Nominations are open for the 2024 award.
Nominations are due January 21, 2025
About the Savita Shah Award
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Savita was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was born on March 21, 1947 in the small village of Talod, India. She was only able to complete her education to grade 9 as she was forced to drop out of school because no other girls were attending high school.
She immigrated to Canada in 1975 with her young daughter to join her husband, Jitendra, who had immigrated to Canada the year before. Once arriving in Canada, Savita enrolled in evening English. While raising their three daughters, Paresha, Monica, and Melissa, she and her husband began volunteering within many communities and organizations as their way of giving back and showing gratitude to the community. Over the years Savita gave countless hours of her time to various organizations. She worked tirelessly behind the scenes on many fundraising and charitable activities including the momentous formation of the Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace. She never expected any attention, applause, or recognition. This tireless dedication to service was one of the admirable qualities that through so many people to her. |
Savita Shah
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Sadly, Savita was taken from us far too soon on January 21, 2007 at the age of 59 after an inspiring battle with pancreatic cancer. The Foundation would like to honour her contributions to the community with this award. The recipient of this award is one who exemplifies sweet as compassionate qualities and who selflessly contributes to their community with no expectation of accolades.
If you know of someone who you believe is deserving of this award please fill in the form linked below. The award recipient will direct the Foundation to make a $300 donation to the charity of their choice as ratified by the Board of the Foundation.
If you know of someone who you believe is deserving of this award please fill in the form linked below. The award recipient will direct the Foundation to make a $300 donation to the charity of their choice as ratified by the Board of the Foundation.
Previous Recipients
2023
Shweta Arora
Tracy Benkendorf
Tracy Benkendorf
2022
Gita Das
Somesh Morthy
Somesh Morthy
2021
2020
Mr. Mike Bismeyer
Ms. Sandy Raubenheimer
Ms. Sandy Raubenheimer
2019
Mrs. Colleen Ring
Dr. Abraam Isaac, MD
Mr. Tim Adams
Anna Wilson
Dr. Abraam Isaac, MD
Mr. Tim Adams
Anna Wilson
2018
Mrs. Karuna Joshee
Mrs. Heidi Bernhardi
Irene Miller
Mrs. Heidi Bernhardi
Irene Miller
2017
Ms. Jiulie Brown
Mr. Parkash Chhibber
Mr. Parkash Chhibber
2016
Ms. Jody Spencer
