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S o i < City native is honoured They love our man Drew Cunsolos; Lindsay names him top citizen By Bruce Bell THE INTELLIGENCER \ ' LINDSAY -- Belleville native Drew Gunsolus learned the spirit of giv- ing early in life and his commit- ment to volunteering has earned him a prestigious award in his adopted home-town. A partner with the -Lindsay law firm, Staples, Swain and Gunso- lus, he was recently named the Lindsay and District Chamber of Commerce's Ci t izen of the Year toi his tiieless efforts on commu mty projects and dedication to children's causes, A longtime advocate for Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Gunsolus has most recently been using his legal training as lawyer and chair- man for the Ross Memorial Hos- pital capital campaign, an initia- tive which has raised more than SI million over the target of S6 million for the expansion of the local hospital, A gidduate ui Centennial Sec olid a j > vticoL Gunsolus graduat- ed irofii Queen's University with a B A in political science in 1978 and the University of Windsor Law School in 1981. He was called to the bar at Osgoode Hall in Toron- to in 1983, the ^>ame year he moved to Lindsay with his wife Ann. They have two daughters, Claire, 15, and Etta, 10. He credits his parents, Belleville residents Ray and Winn Gunsolus, with instilling the virtues of vol- unteering in him and his sisters at an early age. "It was expected of us," he said. "My parents were heavily involved with their church as well as the community and my sisters and I just carried on." And it's carrying on with his daughters as well. Claire has already surpassed the mandatory 40 hours of vo lunteer w rork required for high school gradua- tion and Etta, a Grade 5 student is PHOTO BY Kmsn SET'ILRINGTON, LINDSAY DAILY POST Belleville native Drew Gunsolus is highly thought of in Lindsay "IT WOULD BE A PRETTY SAD PLACE IF PEOPLE DIDN'T HELP OUT WHEN THEY CAN/' -- LINDSAY'S CITIZEN OF THE YEAR DREW CUNSOLOS b u s y v o l u n t e e r i n g with the younger grades at school. He spends much of his spare time championing the cause of childieir An active Big Brothel toi 13 years, he was on the board ot directors until 1996 arid contin- ues to support the organization with free legal advice "It's just a natural lor rnt in my line of work to get involved when ever (organizations) have legal work that needs to be done," he said. "I guess in my profession they call it pro bono." A modest Gonsolus said his, efforts are nothing more than <r contribution to a community, to help make it a little better for everyone. "It would be a pret ty sad' place if people didn't help out when they can," he said. "Vol * unteer ing jus t adds a little; flavour and as lai as I'm con ctrned, it vou give to your com LliUi.il » v J l Wfill gi\r€ D d v k I 1/03