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Westmont Athletics received welcome news on Thursday in a conference call with the NCAA Division II Membership Committee.

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Volunteers are the lifeblood of any and all organizations in every community. Without hard-working volunteers, very little would get done or accomplished.

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Lisa Taylor earns Curling Community Hero Award Lisa Taylor earns Curling Community Hero Award Author of the article: • Special to The Recorder and Times Article content Volunteers are the lifeblood of any and all organizations in every community. Without hard-working volunteers, very little would get done or accomplished. Advertisement 2 Article content Lisa Taylor earns Curling Community Hero Award Back to video Brockville's Lisa Taylor is one of those energetic volunteers. For the past 11 years, she has been organizing curling leagues and bonspiels at the Brockville Country Club. She has been coaching bantam-aged curlers and helping with the Learn to Curl program. She has been involved with the Little Rocks program for kids. Her boundless energy, dedication and encouragement made her a very good ambassador for the BCC's curling program. Along with finding time to play nine games a week in numerous leagues, Taylor has been the chairperson of the curling council at the BCC. Several years ago, she began learning about ice maintenance and is now one of the two people responsible for maintaining the curling ice at the BCC. Advertisement 3 Article content It is no surprise that Taylor is being honoured by the Ontario Curling Association with the Curling Community Hero Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the sport of curling in their community. “Lisa is of outstanding character whose dedication goes beyond regular day-to-day duties in the promotion and development of curling,” praised Jackie Empey, the curling representative on the BCC board of directors. Taylor, like many volunteers, doesn't do it for the recognition. She just wanted to help out. That's why she was quite surprised when she was informed recently of winning the award. “I'm shocked. It really was a big surprise,” said Taylor. “I don't even know what words to use.” Advertisement 4 Article content Taylor arrived in Brockville 12 years ago from Ottawa after a 25-year career in the Canadian military. She grew up with curling and had been involved with curling at her six military postings. There was no doubt she was going to be involved in curling at the BCC. Taylor has a real passion for curling and helping out. You can hear it in her voice. “Curling, it reminds me of golf, you can do it forever,” she said. “It's something that is not overly physically taxing and the pros really make it look so easy on television. You can play when you are six. You can play when you are 96. It warms my heart to see them out there.” “It's a game that needs a shot in the arm. If I can be a part of something like that, that's OK,” she continued. She knows and understands how important volunteers are to the operation and success of a community's social and sports programs. Volunteers were there for her when she was growing up. Now, she is paying back the sport that has given so much to her. “Volunteers are the lifeblood of a curling club,” said Taylor. “They are the ones who make everything possible.” The awards ceremony for this and other Ontario Curling Association honors is scheduled for Sept. 28 in Richmond Hill. Taylor would like to attend but the BCC begins putting in the curling ice on Sept. 23, and she doesn't want to miss any of that. Catch up on what is happening throughout Eastern Ontario with our Midday Roundup. Click here to sign up for the free newsletter , which will be delivered to your inbox every weekday. Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Lisa Taylor earns Curling Community Hero Award Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings

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