The Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Program has named Margie Robb of Belleville its 2024 Kindness Citizen of the year.
For the past 28 years, Margie has been a member of the Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Committee assisting with all aspects of the program from organizing and fundraising, to carrying out all the activities of the VARAK week including distributing blue ribbon donation boxes, decorating the downtown core with blue ribbons and participating on the Kindness Crews.
The retired Quinte Health worker also volunteered for many years with the Christmas Sharing Program, delivering Christmas Food Baskets, raising money through fundraising and assisting with organizing the Making Strides for Christmas Sharing Annual Walkathon.
Robb received the award Tuesday in Kindness Court at Quinte Mall.
Tanner Wright, a Grade 10 Student from Trenton High School, was awarded this year’s High School Kindness Citizen.
He was nominated for embodying the essence of kindness in every aspect of his life, offering a helping hand to classmates and volunteering for community service.
Wright received a laptop donated by Quinte Mall and a printer on behalf of the Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Committee.
Bradley Ezard, a Grade 9 Student from North Hastings High School, and Mingbei Yu, a Grade 12 Student from Albert College, each won a $250 bursary from the Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Program.
Unfortunately, Yu could not attend the ceremony.
Pictured l-r VARAK co-chairs Pam Smith and Chris Macdonald, Tanner Wright and Quinte Mall Property Manager Nick Allen. (Photo: submitted)
Pictured l-r VARAK co-chairs Pam Smith and Chris Macdonald, Bradley Ezard and Quinte Mall Property Manager Nick Allen. (Photo: submitted)
