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YMCA Canada

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YMCA Fellowship of Honour

Recognizing a lifetime of outstanding YMCA leadership.

The YMCA Fellowship of Honour is the highest honour and most valued award in the YMCA in Canada. People are our greatest resource, and the YMCA Fellowship of Honour is a way to celebrate their achievements.

Since 1981, 123 individuals from across Canada have been appointed to the YMCA Fellowship of Honour. The profiles of each recipient show how these leaders have passed on a legacy of caring from one generation to the next and have inspired civic responsibility in others.

We applaud and thank all the recipients for their generous contribution to building healthier communities.

The YMCA Fellowship of Honour medal features a tree with two hands holding the trunk.

About the Award

Held every 3 to 5 years (depending on the availability of our Patron, traditionally their Excellency the Governor General of Canada), YMCA Fellowship of Honour individuals are honoured in one of two categories:

  1. A Companion award recognizes outstanding national and international leadership
  2. An Officer award acknowledges local or regional leadership contributions

Each recipient receives a Fellowship of Honour Medal designed by award-winning artist Dora de Pédery-Hunt, a framed citation and a commemorative lapel pin, and is featured in a book listing all Fellowship members.