Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Brooklin Citizen PARVANEH PESSIAN ppessian@durhamregion.com WHITBY -- If anyone can sell volunteering, it's Eleanor Holman. This year's winner of the Mayor's Senior Volunteer Award spends half her time helping out with various causes in her community and the other half encouraging others to do the same. "All organizations are dependent on volunteers and there are so many areas in which you can assist," Ms. Holman, 79, told a crowd at the Whitby seniors' activity centre on Oct. 4. RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND WHITBY -- Eleanor Holman of Brooklin was named the Mayor's Senior Volunteer Award recipient for 2012 during an event at the Whitby Seniors Activity Centre. Annual award honours seniors for giving back to their community See ELEANOR page 5 Brooklin volunteer spreads the good word