Meritorious Service Cross

• Awarded on: November 20, 2020
• Invested on: May 23, 2024

Helen Margaret Truscott, M.S.C. (posthumous)
Toronto, Ontario

Peggy Truscott, an active volunteer with Ovarian Cancer Canada and a cancer patient herself, established the organization’s inaugural Walk of Hope in Toronto in 2002. The annual, volunteer-led event has raised millions of dollars since its inception, and now takes place in communities across Canada. By engaging tens of thousands of participants, the walk creates a network of support for patients and highlights the human side of this disease.