Meritorious Service Cross

• Awarded on: May 9, 2000
• Invested on: September 15, 2000

Clarence Hayward Andrews, M.S.C., Gander, Nfld.
Meritorious Service Cross (civil division)

Clarence Andrews has worked tirelessly to improve educational opportunities for Zambian children. After visiting a poverty-stricken village in 1997, Mr. Andrews returned to Canada and produced a 15-minute public awareness video, which he presented to numerous schools, churches and businesses. This dedicated individual successfully raised enough money to establish, later that year, the Newfoundland Agape School in Racecourse, Zambia. Thanks to his continued devotion and his fundraising abilities, a second school house was built in 1999. The schools now offer grades one through nine and employ eight teachers for the 230 students.