Florence's Recognition & Accomplishments
2012 Ontario Co-operative Association Co-op Service Award
2010 Ontario Volunteer Service Award for 25 Years of Service
2007 Ontario Region 10 Year Co-operative Housing Staff Service Award Institute of Housing Management Accreditation
1994 Conestoga College Recreation Leadership Graduate (Honours)
1992 Winner of the Doon Pioneer Park Community Association Logo Contest
1989 Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre and Pioneer Park Branch Library Project
1987 Conestoga College Volunteer Management Certificate
Florence’s community involvement record
2017- 2020 New Generations Housing Co-operative Board of Directors
2017 – 2020 COCHF Co-op Service Awards Event Planning Committee
2016 – 2020 Waterloo Standard Condominium Corporation No.379
Board of Directors (Treasurer)
2016-2018 Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation Board of Directors
2012 – 2020 Institute of Housing Management (IHM) Distant Learning Instructor Property and Building Administration
2012 International Year of Co-operatives – Co-op Parade Float Project
ONCo-op "Co-op Spirit Award - Individual"
2005-2010 Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada - Management Conference Reference Group
1994-2020 Co-operative Staff Association of Central Ontario
1996-1997 Blessed Kateri School Parent Council
1994 Co-op Summer Recreation Program through the Canada HRDC Seed Grant
1993-1995 City of Kitchener Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
1995 Cross Cultures Talents' Festival at Kitchener City Hall
1993 Cross Cultures Premier Arts & Culture Contest / Auction at Joseph Schneider House
1991-1997 Kitchener Waterloo Sexual Assault Support Centre
Front-line Worker and Board of Directors (1995-97)
1989 Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre and Library opens
Heritage Awareness Citation from the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation for contributing to the promotion of heritage in the community.
1988 Groundbreaking Ceremony - Organized and promoted the involvement of all area schools to attend and show support for the Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre project.
1987 Volunteer Management Certification - placement at the Volunteer Placement Service of Kitchener-Waterloo
1986-1988 Fundraising $25,000 for the Doon Pioneer Park Community Center through Citrus Fruit Drives and the sale of "Go-Kit" shovels
1985 Doon Pioneer Park Community HANDBOOK
1984-1987 St. Timothy / Pioneer Park Summer Playground Committee
1984 Presentation of the Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre Proposal to City of Kitchener Council
"Birthday Bash" - organized the one-day celebration of Ontario
Centennial, Doon 150 years and 15 years for the Pioneer Park
community.
1982-1989 Doon Pioneer Park Community Association Executive Committee (President 1985-1989)
1982-2020 Doon Pioneer Park Community Association - annual Christmas Miracle Food Hamper Project
1981 Kingsdale Participating Preschool Executive - Secretary