• Awarded on: December 12, 1996

Sally Lorraine Olsen, Nepean, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Sally Olsen has contributed to the development of children as a volunteer workshop facilitator on cooperative games and as founder of an educational program called "Kids on the Block", which helps sensitize people to issues related to disabilities. An adult day-school teacher, she encourages her students to volunteer in community projects and fundraising activities.