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Achievements by Members
The Uxbridge Networking Group has no shortage of incredible members. Our members achieve amazing milestones almost every single day, and every now and then, an individual in our networking elite does something really remarkable. We’re going to recognize those achievements, here and now, starting with three UNG members who are celebrating personal and professional bests. Congratulations to you all!
STAN TAYLOR
Stan was the recipient of the “Right Stuff” award from the Space Academy’s Space and Rocket Centre (NASA) in Huntsville, Alabama. This award is presented to a trainee who embodies the qualities of the early space explorers and test pilots. Those characteristics are integrity, excellence, courage and a self-sacrificing nature. Prior to awarding this distinction to Stan, the presenter spoke to how Stan exemplified those attributes. “Despite his age, he never let anything get in his way. He pushed through difficult tasks and persevered through all physical challenges while his teammates cheered him on.” Space camp was an ambition of Stan’s that reached back to his early childhood, so attending this camp at the Space Academy was a dream come true. It’s also been a dream of Stan’s to share his passion for space knowledge and exploration. He received the opportunity to do this last February, when he presented “Inexpensive Science Activities for Your Classroom” for educators at the Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) at the Johnson Space Center (NASA) in Houston, Texas. Because not all schools or school boards have large sums of money to spend, he gave a presentation on activities that would cost educators a minimal expenditure and would still provide their students with hands-on learning opportunities.
STEPHEN WRIGHT
Stephen Wright of Wright Web & Photo is known around Uxbridge and beyond for his exceptional eye for breathtaking shots. His photos have been shared in local publications, both in print and online.
“One of the highlights of my photography career came this Spring,” says Stephen.”Three of my works were selected to go on display at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg.” The exhibition was on the Greenbelt and humankind’s effect on it. “It was not only an honour to be selected, but to also have my work displayed down the hall from paintings by the Group of Seven.”
PAT FENTON
Pat Fenton of Milestones & Transitions has touched the lives of thousands of adopted children and adoptive parents in Ontario. As the Founder and the first Executive Director of the Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) and one of the Founders of the AdoptOntario program, she has played an integral role in finding homes for children in need of an adoptive family. In 2007, when she left the ACO to go to work for the Ontario government’s Private and International Adoption Unit, the ACO Board established the Pat Fenton Award in her honour, in recognition of her many years of service to the adoption community. It has been awarded each year by the Adoption Council to an individual who has given outstanding service as a volunteer in the adoption community here in Ontario. This year, the award went to Chloe Hockley for her outstanding work with the Adoption Council of Ontario. Pat comes by her steadfast commitment to adoption through first-hand experience. “My passion for working in adoption grew out of my own experience as an adoptive parent,” Pat says. Obviously, it was an experience that would change her life and ultimately, the lives of many others in the adoption process. “Part of my social work practice at Milestones & Transitions is as an Adoption Practitioner, working with adoptive families before and after they adopt.”
Today, Pat continues to be a regular supporter of the Adoption Council and its activities. www.adoption.on.ca and www.adoptontario.ca.
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