Maine's top volunteers recognized

Award-winners say volunteer work deepens their connections to community

Janet Thompson-Price was the recipient of the Red Triangle Award that celebrates dedication, service and leadership. Cameron Keyes, an inclusion support worker who is going to medical school this fall, was named Leader to Watch for his work with groups that support people with intellectual disabilities.

Maine's top volunteers recognized

The Governor's Awards celebrate Maine's dedicated volunteers, recognizing outstanding individual and team contributions to community service.

Meadow Lake volunteer recognized nationally for decades of community work

A Meadow Lake woman is being recognized as one of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) top volunteers in the country for 2025. With National Volunteer Week approaching from April 27 to May 3, DUC is recognizing Dawn Alger, who has led the organization’s Ladies Committee in Meadow Lake for more than two decades. Alger is among a handful of volunteers honoured this year from DUC’s network of about 3,000 volunteers nationwide, including roughly 530 activ…