They could hardly believe their ears. Maude McLennan and Chelsea Goodenough held back tears of joy after they were announced the winners at the Royal Bank Ancaster Citizen of the Year and Ancaster Old Mill Youth Volunteer of the Year evening on Friday.
For Mrs. McLennan, it's one of her first accolades in more than five decades of volunteering. She's a founding member of the Ancaster Community Food Drive and longtime volunteer with Ancaster Community Services' Meals on Wheels, Ryerson United Church, the Canadian Cancer Society and many more.
Chelsea won't be cutting back on her volunteer service, even while pursuing a Kiniesiology degree at McMaster. She's currently assisting a medical study at McMaster and plans to volunteer at Hamilton's Ronald McDonald House. She also teaches tennis and plans to play with the McMaster tennis or water polo team.
For the first time in recent memory, all of this year's nominees were female. Lori Cooper was Citizen of the Year runner-up. Other youth nominees were Kathleen Dunn and Yasaman Karimianpour.
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