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BRANS ‘Merne Branscombe named a ‘Caring Canadian’, SCAMEBE . TT \ fay y TC os eee Hunt reosityeett I just figured if I could help one person. i] eee amy place ice on this earth would be | secured, to some degree. !~ For Merne Branscom! be, 59, those words exem- i her commitment to volunteering and to that -end she has been honored as a Caring Canadian by i og Governor-General of Canada. |. The Belleville pomae was pire May 26 by organiza- She is one of only 20 ues across Canada to Ne eitee ward this ye _A certificate and lapel pin r lierecsa awh CC at a later date. She has already ite Literacy and other charitable ge was a need for pe a Ebcicatoe was at the first m Read all about it: :~.. | City woman honored: cont and believes “Someone told me if you are a b Satna born i a one way or the other, you'll teach,” she Not surprisingly, Branscombe read. “Tm neon voracious reader. I, I usually MA four or five go ata ma itg seve volunteer work, Branscombe said, “I feel it’s just as important as paid work.” Some of the other ome she’s ne for Stroke tio’ itis include the Heart anc Foun mn, Socie' some years ago, the oe Sea ety, and st She was also involved tf in ihe Teen Program in the “Pve volunteered most of my life.” As for the award, she said, “It’s an honor, let me you.” The doen was bee nie in 1995 by the eS nor General resented to “an indivi whose mabale vOlInare RANE DUTtONs: sequently served as treasurer, resident (for tenn ep years) and in her current position as secre- Comes prov extraordinary help or care to fami- lies wal Jet in the community. = a lato 1 al Lotell Ao 12/98 L do ees