Connecting the Community Award: cast your vote!

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Thank you all for taking the time to support the nominees. With all of your help, there were over 49,000 votes!

Congratulations to Amanda Tapping, who garnered 10,962 votes! As part of the Connecting the Community award, Scotiabank donated $10,000 for Amanda to give to the YWCA program area of her choice. Amanda chose to allocate the money to YWCA programs that reduce child poverty.

From left: Scotiabank representative Cheryl Westgard, Amanda Tapping and YWCA CEO Janet Austin.

Top Ten – Nominees’ Votes

AMANDA TAPPING - Reducing child poverty   
10,962                        

JAMIE KEAST - Reducing child poverty
5,332 votes

ARDELL BROPHY - Preventing violence against women
3,922 votes

SAARA BHANJI - Preventing violence against women
3,585 votes

AMBER ANDERSON - Safe and affordable housing
3,163 votes

IONA WHISHAW - Healthy choices for youth
2,827 votes

SHEILA STENZEL - Healthy choices for youth
1,531 votes

SURJIT LALLI - Healthy choices for youth
1,080 votes

IRENE JEREMIC - Preventing violence against women
1,022 2 votes

GINNY GOLDING - Safe and affordable housing
877 votes