The Heart Award
Awarded to Emily Hirtle
This was originally called the Marg Montgomery Heart Award, in memory of a long time, well-loved member of Sweet Adelines and member of the chorus.
In 1998, the Management Team created this award to preserve the best of Marg for many years to come. Each year in April, the outgoing management team chooses one member of our chorus to receive this award.
The key attributes of the member of The Heartland Singers that receives this honour includes:
- A keen and frequently-used sense of humour
- A commitment to the chorus in every way: attendance, attitude, work ethic
- A friendly and outgoing nature and a sense of hospitality extended to guests and fellow members
- A genuine attraction and devotion to the younger and newer members of the chorus
- A keen promoter of excellence in our art form, including support for quartets
- A positive, cheerful and optimistic nature
- A member who has demonstrated these attributes consistently over a number of years
Previous recipients:
2022 Dorothea Phair
2021 Leila Brown
2020 Amy Smith
2019 Diana Simpson
2018 Jacquie Di Federico
Sweet Adeline of the Year
Awarded to Adriana Fraser
Annually, each member of The Heartland Singers is asked to nominate a member of the chorus who has shown outstanding qualities and made the greatest contribution to the betterment of the chorus. This member is recognized for all that they do for the chorus, visibly or quietly in the background.
Previous recipients:
2022 Emily Hirtle
2021 Leila Brown
2020 Carol Sullivan
2019 Lori Johnston
2018 Diana Simpson
2017 Jacquie Di Federico
2016 Monica Lutzak
2015 Valerie Clowes
2014 Rachel Gagne & Dorothea Phair
2013 Jennifer Gold
2012 Avril Condappa
2011 Melba MacDonald
2010 Kristen Emery
2009 Linda Tupholme
2008 Heidi Wyatt
2007 Heather Weeden
2006 Grace Lawrence
2005 Carol Cederberg
2004 Dorothea Phair
2003 Ghislaine Sukovski
2002 Carolann Ritcey
2001 Marg Duncan
2000 Rita Ingram
1999 Andrea Thorne-Percy
1998 Mirium Gates
1997 Shelley Houghton
1996 Lynne Lucas
