J. Allyn Taylor Community Service Award
$3,000
Award amount
Nominations are now closed
The J. Allyn Taylor Community Service Award is presented to a student who exhibits outstanding service to and is actively involved in leadership activities in their community.
Nominees must be grade 10 to 12 students attending a school located in London or Middlesex County, ON within a publicly funded school board. In spring 2023, selected nominees will be interviewed by the Youth in Philanthropy committee, young volunteers working with Young London. The selected nominee and all those that were nominated will be notified of the award decision by the end of June.
The award recipient will receive a card accompanied by a $3,000 award to be distributed as follows:
$500 to the recipient's charity of choice; and
$2,500 to a Canadian post-secondary institution for the recipient's education.
Before starting your application, be sure to use the preview nomination link to develop your answers first as you will not be able to save and return to the online form:
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Past Honourees +
2023 - Mavril Gaspar
2022 - Neha Rawal
2021 - Chinmayi Manda
2020 - Jennifer Lee
2019 - Nourhan Ali
2018 - Ahmad Aljassem
2017 - Raghad Elniwairi
2016 - Majd Radhaa
2015 - Victoria Goldsack (Winner) and Chantal Belleville (Runner-up)
2014 - Ghadeir Madlol (Winner) and Curtis Hiscox (Runner-up)
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About J. Allyn Taylor
Cal Stiller, J. Allyn Taylor, and Bob Siskind
J. Allyn Taylor was a former President of Canada Trust and an extraordinary community leader.
Affectionately dubbed “Mr. London,” he was instrumental in revitalizing London Community Foundation in 1979 and continued to serve the community as Honorary Chair of the Foundation’s Board until his passing in 2006.