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‘ : I __â€"â€"E€olbomne resident is Jubilee Medal winner Page 1 of 3 : E Colborne resident is Jubilee Medal winner & j f i Written by Bob Owen * E Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:26 : § Colborne resident Vinh Nguyen is the latest local recipient of a Queen‘s Jubilee 5 Medal. Vinh collected his award at a February ceremony in Toronto. He was one of 32 people connected with the Children‘s Wish Foundation to be given the medal. ( Vinh has been with the foundation almost 26 years, starting as a student volunteer, then taking over the financial operations of the fledgling organization § months later. He took the advice of his boss, who was volunteering his time. It ; | was a good group of four,, and Vinh loved the mission. Vinh‘s pay came from a sixâ€"month grant. 2 | | i Em ds s n d "», '. 1‘ 1‘ ‘ j ‘ 4 | | e $y E.000 B\ | P 1. .0 _ a mBtit\ " .3 [ Keâ€" B RV BJ\ â€" â€" es k .1;'" o /\ y \ * 4 ‘, tg H1~- _ t 4 _%.' 23 5 *"*> P 4| â€"â€" 8 The Children‘s Wish Foundation was three years old when Vinh joined and * created its operating systems. Its fundraising goal was $150,000. It now has a fundraising budget of $21 million and a staff of 100 spread out in 13 offices ‘ across Canada. The foundation has become his life and his passion. He feels f ownership after all these years. | | http://www.cramaheâ€"now.com/index.php?viewâ€"=article&catid=1 :latestâ€"news&id=3505:colb... _ 3/2/2013 f â€" ; \