Violet Richardson Awards
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Women, Girls, Community
Annual Award Presentation by Soroptimist International of Vancouver Come and join us to celebrate the excellent work women and girls have done for our community. DATE: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 TIME: 2:00 – 4:00p.m. Cakes, tea and coffee will be served. PLACE: Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2177 West 42nd Avenue, Vancouver FEE: By donation Register & RSVP Podcasts with the Recipients of the Violet Richardson Award 2023
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Four High School Students were recognized by Violet Richardson Award in 2021
The Violet Richardson Award recognizes young women in high schools between ages 14 and 18 who make the community and world a better place through volunteer efforts. This year, Violet Richardson Award Committee had received 49 valid applications from high school students in Vancouver and Richmond. Reported by Ching, the Violet Richardson Award Committee, “We thought that we might receive only around 10 applications this year due to COVID pandemic, which caused less opportunities for students to volunteer in the community. However, we found that many applicants had not just volunteered for non-profit organizations, but also started up their own initiatives to help and support the people they found in…
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Violet Richardson Award 2021 – Aishwarya Heran: the 1st Place Recipient
Aishwarya HeranPrince of Wales Secondary SchoolViolet Richardson Award (2021) Recipient Thank you so much, Soroptimist International of Vancouver, for the Violet Richardson Award! It is an honour to receive this recognition from an organization which aims to support and uplift girls through education and social development. My volunteer roles include being the co-president of the Prince of Wales Secondary School Feminism Club, and co-founding an organization called the Daily Feminist. Through my school’s feminism club, I have been able to connect to my school community in a meaningful way and make positive change. The Daily Feminist provides young students with workshops about feminism in hopes to remove the misconceptions surrounding…
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Violet Richardson Award 2021 – Rachel Dong: the 2nd Place Recipient
Rachel DongEric Hamber Secondary SchoolViolet Richardson Award (2021) Recipient My name is Rachel and I’m a grade 11 student at Eric Hamber. I volunteer with Ocean Wise, raising awareness and promoting the importance of ocean conservation through various service projects. I am also the president of Kitchen on a Mission, a youth organization which collects unsellable, end-of-day baked goods from bakeries to donate to people in need. Through these platforms, I will continue to advocate for the environment and support marginalized populations. I am incredibly honoured to be one of the recipients of the 2021 Violet Richardson Award. I would like to thank the people who have mentored and supported…
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Violet Richardson Award 2021 – Isabel Huang: the 3rd Place Recipient
Isabel HuangPrince of Wales Secondary SchoolViolet Richardson Award (2021) Recipient I would like to thank Soroptimist International of Vancouver for the Violet Richardson Award. As the President of Dare to Care at my school, I help raise awareness and funds for youth experiencing homelessness in Vancouver. I am also the Founder and Chair of the Youth-to-Youth Wellness Initiative, where I organize webinars with licensed health professionals for youth aged 13-17 to learn about mental health. Through these initiatives, I have been able to devote my time to something I’m passionate about: helping youth in need. Being a recipient of the Violet Richardson Award has given me the confidence to continue…
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Violet Richardson Award 2021 – Riea Singh: the 3rd Place Recipient
Riea SinghJohn Oliver Secondary SchoolViolet Richardson Award (2021) Recipient My name is Riea Singh, and I am incredibly grateful for being awarded Third Place for the Violet Richardson Award from Soroptimist International of Vancouver. I am pleased to be one of four diligent young women to have the honor of representing this award for empowering girls and helping our communities. I am the President and Founder of ‘Because the Youth Cares’ – an awareness organization aimed to educate youth about social injustices by offering free academic resources. With one of the 40 global organizations we network with, we are able to offer books and clothing to around 100 young girls…
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Violet Richardson Award 2013 Recipient – Vivien Wong
Congratulations! Soroptimist International of Vancouver recognized Vivien’s efforts to make our community a better place. Recipient: Vivien Wong ($500.00 Award) Charity: International Issues Club ($500.00 Award) Currently in Grade 11 and attending Steveston London Secondary School in Richmond Bc, she has volunteered 300 + hours in her community and have been on the honour roll since Grade 8. Currently, she is the Co-President of two clubs, International Issues Club and Interact Club and Vice President for a club called Sharks Ambassador Club. On top of that, she is also part of the Student Council, First Responsers, Engineering club and library monitor Club. As Co-President of the International Issues Club, she…
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Violet Richardson Award 2013 Recipient – Carole Lee
Congratulations! Soroptimist International of Vancouver recognized Carole’s efforts to make our community a better place. Recipient: Carole Lee ($250.00 Award) Charity: Queen Alexander Club at Magee Secondary School ($250.00 Award) A Grade 11 student at Magee Secondary School, she is currently the co-chair of the Queen Alexander Club for the Queen Alexandra Elementary School. She started her involvement with Queen Alexander Secondary School since she was in Grade 8. Queen Alexander School is an inner city school where many students come from single parent homes. 38% are receiving support for English as a Second Language and many families earn less than $30,000 per year. In October 2010, QAES was placed…
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Violet Richardson Award 2013 Recipient – Jennifer Zhen
Congratulations! Soroptimist International of Vancouver recognized Jennifer’s efforts to make our community a better place. Recipient: Jennifer Zhen ($250.00 Award) Charity: Key Club Coquitlam ($250.00 Award) She volunteers with Key Club International, a student-led, high school volunteer organization. Key Club has a major emphasis on serving children; it is a club led by children serving the children of the world. She started as an active member of the club and have volunteered over 400 hours to organizations and event during the past 5 years with Key Club. In 2011, she stepped up to lead as Projects Committee chair and carried out two projects that year. Under her leadership, the club…
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Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award
Every year, Soroptimist International of Vancouver recognizes young women between ages 14 and 17 who make the community and world a better place through volunteer efforts. Congratulations! In April 2013, 3 young women and the clubs they have volunteered for had received Awards. We applaud their efforts to make our community and the world a better place. Vivien Wong (International Issues Club), Carole Lee (Queen Alexander Club), Jennifer Zhen (Key Club) Soroptimist International of Vancouver is now accepting applications for Violet Richardson Award. Let’s encourage the young women in our community to APPLY for the awards. DETAILS: www.soroptimistvancouver.org/violet-richardson-award/ APPLICATION: www.soroptimistvancouver.org/vra-application/
