Community Builder Award

Yves Brunet receives a United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award for his decades of dedication to supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ refugees.

The Move for Youth founder is receiving a 2025 United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award for his dedication to helping young people build strong foundations for the future.

Surprised at her own Elevate International event, Solange Tuyishime Keita receives a 2025 United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award for her commitment to uniting communities around the world to care about women and girls.

Compassionate and caring community leader Deneise Davidson received a United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award in recognition for her volunteerism.

Fae Johnstone is our newest Community Builder Award recipient thanks to the help of Capital Pride’s Toby Whitfield, and GenNext East Ontario.

We surprised an unsuspecting attendee at Black History Ottawa’s launch event for Black History Month—meet Jean-Marie Guerrier, our latest Community Builder Award recipient.

Doug has made Ottawa a better place—now it’s time to make a difference in St. John’s.

Some of the greatest volunteers in Ottawa don’t know how appreciated they are, and that’s why we love to surprise them.

By day, he’s a student at both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. By night, and day, and morning, and evening… well, all the time: he volunteers all over Ottawa, making our city a more vibrant place to live.

Since her arrival in Ottawa in the 1990s, Elaina Martin has become a fundamental part of the community. Mainly recognized as the founder of the popular Ottawa arts and music festival Westfest, Elaina has expanded her role from creative entrepreneur to community leader in a short span of time.

Calla Barnett’s colleagues describe her as the glue that holds people together. United Way presented her with a Community Builder Award to celebrate Capital Pride Week.

Coach Andy Waterman has volunteered for 25 years with Ottawa youth, empowering them to be the best they can be beyond the basketball court.

For more than nine years, Aditi Sivakumar has been volunteering in Ottawa and beyond to empower women and encourage healthy lifestyles for seniors and people living with chronic mental illnesses.

Breweries are amazing community partners. Yet even among that esteemed company, Beau’s All Natural Brewery has been setting the standard for more than a decade. On May 18, they were recognized by United Way Ottawa, winning this Community Builder Award. It’s really the perfect award for a company that has always paid it forward the support they have received from their hometown of Vankleek Hill, their greater Ottawa community and the brewing industry.