Anna Van Barneveld, Duncan, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For more than 35 years, Anna Van Barneveld has generously donated her knitting projects to various organizations on the East Coast, including shelters for street youth and various Halifax inner-city schools and, more recently, to the Duncan District Hospital and Maternity Ward in British Columbia. In addition, her hand-knit clothing has been included in food hampers at Christmas and distributed to children and refugees in war-torn countries. At the Canadian Red Cross Society in Duncan, she has dedicated 40 years to directing the loan-equipment service as well as the tracing-and-reunion section. She has also tended to parents and their children at numerous immunization clinics in British Columbia. Mrs. Van Barneveld's gifts and generosity have helped make life a little easier for people, particularly children, at home and abroad.
