2010 Leadership Honour Roll

Kwame Daaku

A youth engagement model for others to follow

"I see GenNext as a way to get young people to understand their community's needs, to see more of what goes on in Toronto."

GenNext Cabinet member Kwame Daaku has seen first-hand the good work Generation Y can accomplish when they're engaged. »Read more

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  • Laura Adams*
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  • Steven Farber*
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  • Jake Fisher*
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  • Lara Friedlander
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  • Zev Frishman
  • Linda Fuerst
  • Leslie Ann Johnson & William Fung
  • John & Wendy Fursey


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  • D.H. Gales Family Foundation
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  • Tim Gardiner
  • Dona Gilbertson
  • Jeanne DesBrisay & Donald Gilchrist
  • Valerie Gillis*
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  • Adam Gordon
  • John B. Laskin & Holly Goren Laskin
  • Bruce Goudy
  • Jennifer Graham
  • Rob Granatstein
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  • Carol Gray
  • Douglas Gray
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  • Brian H. Greenspan & Marla Berger
  • Pierre Greffe
  • Dilprit & Rajbinder Grewal*
  • Robert Guignard


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  • Amy Hanen
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  • M. Marianne Harris
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  • Margaret Grottenthaler & Douglas Harrison
  • Neil Harrison
  • Sharon Haward-Laird
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  • The Hayos Family
  • Jane Henderson & Dr. Michael Sherar
  • Sandra Henderson
  • John Herhalt
  • The B.A. Himel Family Foundation
  • Jeffrey P. Hoffman
  • Jeannine Holmes
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  • Liz & Tim Houlahan
  • Lee & Patrick Howe
  • Nancy Main & Randy Hughes
  • Hulbert Family
  • Cally Hunt
  • Peter Hutchison & Marguerite Provencher
  • Robert P. Hutchison
  • Patrick & Gillian Hyland
  • Kevin Hynes*


  • Ilias & Alexandra Iliopoulos*
  • Jan Innes & Chris Morgan
  • Hank Intven & Lyndsay Green
  • Kris & Margaret Isberg
  • Hany Ishak
  • Garth & Lynn Issett
  • William Iun


  • Patricia D.S. Jackson
  • Neil Jacoby
  • Keyth & Melissa James
  • Richard Jardim
  • Chris Javornik
  • Imraan Jeeva
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  • Doug & Mary Ellen Jenkinson
  • Darrell Jensen
  • Jentsch Family
  • Jey Jesuratnam
  • Brian & Sherril Johnson
  • Kenneth Jones
  • Stephen & Ashley Joyce
  • David C. Juvet


  • Jonathan Kahn & Anne Irwin
  • Heather & Darren Kaine
  • Hon. Robert P. Kaplan, PC, Q.C.
  • Ross F. Kappele
  • Steve Karam & Patricia Meredith
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  • Michael Kelly
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  • Risa Kirshblum
  • Mike Kitchen
  • Claudette & Holger Kluge
  • Rob Knowles
  • Rita & Rudy Koehler
  • Andrew J. Kriegler
  • Lorn Kutner


  • Akhil Lamba
  • MarySusanne Lamont
  • Steve Landau
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  • John Langhorne & Julie Gibson
  • Pierre Lassonde
  • Greg Latremoille
  • Robert Law
  • Joannah & Brian Lawson
  • Lorraine M. Lawson & Donald G. Lawson
  • Kevin LeBlanc
  • Patricia & Paul LeBlanc
  • Dan Ledgerwood
  • David Lee
  • Desmond Lee*
  • Robert Leeming
  • Sylvie Léger
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  • Sue & Darryl Leroy
  • Ari J. Levy
  • Andrew Lewis & Sharon Whyte
  • Kimberley Lewis
  • Lawrence & Pam Lewis
  • Timothy Li
  • Gail Lilley & Jim Beamish
  • Craig Lindsay & Sara Tweedie*
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  • Frank Lippa
  • Jim Little
  • Grittani/Livingston Family
  • Joan & Robert Lockhart
  • David Long & Lisa Morgan-Long
  • Dr. Donald E. Low
  • Steve Thomas Lowden
  • Peter Luik & Nisha Karumanchery-Luik
  • Martin Lundie
  • Lisa M. Lyons


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  • D. Bruce Macdonald
  • Patrick MacDonald & Erin Needra
  • Bartlett H. MacDougall
  • Corey MacEachern
  • Bruce & Barbara MacGowan
  • MacIndoe/Sikora*
  • The Mackasey Family
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  • Linda MacKay
  • John MacKinlay
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  • Catherine MacMaster
  • Robb Macpherson
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  • Helen Mallovy Hicks & Bob Hicks
  • C. Malloy
  • Carole Malo-Giroux
  • David & Naomi Mansell*
  • Stephen & Judy Mansfield
  • Monika & Patrick Manza*
  • Alison R. Manzer
  • Caroline Bougie & Pierre Marcoux*
  • Marinelli Family
  • Tony & Maria Marino
  • Patrick Marley & Jennifer Newman
  • Elisabeth Marsden
  • Kelly & Eileen Marshall
  • Bernadine Martenson
  • Roger L. Martin
  • Joan & John Matheson
  • Andrew McAllan
  • Murray McBain
  • St. Clair McCabe
  • Duncan McCallum
  • Peggy A. McCallum
  • W. Kenneth McCarter
  • Andrew McCrodan
  • Greg & Diane McDonald
  • Brian McDonough
  • Kevin McElcheran
  • Carl McGee*
  • John McGowan
  • Rod & Gisele McIsaac
  • Ken & Joyce McKay
  • The McKenna Ashford Family
  • Kim McKenzie
  • David McKerroll
  • Jean Anne McLeod
  • Christian McMillan & Karina Thompson
  • Chris & Dianne McMullen
  • Margaret C. McNee
  • Doug & Kathleen McPhie
  • Nirvaan Meharchand
  • Steve & Leslea Mehltretter
  • The Mendelson Family Foundation
  • Perry F. Mercer
  • Nabanita Merchant
  • Charles Hantho &Eileen Mercier
  • Eric & Rita Métivier & Family
  • Dennis & Cindy Metzler
  • Dr. Alan C. Middleton
  • Douglas & Claudia Miehm
  • Bruce H. Mitchell
  • Joan Mohammed
  • Odette Soriano & John Monger
  • David A. Moore
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  • John Sanford Moore
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  • Beth Adams & Sohrab Movahedi
  • Stephen & Cheryl Murphy
  • Daphne Myler


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  • Douglas R. Neal
  • Jennifer & Ryan Neske*
  • Terry Nichol
  • J. Corey Nicholson
  • Maurice Jay Nicholson
  • Michael Norgrove
  • Derrick Novis


  • Brian O'Byrne
  • Karyn O'Neill & Fred Dean
  • Harry & Nancy Ort
  • Nora Osbaldeston
  • Peter O'Sullivan
  • Joaquin (Jay) Otazo*
  • Lisa O'Toole
  • Chris Owen


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  • Tony Pampena
  • Christianne Paris
  • Neil & Sharon Parkinson
  • V. Parmar
  • The Paterson Family
  • Benoit Patry & Sheila Szela
  • Rose Patten
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  • Linda & Geoffrey Pearlstein
  • Tony Pedari
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  • Joel Prussky
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  • E. Purdy
  • Brad & Sheila Purkis


  • Nabeel Rajan*
  • Rajiv & Bindu Rajput
  • Nancy Ramalho & Jeff Graham
  • Rosemary C. Rathgeb
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  • Heather Reid
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  • John A. Rhind
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  • Ron Richler
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  • Richard P. Robarts II*
  • Diana & Todd Roberts
  • Larry J. Rock
  • Tony Rodrigues & Tara Burns
  • Lee Rorabeck
  • Rose Family Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation
  • Donald & Lois Ross
  • Heather D. Ross
  • Cynthia Rowden
  • Danielle Royal*
  • The Rueter Family
  • Carla Crozier & Jim Russell
  • Ihor Ruzycky
  • Barry Ryan
  • Greg & Michele Ryan
  • Philip C. Ryback


  • Susan Sacchi
  • Al & Catherine Sampson
  • Herbert W. Saunders
  • Saunders Family
  • Glenn & Donna Sauntry
  • JP Savage & Family
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  • Lionel & Carol Schipper
  • Ron Schlumpf
  • Joe & Alicia Schoroth
  • Pearl Schusheim
  • Brian & Bunny Segal
  • Darren H. Sellers*
  • David Service
  • David A. Seville*
  • Richard Shallhorn & Nancy Baker
  • Sheila Sharp
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  • Rob & Gail Shier
  • Megan Shortreed
  • Lino (Lee) Sienna
  • Stephen & Leslie Sigurdson
  • Brent Simmons
  • Paul & Maria Simonetta*
  • Adam Sinclair*
  • Helen Sinclair
  • Ken & Mary Sinclair
  • Scott Sinclair
  • Robert & Mary Suzanne Singer
  • Patrick R. Sinnott
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  • Peter & Jeannie Sklar
  • Alan & Janice Smith
  • Glenn A. Smith
  • Philip & Maria Smith
  • The Philip Smith Foundation
  • Dianne Smith-Sanderson & Jim Sanderson
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  • Irene Sobolewski
  • Penny Somerville
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  • Mercedes Speer
  • Constantin Staicu
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  • Chris & Vijaya Sullivan
  • Hugh Sutcliffe & Jennifer McLean
  • Shelley Swanlund
  • Rosslyn Swanson
  • Frank Swedlove


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  • Kathryn J. Thornton
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  • John Tuzyk


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  • Irene Urshon


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  • Katherine C. Vyse


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  • Mike Wren
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  • Gregory & Stephanie Wylie


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  • Patrick Yip-Chuck & Lisa Preiss
  • Gordon Young & Family


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  • Joyce & Fred Zemans
  • Heather Zordel
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* GenNext Leaders are people in their 20s and 30s who are committed to United Way Toronto and to building a better future for communities in Toronto. To recognize their support, GenNext Leaders receive exclusive invitations to special events, access to high-level volunteer opportunities, and invitations to participate in behind-the-scenes tours of United Way member agencies. Visit us at www.unitedwaytoronto.com/gennext

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