2009 Ajax Youth Civic Award
Waleed Nusrat was the recipient of the 2009 Ajax Youth Civic Award which was presented by Mayor Parish.  A Grade 12 student at J. Clarke Richardson, Waleed has served as Minister of Community Relations for the school's Student Government and currently serves as the President of the school's Amnesty International Youth Group, the Intramural Cricket League and is the Minister of Communications for the South Asian Heritage Club.  Walled created "Good Deeds" a group that connects seniors with youth to assist with gardening and other tasks where assistance may be required. In addition; he led a project called REACT to provide basic school equipment for the Aboriginal Community of Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario.

  Waleed is also a member of the Town's Diversity and Community Engagement Plan Steering Committee and provides a youth perspective to help shape the delivery of services in Ajax. Waleed has been on the Honour role each year and won the Top Student Award each year.  Waleed has certainly established himself as a community leader and well deserving recipient of this award.

Patricia Clark  2009 Ajax Adult Civic Award

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Patricia Clark was the recipient of  the 2009 Ajax Adult Civic Award, which was presented by Mayor Parish.   Pat was the founding member of Ajax Citizens Together and successfully stopped the Region of Durham's proposal to build a toxic waste treatment plant in South Ajax.  She was also a founding member of Pickering-Ajax Citizens Together, who successfully worked to prevent the installation of another massive Metro Toronto garbage dump in Durham.  Pat was elected to Ajax Council in 1980 and reelected in 1982.  In 1988 she was elected as the first Regional Councillor to serve the north of Ajax.  Retiring from politics in 1991, Pat has volunteered for a number of organizations including Big Sisters, Denise House, the Salvation Army "Brad Buddies" and assisting those in need during the holidays.  In 2005, she chaired the 50th Anniversary Gala Jubilee to celebrate the town's 50th Anniversary. More recently, Pat  volunteered to help organize the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate and chaired the Gala Dinner, which honoured the British and New Zealand veterans, as well as our own Canadian veterans from past and present conflicts.  Pat Clark was also instrumental in raising funds for the Ajax Legacy Obelisk at Veterans Point Gardens.  Pat has a long history of serving the Ajax community.  Congratulations, Pat!

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