YORKTON—An area woman is set to receive the Priory Vote of Thanks from the St. John Ambulance on Oct. 15 at the organization's Investiture at Government House in Regina.
"The Priory Vote of Thanks is a National Award bearing the seal of the order and signed by the chancellor," said Susan Mould, recipient of the award, adding, "it is an expression of gratitude in recognition of exemplary dedicated service, assistance of support to the order of St. John in Canada on a particular occasion or over a significant period of time."
Mould, who lived in the UK prior to moving to Canada in 2007, estimates she's spent 10-11 years volunteering with the group between her time in the two countries.
"It was a total surprise," said Mould of her reaction upon hearing the news, noting that she was unaware anyone had nominated her for the accolade.
"The acceptance of the community—going out and fulfilling our duties at the community events—having a wonderful team to go out there with," said Mould of the impact volunteering has had on her.
"She's not only a volunteer—she started in 2015 as a volunteer and then she had worked her way into a leadership position where she was nominated as the Unit Chief—so she leads the volunteers here in Yorkton and area," said Shauna Jewhurst, Manager of St. John Ambulance Training Centre in Yorkton.
Jewhurst went on to add that Mould has volunteered 120 hours of her time in 2022.
"Obviously someone had recognized that she was doing a great in her leadership role—she was serving a lot of time—120 hours of volunteer time she put into our volunteer group that we've got here in Yorkton," said Jewhurst.
Mould said she has an idea of who nominated her for the award, but couldn't say officially.
"I'm honestly grateful for the recognition I've received and the work I've done with St. John Ambulance," said Mould, adding, "receiving this award would not have been possible without the inspiration I received from colleagues for whom I have the deepest respect and for whom I have derived the strength to challenge myself and perform better at each stage.
"I would also like to thank Shauna here, because she's been my strength right throughout this...the [Medical First Responder] team that work alongside us...we team build and we work together and we socialize together as well," said Mould, noting that her son is also volunteering as an MFR with the organization.
"On behalf of St John Ambulance staff, I would just like to thank [Susan] for her dedication to St John Ambulance," said Jewhurst.
