Citizen of the Year Is.....Dick Voneugen

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    Prince George, B.C. -      Dick Voneugen has been named  the Prince George Citizen of the Year.

Voneugen has been active in  efforts to  improve the quality of life in Prince George for 30 years.

From running to skiing to skating to hiking to biking, Dick Voneugen has used his passion and skills to help make Prince George rich in facilities and events over the last 30 years. His  nominators say Dick’s energy is limitless and contagious. In the winter, when the city sleeps, Dick can be found at the Outdoor Ice Oval driving the truck that sprays the water that makes the ice for all to use. When the snow has gone and the ice has melted, his time will be spent setting up the next running event or organizing people for the next senior games, or heading off with a work party and walk the 25K Greenway trail with a chain saw on his shoulder, helping to keep the trail open for people to use. Some of the volunteer organizations Dick has been involved with:

• Founding member in 1978 of the Prince George Road Runners
• Organizer of the first Terry Fox run in 1981 and still a member of the organizing committee
• Member of the Road Running Committee of BC Athletics
• Founding member of the Cranbrook Hill Greenway Society
• Founding Director of the Outdoor Ice Oval Society

The other nominees were:

Christal Caposinsky,  she started the New Hope Society and ran it for the first five months by herself - with no funding.

Bob Chorney:  known as "Cowboy Bob", , he has been able to encourage, persuade and direct people to the appropriate helpers. His constant presence as a friend has earned the trust of many who have "fallen through the cracks" of society. He has provided a linkage between downtown services and the wider community.

Larry Crooks:  involved in volunteer groups and activities in Prince George for 38 years.

Clifford Dezell: former City Councillor and member of many committees  invcluding the Northern Sports  Centre Committee and  the  Performing Arts Centre Society

Lorna Ditmar: who has spent the last 30 years working for those with  challenges.

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