She's Citizen Of The Year

Saturday, October 16, 2010 04:02 AM

Citizen of the Year, Sharon Hurd, with PGCF President Jim Imrich

Prince George, B.C. - Her first quiet words were, "I think I'm going to faint"...

From that point on, the winner of the 2010 Prince George Citizen of the Year award, Sharon Hurd, gave a hilarious acceptance speech.

The 71-year-old moved to Prince George back in 1995 and went to UNBC to take Women's Studies. Since then, she has devoted countless hours to several local organizations, mainly devoted to helping women. She is the Executive Director of the Phoenix House, a board member of the Hutda Lake Wellness Project for Women with Addictions, the director of the John Howard Society of Northern B.C., and the board chair of both the P.G. Council of Seniors and the P.G. Crisis Line.

Speaking at last night's Awards Banquet hosted by the Prince George Community Foundation, Hurd said she hadn't prepared anything to say because the other nominees have done such wonderful things in the community, she hadn't expected to win. (Those nominees were Dr. Theresa Healy, Ruth Langner, and Shawn Rice)

Hurd said, "I do what I love." She said she likes using her life experiences to help women. And went on to say, to much laughter, "And I like helping men, too. I like men...I just can't be married to them."

She added, "I'm very good friends with my last husband -- I've had a few -- it's part of my research. I have to tell the young women what not to do, by doing it!"

"But really and truly, I am so honoured to be here. It was so unexpected for me," she said. "I got dolled up just to be supportive of everyone else."

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Posted by: jales4 on October 16 2010 8:23 AM

Congrats. With the recent murder of one woman and another woman still missing, her work is more necessary than ever before.

Posted by: scorpio on October 16 2010 9:02 AM

So happy for you!!!! You deserve every bit of happiness in receiving this award. You have gone unrecognized for too long, it is your time to shine.
As far as the men in your life, you just haven't found one that realizes that it's a privilege to be in your company. You need a man like Prince Phillip, that realizes that you are the QUEEN!!!!
Love You Sharon, and thank you for all the help you have given me and my family.

Posted by: dnakamura on October 16 2010 10:19 AM

Sharon Hurd is an amazing woman. She doesn't regard what she does as "work" - to Sharon it's a "calling". What she does in a day takes most people a week to accomplish.
What 71-year-old woman do you know who is beautiful, fit, can throw bales of hay, chop and haul tons of wood? And she responds to crisis situations, provides individual support to women and children, mentors and guides her staff, lends a helping hand to her friends and colleagues, effectively manages programs amidst budget cuts. Then she wakes up the next morning and does it all over again because she loves her life and everyone in it.
Love you too Sharon!

Posted by: Headshake on October 16 2010 12:56 PM

Thank you for all your hard work.