Margaret A. Rowe, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
A British expatriate and devoted Red Cross volunteer, Margaret Rowe has offered outstanding service to citizens of her community and province. For 20 years, she has helped organize a reunion of war brides hailing from all over the province, to foster support and lasting friendships among women. She further assisted in the writing and publication of a semi-annual newsletter as well as a book of stories about war brides, the profits of which have provided scholarship funds for their families. In the Conception Bay South area, she has assisted numerous victims left homeless by fire and directed many community food and clothing drives. She has also tended to seniors and shut-ins, and given freely of her time and energy to help members of her parish.