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Continued from page 1 Year for 2021. The father of two said he was surprised ant 'g hono’ ured" to receive the g recognition, but quickly turned the spotlight on lo- ® cal residents’ efforts to give generously when there's a need. rr. Halton Hills | Thursday, April 14, The “Our community is amazing — they give back in a big way," he said. "I'm proud to be a very, very small part of that, to beable to help others. ‘As a four-time cancer survivor, it seems only fit- tin: nize Tour the Hills, one of the biggest fundraisers for Cancer Assistance Servic- es of Halton Hills (CAShh). transportation services in the past to at- tend cancer treatments at Princess Margaret, vowing to give back when he could. This givi spirit cal ried over into his endea- vours at Georgetown Chev- rolet, Wherehe fist worked as a general manager. To- day, he has the “anigue op- portunity to serve as the dealership's community ambassador, bringing local causes to the company's at- tention. “The dealership is very big in supporting the com- munity and giving ba he noted. mn MacDonald learned that the youth cen- tres in town were strug- gling financially and atrisk of closing, he — along with others — helped form the Community Alliance Reaching ‘veryone (CARE) organization to raise funds and awareness for youth at risk. CARE's popular fund- raising event, Movie Under theifp.ca ShelfGenie EVERYTHING WITHIN REACH’ a Meighbourly: company TRANSFORM YOUR HOME AND UPGRADE YOUR STORAGE “WE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW the Stars, has brought in thousands for the youth centres over the past five a that ‘nave benefitted | from MacDonald's efforts in- clude the Salvation Army, Georgetown Breadbasket, local schools, Business Cares Christmas program, Classics Against Cancer and many more. The humble man also served on the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce's of directot spent as co-chair of the or- ganization’s golf tourna- ment Pest chamber general Dills, put name forth for the Citizen of the Year award, charac- terized him as “a listener — perhaps the best I have Graham Paine/Metroland Glen MacDonald has dedicated his time and resources to many local organizations. met." "He would hear ofaneed or situation he could help with through connections or. or just by showing up," she in her nomination letter. "This is where Glen goes stealth and, honestly, we will never know how many people he helped.” So, what's the most re- warding part of giving back MANY PEOPLE HE HELPED’ for MacDonald? ble, but a few years later they're off to university — it keeps you going. It keeps you motivated. MacDonald has been married to wife Dale for al- most 40 years. They have 0 children, Caileigh and Ryle | and daughter-in-law “Due to pandemic-relat- d gatherings, an awa! sentation ceremony hasn't been scheduled yet. STORY BEHIND THE ing a local resident annu- ally as Citizen of the Year, we wanted to take a closer look at how Glen MacDon- ald has made a difference in the community.