Laila Adassi, Ottawa, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Laila Adassi has shown exceptional leadership at a young age through her successful fundraising efforts on behalf of numerous local and national charities. In the last four years, she has devoted hundreds of hours outside of school working on events such as the Hillcrest High School's Annual Cancer Drive. She has also taken on great responsibility, such as directing approximately 500 volunteers at a time and deciding how best to invest donations for the development of new community projects. She has sacrificed numerous weekends and evenings to pursue volunteer initiatives and has worked as a peer tutor and student trustee. Ms. Adassi's community involvement, combined with her dedication to helping others, is an inspiration to people of all ages.
