Beaches-East York residents awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals for community service

Four Beaches-East York residents were recently honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medals at a ceremony held at Queen’s Park earlier this month.

Hosted by Beaches-East York MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon, the June 9 ceremony saw Sandy Graham, Panchetta Barnett, Hazel Hein-Mcleod, and Cpl. Stavros Grekos presented with the medals earlier this month.

“We were thrilled to hold the King Charles III Coronation Medal presentation at Queen’s Park to recognize the joyful and important significance of the occasion,” said McMahon in a news release.

The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a visible and tangible way to recognize outstanding individuals of all ages and from all walks of life who have made a difference in their communities.

“Our commitment to Canada is strengthened when we collectively honour those who distinguish themselves by virtue of their talents, their generosity, and their service to their community and to our country. We are proud to recognize today’s recipients for their enormous contributions,” said McMahon at the presentation ceremony.

Graham is a champion for gender and age equality in the music industry. Music is the universal language that brings us all together, and Graham has shared her knowledge and mentors others on a global scale and represents the best of Ontarians.

Barnett gives back to the community everyday. She transcends her role as East York Historical Society President to reinvigorate citizens’ passion to preserve their historical data through a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion lens to the region’s history.

Hein-Mcleod knows what a difference positive action can make! She organized three local Kids Pride parades. She cares about the environment and organizes ravine clean ups in Taylor-Massey. She wants to live in a clean and healthy world.

Cpl. Grekos of the Canadian Armed Forces is known in the Beaches-East York community for exemplifying the tenet of “service to Canada before self”, making significant sacrifices to mentor the future generation of soldiers during his five years of service in the forces.