By: Terence Mbulaheni
Joan
Simmonds is the Director of the
French Shore Historical Society in Conche Newfoundland and the Project
Director
for the French Shore Tapestry Project. She’s very active in Conche,
beginning her career as a catalyst in the community volunteering
at age 13, selling tickets for the local parish committee.
As Director
of the
Tapestry Project, she raised the funds necessary for the embroidery work
to be
carried out. Working tirelessly, she managed a team of more than a dozen
people
through out the three-year project, supervising the hiring and training
of a
dozen artistic embroiders from
the community, as well as arranging the space for the work to be carried out.
As Director
of the
Tapestry Project, she raised the funds necessary for the embroidery work
to be
carried out. Working tirelessly, she managed a team of more than a dozen
people
through out the three-year project, supervising the hiring and training
of a
dozen artistic embroiders from the community, as well as arranging the space for the work to be carried out.
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| Joan and embroiders |
Joan says, "Any community has to depend on volunteers. You have to take care of your environment and it will take care of you". The Newfoundland government recently honoured Joan as one of volunteers in the province who contribute over 35 million hours a year of valuable unpaid time to their communities and local organizations.
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