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Government of Ontario Nominates VoicePrint Volunteers For Awards

December 4, 2003 (Toronto, ON) - Five VoicePrint Canada volunteers are scheduled to receive Volunteer Service Awards from the Government of Ontario, next week for their valuable contribution to print-restricted communities across the country.

The awards ceremony takes place Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts at 7:30p.m.

George Cox has contributed 11 consecutive years at VoicePrint Canada, reading newspapers and magazines for blind, low-vision, senior and other print-restricted Canadians. “Receiving an award for something I love to do seems redundant,” says Cox. “Knowing I make a difference is a reward in itself.”

Earl Barnsley, Steve Bakowksy, Vivien Feirson and R-J Gilbert will all receive awards next week for five or more years of service at VoicePrint’s Toronto location. Henry Bloom, an Ottawa-based reader, received his Volunteer Service Award a few weeks ago.

“We’re happy the provincial government recognizes the outstanding achievements of our many volunteers,” says Jerry Bagelman, Volunteer Coordinator for VoicePrint Canada.

Established in 1989, The National Broadcast Reading Service Inc. (NBRS) is a not-for-profit organization set up to respond to the needs of blind, low-vision, senior and other print-restricted Canadians for access to printed news, information and entertainment. VoicePrint Canada, a division of NBRS, provides an audio information service via the S.A.P. of CBC Newsworld and the Internet.

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For more information:
Pamela Muñoz
Outreach Associate
Toronto, ON M4G 3V7
1.800.567.6755
416.949.1580
pmunoz@nbrscanada.com