It is with pride that the Canadian SOAR executive voted to award the 2016 Lynn Williams Award for Service to Lena Sutton President of SOAR chapter 10, in Hamilton Ontario.
Lena, a longtime activist in SOAR and retiree organizations in Hamilton and the province of Ontario. Having served on the executives of the Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville area council of the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada, The Ontario Federation of Union Retirees
She has been a tireless volunteer in many community based organizations dedicated to helping the less fortunate in our communities. A dedicated political activist and a community volunteer Canadian Revenue Agency assisting seniors and the less fortunate with their income tax filings
The presentation was made by SOAR National Coordinator to Len a at the Christmas meeting of the Steelworkers Hamilton Area Council on December 12, 2016.
National SOAR Coordinator
Doug MacPherson
tel.: 416-544-6003
dmacpherson@usw.ca
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