Robert Charles Pettitt, Cambridge, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For 30 years, Robert Charles Pettitt has given generously of his time to his community. Since the mid 1970s, he has been active on the board of Saint Luke's Place, a senior citizens' complex, and as a committee member and Sunday school teacher for Wesley United Church. For the past 20 years, he has served at the local, provincial and national levels of the United Way. He was a key fundraiser with the United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries, which recognized his commitment in 1993 by establishing an award in his name to honour individuals demonstrating extraordinary United Way and community leadership. In freely offering his expertise to many organizations in Cambridge, Mr. Pettitt has done his community a great service.
