Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed, Vancouver, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
A hard-working and natural leader, Taleeb Noormohamed has demonstrated concern for young people everywhere he goes. He redesigned a mentorship program for Covenant House in Vancouver, which provides help to homeless runaways and at-risk youth, planning every step in its development and operation. He has served the Leukemia Research Fund of Canada as a member of its board of directors, sharing his communications and marketing skills to better establish and promote this charity. He has also played a vital role in the development of the Racing Towards a Cure initiative, a public awareness program for leukemia research, and he continues to devote himself to finding new and exciting ways of improving the world.
