The Aurora Youth Soccer Club had several volunteers recognized at the annual Town of Aurora Community Recognition and Citizen of the Year Awards ceremony Monday, May 25, 2015. A total of 94 residents and organizations were recognized for their outstanding community contributions through volunteerism in the Town.
A special congratulations to Sebastian Gobbels(pictured), who received the Civic Appreciation Award. Sebastian is currently on the boys 2002 OPDL team, however, his award came from his off the field accomplishments. Sebastian completed his Grade 2 Harp exam with the Royal Conservatory of Music and received First Class Honours with Distinction. He has completed the first three levels of music theory exams with the Royal Conservatory of Music achieving First Class Honours at each level.
AYSC President Spencer Kanen was awarded the Volunteer Service award for his 15 years of service with the AYSC. Spencer has spent his years at AYSC as a coach and served on the Board of Directors for several years. George Watt, a long-time coach also accepted the Volunteer Service Award for their 15 years with the Club.
Earning the Volunteer Service Award for 10 years was current VP of Competitive, Paul Cunningham, and U15G(2000) Head Coach Nick Iacono and long-serving house league convenors Patty Albert and Melanie Eberlin.
With five years of service to the Club, Veronica Love-Alexander, John Firman, Luca Tomanelli, Dan Rife and Colin McCreesh all received the Volunteer Service Award.
We would like to congratulate all our hard working volunteers on their well-deserved recognition.
2015 Awards Recipients
Volunteer Service Award (15 Years)
Spencer Kanen (Head Coach and Board of Directors)
George Watt (Head Coach)
Volunteer Service Award (10 Years)
Patty Albert (Convenor)
Nick Iacono (Head Coach)
Paul Cunningham (Coach and Board of Directors)
Melanie Eberlin(Convenor)
Volunteer Service Award (5 Years)
Veronica Love-Alexander (Convenor)
John Firman (Manager)
Luca Tomanelli (Coach)
Dan Rife (Assistant Coach)
Colin McCreesh (Manager)
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 14:56