Plympton-Wyoming mayor honouring those who give back – Sarnia and Lambton County This Week

Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper

This past years Plympton-Wyoming Mayors Community Appreciation Awards will honour organizations, volunteers, historians, an author, baseball players, fundraisers and businesses for their contributions to the Lambton County municipality.

I think it was 2010 or 2011 that we started it, Mayor Lonny Napper said about the annual list. Its something my wife and I wanted to do to give back.

Following the tradition he began, Napper will be host to a noon luncheon on Feb. 1 at the Camlachie Community Centre to recognize the new honorees.

He covers the cost of the lunch and those attending are asked to make a donation to a cause selected each year. This year, Napper is recommending a $10 per person donation for Miracle Maxs Minions, a project of one of this years honorees, Brian Schoonjans and his family.

They planted a field of sunflowers in 2019 at their farm on Douglas Line and invited visitors in to take photos and leave a donation in memory of Max Rombouts, a two-year-old boy from Thedford who died that year after battling leukemia.

Its estimated 10,000 people or more visited the field while the sunflowers were blooming in September, and donations came close to $60,000 for charities selected by the Rombouts family.

I just like to honour the people who make a difference in the community, Napper said. Thats why its such a nice place to live because of what they do.

Tickets to this years awards luncheon are available, in advance only, until Jan. 28 by calling the municipal office at 519-845-3939. Charitable receipts will be available for donations of $50 or more.

This years appreciation award recipients also include:

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