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Sandra Moniz-Prencipe
2024 Vaughan Honouree “Repurposing for a purpose” were the words that Sandra Moniz-Prencipe used when trying to articulate her...


Gabriella Lopreiato
2023 Vaughan Honouree Gabriella Lopreiato began her career in the service industry at the age of fourteen, committing twenty-five-plus...


John Amendola
2014 Vaughan “I was destined to give because many people gave.” John Amendola is a first generation Canadian from a Southern Italian...


Elvira Caria and Nadia Cerelli-Fiore
2015 Vaughan “The benefit of giving back is that we directly affect change. It is what you have done with life that really matters at the...


Joyce Usher-Mesiano
2016 Vaughan “Our charity is called Butterfly Effect because it’s a small movement that can have a profound effect on lung cancer...


Peter & Anna Eliopoulos
2017 Vaughan Honouree When Peter and Anna met, they instantly became best partners in life, love, and business. Together they formed the...


Rossana Di Zio Magnotta
2018 Vaughan Honouree Rossana Di Zio Magnotta, CEO of Magnotta Winery, has found her life’s calling in fighting for Lyme disease...


Daniela Hofmann
2019 Vaughan Honouree Daniela Hofmann, owner of Freedom Medi Spa since 2004, has been in the medical esthetics field for over twenty...


Rosanne Longo
2020 Vaughan Honouree Rosanne Longo is the Spokesperson for Longo’s and Chair of the Longo’s Family Charitable Foundation. Longo’s began...


Longos Store Managers
Vaughan 2021 Longo's is a family-operated grocery chain in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. This year, Portraits of Giving honours...


Julia Suppa
Vaughan Honouree 2022 Julia Suppa is a professional storyteller and producer, community supporter, and active volunteer. She runs her own...
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