Welcome to
Newfoundland and Labrador
We are your provincial office for the Award and will be your point of contact. As your local Award office, we are here to guide and support you.
We are ready to help you on your Award Journey. If you have any questions, please ask.
Step 1
Take a moment to review our page about Getting Started.
Step 2
Get yourself registered!
You must be registered before you can begin counting your activities.
To get started, visit our Sign Up Page.
Step 3
Set-up your ORB
[Online Record Book] and start tracking your activities. -IMPORTANT - You must register for The Award before setting up ORB!
Your ORB set-up
information will be sent to you via email once you have registered. Please note this step is not an automated
process so please allow sufficient time for the provincial award office to
process your registration. If you have
not received your ORB set-up email within 7 days of registering please contact
our office.
Good Luck On Your Award Journey! And Remember..........
"There is more to us then we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less."
Kurt Hahn, Co-founder
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
Regional Board of Directors
Our Board members are all volunteers who provide us with unique professional skill sets, insight and a vast amount of experience. Some of these specialized skill sets include; marketing, fundraising, finance, and governance.
If you have a specialized skill, the time to commit and you would like to volunteer for one of the Boards or Committees, please contact the Divisional office.
Newfoundland & Labrador Board
Honourary Provincial Chair
The Honourable Judy Foote
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Honourary President
John Perlin
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Past-President
Ron Ellsworth
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
President
Lynn Zurel
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Legal Counsel
Natalie O’Donnell
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Treasurer
Jillian Walsh
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Fundraising/Volunteer Hall of Fame
Charles Stacey
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Director
Toby Barnes
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Executive Director
Trudy Carlisle
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Our Supporters
As a registered charity, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador relies on the generous support of our corporate and individual donors, media partners, funders, and government partners to ensure the success of the Award in Newfoundland and Labrador.
We would like to acknowledge the generous support of our community partners. Thank you for believing in The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award!
The Future
We pride
ourselves in offering a program that is accessible to all youth, regardless of socio-economic
status, ability, ethnicity, or gender, enabling all youth in Newfoundland and
Labrador an opportunity to realize their fullest potential through their own
efforts. Our goal is to see an increased rate of participation from both youth participants
and adult volunteer leaders, contributing to the growth and expansion of the
Award.
As a supporter of The Award, you help bring an increase in self-confidence,
independence, sense of responsibility, sense of belonging, feelings of
accomplishment and community awareness to program participants. We
know that, through the Award program, youth will learn the importance of
healthy lifestyles and community engagement leading to productive, engaged and
accountable citizens and a bright and healthy future for our province. Please help us bring this amazing program to youth across our province!
The Duke of
Edinburgh’s International Award NL relies on the generous support of our
community supporters, government partners, and corporate and individual donors to ensure the youth of our province are able to avail of the
Award program. We cannot do it alone.
We
look forward to your support of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award NL. Together, we are equipping young people
for life!
If you are interested in learning more about how you can support The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador, please contact our Award office by calling 709-753-0423.
Trudy
Carlisle, Executive Director | The Duke of
Edinburgh's International Award | Newfoundland & Labrador
709.753.0423
| tcarlisle@dukeofed.org
2017 marked twenty years of service to The Duke of
Edinburgh’s International Award for Trudy.
The Award is more than a job; it is her passion. So much so, that in 2010, she started an Award
group in her home community. Trudy volunteers
her time to coordinate all aspects of the adventurous journey with her Award
group, accompanying them on their Bronze, Silver and Gold expeditions. Since becoming an Award leader, Trudy has
developed a love for canoeing and a much deeper appreciation for nature.
When asked what fuels her passion for The Award, Trudy will
tell you that she is inspired and motivated everyday by a quote from Kurt Hann
(Co-founder of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award), “There is more to
us then we know. If we can be made to see
it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.”
“As Executive Director most of my work is about ensuring the
strategic health of the organization but as an Award leader I’ve had the
opportunity to see first hand how The Award can change young people. My goal
when I first started our Duke of Ed group was to break down the ‘cliques’ that
existed. There were several different
peer groups and all I wanted was for them to all be friends. We started with 30
diverse young people at Bronze and 22 of them finished Gold together. Along the
way I watched them cry, threaten to quit and grow into a wonderful group of
young men and women who, by the end of their Award journey, had each other’s
backs. When I read their final Gold reports, I was moved to tears by how they
felt they were like family to one another. I guess that’s what paddling for 4
days and 3 nights in 120 mm of rain will do! That is what fuels me.”
In her ‘other' free time Trudy enjoys spending time with her
husband and three sons, camping, and playing ice hockey.
Ashley Smith, Program Manager | The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award | Newfoundland & Labrador
709.753.0423 | asmith@dukeofed.org
Ashley is a graduate from the Community Recreation
Leadership program at College of the North Atlantic. Ashley spent years in the sea cadet program
acquiring valuable skills in orienteering and sailing. In her previous job, she was responsible for
volunteer management as well as assisting with program delivery for youth, one
of which was The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.
While Ashley may have been born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she
is still a Newfoundlander at heart. Spending her summers in the little town of
Hatchet Cove, she learned to fish and found a love for the outdoors at a young
age.
Ashley is ready to help you on with your Award so don't hesitate to reach out to her!
COVID-19 and #theAwardathome
For all up to date info about working on the Award during the pandemic, visit our COVID-19 Hub!
Several years ago The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Newfoundland and Labrador was trying to come up with idea that
would help raise the much needed funds to ensure we could offer The Award to any young person wishing to participate.
We wanted to create a concept that would be long lasting, have impact and be meaningful to the people of this province but equally as
important, we wanted to create something that embraced the values of who we are as an organization.
In 2012 we created the Newfoundland and Labrador Volunteer Hall of
Fame. We felt it spoke to the very fabric of who we are as Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans
as we are known for our kind and compassionate nature and how much we give back to our
communities through our volunteer efforts. Likewise, it linked well to The Award as one section of The Award is community service.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Volunteer Hall of Fame honors, documents and recognizes the significant efforts of those in our province who have made long-standing volunteer efforts. Nominees do not need to be volunteers with our organization. Any person or organization with a lifetime of giving to their community/our province can be nominated.
Volunteer Hall of Fame inductees are shining examples of adults who have made
a difference in their communities through a lifetime of volunteering and
Award participants are shinning examples of youth who are beginning to make a
difference in their communities.
Each year, Volunteer Hall of Fame inductees are honoured at an Awards Gala celebrating their
extraordinary volunteer achievements. The gala not only serves to honour
some of our province’s most outstanding volunteers but it has also grown to be the signature fundraising event of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award program in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information please visit volunteerhalloffame.ca