{"id":37457,"date":"2026-01-08T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=37457"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:00:40","slug":"sharp-honoured-for-volunteer-work-for-seniors-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/sharp-honoured-for-volunteer-work-for-seniors-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharp honoured for volunteer work for seniors, youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether it\u2019s through his advocacy work for youth as a member of the Optimist Club of Aurora, or as president of the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Association, the work of Aurora\u2019s Glen Sharp is wide-reaching \u2013 and was recognized by the Town of Aurora this past year with the 2025 Older Adult Volunteer Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Older Adult Volunteer Award is presented annually to an Aurora resident aged 55 or older who \u201cthrough their volunteer efforts has made a significant contribution to the community and has demonstrated their commitment to being a positive leader today and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGlen is a cornerstone of the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Association where he serves as President and an enthusiastic advocate for older adults,\u201d reads his citation. \u201cHis leadership on various committees encourages engagement and forward-thinking initiatives which benefit seniors in our community; and Glen\u2019s dedication expands beyond the Seniors\u2019 Centre through his long-standing involvement with the Aurora Optimist Club\u2026.and Aurora Minor Hockey Association to name just a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd he inspires others to get involved and give back.\u201d
Sharp described volunteerism as a win-win for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled and honoured to be receiving this award,\u201d he said. \u201cVolunteering gives me an opportunity to meet and work with many wonderful people. If I can help them out in some way and make their day a little better, in turn, it makes my day a little better. For me, volunteering is a win-win proposition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s through his advocacy work for youth as a member of the Optimist Club of Aurora, or as president of the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Association, the work of Aurora\u2019s Glen Sharp is wide-reaching \u2013 and was recognized by the Town of Aurora this past year with the 2025 Older Adult Volunteer Award. The Older Adult […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9K9","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-12 03:29:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37458,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37457\/revisions\/37458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}