra Simao, Co-Chair of the Vernon Junior Chamber International says Molly had been nominated before, but this year was different. "We had to choose her. We had about 30 letters on her behalf." Boyd has been involved in the community through equestrian and skiing activities but is best known for encouraging people to realize their creative possibilities through music.

The professional nurse, a daughter of the pioneer Rendell family of Coldstream, has been choir director for All Saints Church, the Vernon Community Singers and the Schubert Singers.Boyd tells KISS FM, "It's just a wonderful satisfaction to know that you're making people happy by enabling them to sing and to have the audience enjoy them. Its like spreading happiness, hopefully."

The Good Citizen award has been handed out since 1949, and recognizes outstanding contributions by community-minded individuals. This is the second time a city has acknowledged Boyd's efforts She won in the Citizen of the Year award for Whistler in the mid 80's.
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http://www.vernon.ca/history/citizen.html (FULL LIST since 1949)
NAME DATE RECEIVED
Mr. Keith Brewis 2005
Mr. Cecil Schmidt 2004
Ms. Lillian Olsen 2003
Mr. Ed Tanaka 2002
Ms. Pauline Legg 2001
Mr. Peter Mayfield 2000
Mrs. Betty Ladyman 1999
Mr. Harold Rourke 1998
Mrs. Daphne Thullier 1997
Mr. Ken Little 1996
Mrs. Patricia Collins 1995
Mr. Satwant Dhindsa 1994
Mrs. Ruth Schaefer 1993
Mr. Walker "Walkie" MacNeil 1992
Mrs. Agnes Sovereign 1991
Mr. Nick and Mrs. Helen Alexis 1990