Civitan Club of Oakville History

The Civitan Club of Oakville was chartered on June 17, 1960 with 25 members.

Award	2009 Recipient
The Bob McLernan Fellowship Trophy	Chris Smith
Chairman of the Year Award	Rich Cowper
Van Exan Trophy for District Involvement	Norm Moffatt
On Going Involvement Award	Doug Guthrie
Gord Good Trophy Civitan of the Year	George Horhota
Club Honour Key	John Mockford
Appreciation Award	Rosemary Hood
Treasurer Plaque	Chris Smith
Secretary Plaque	Chris Mourtos
President's Plaque	James McCannell

Award	2008 Recipient
The Bob McLernan Fellowship Trophy	Fred Wilson
Rookie of the Year Award	Chris Smith
Chairman of the Year Award	George Horhota
Van Exan Trophy for District Involvement	-
On Going Involvement Award	Doug Guthrie
Civitan of the Year Award	Bob McCannell
Special Thanks	Marilyn Smith & Ken Coulter, Jadzia Weir, Marlyn Van Exan, & Jeannine Guthrie
Appreciation Award	Oakville Today & Lars Melander
Honour Plaque	John Mockford
Honour Key	-

Funded Civitan House at Stuart Farm (residence for teens admitted by Halton Children’s Aid Society)
- $10,000 per year
Donated Ford Van ($32,000) in 1999 to Oaklands Association for Mentally Handicapped community living
Oakville Community Living’s Adult Training Centre (paid $70,000 mortgage over 12 years)
Sponsored furniture for a room at the Oakville Trafalgar Hospital
Funded 14 wheelchairs to be lent to those in need
Annual Fishing Derby for handicapped children
Purchase of special bikes for persons with Cerebral Palsy
Monthly Senior Citizen’s Bingo