Ottawa's 55th Mayor Jackie Holzman, 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Sam Laprade and Jessie-Lee Wallace (Executive Director Volunteer Ottawa) at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025
Ottawa’s volunteer community took centre stage at the 2025 VOscars Awards Gala at the Preston Event Centre. The annual celebration, organized by Volunteer Ottawa, shines a spotlight on individuals, organizations, and businesses that make a lasting impact through volunteerism.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award went to Sam Laprade, recognized for her decades of dedication to community building and philanthropy in the capital.
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James Douglas Anthony & Cynthia Lynn Anthony are the recipients of the Mayors Award for Volunteer Spirt, presented by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025Dan Carbonnell was presented with the The Leadership in Skilled Volunteering Award by Nyle Kelly (Brookstreet) at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025The 2025 winner for The Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award is Sammita Chowdhury, who has donated 900 hours in the past year volunteering with CHEO, the Youth Services Board, the University of Ottawa, and Relay for Life, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025The Outstanding Volunteer Program Award was given to Christie Lake Kids Geisel Portales and Adrienne Vienneau, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025The Pathways to Possibilities Award was given to Helping with Furniture, Nathalie Maione, who wanted a selfie with Counsellor Tim Tierney and his wife, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025Tara Shannon presented the Award for Festival Sector to Hope Volleyball Summerfest at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025Outstanding Older Adult Volunteer Award recipient was Denise Amyot, presented by Steve Chapman of the NAFR Branch, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the amazing Sam Laprade, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025A proud daughter watching Mom Sam Laprade accept her Lifetime achievement award, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025
Congratulations Sam (with daughter Avery) on such a deserving award for all you have done for our community, at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025Executive Director of Volunteer Ottawa Jessie-Lee Wallace thanking everyone for their support and an incredible evening at VOscars, Preston Event Center, October 23rd, 2025
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