MOOSE JAW — The 12th annual Lois Boyle Excellence in Community Service Award has been earned by Daniele Porter, a 15 Wing community worker.
The award was presented recently by Phil Adkins, president of the Friends of the Forces Fellowship.
Recipients of the award are required to demonstrate the ability to strengthen the bond between 15 Wing and the community of Moose Jaw; demonstrate the ability to inspire and encourage community service in others and display an extraordinary effort to overcome challenges or obstacles while making this contribution.
Porter is an active member of the 15 Wing community, serving on the Bushell Park Community Council and the 15 Wing Defence Indigenous Advisory Group.
She is a partner of the Little Library program, and shares her time and talents with whatever activity is taking place, usually being one of the organizers and in doing so, sharing her enthusiasm with other participants.
Her nomination form said Porter always puts others first and is an incredible woman, one who will be missed as she and her family leave Moose Jaw for Cold Lake.
Porter’s husband Jon and children Thomas and Nicholas were on hand for the award presentation that took place as part of the Fellowship’s Ogema train trip with 16 military families from 15 Wing.
Boyle worked for many years at 15 Wing and was known as the “Mother of the Snowbirds” for her work with members of the original demonstration team.
