Sarnia Community Foundation Presents
Celebrating remarkable women who shape our community
2026 · Honorees
Celebrating the leaders, innovators, and changemakers shaping Sarnia-Lambton. This year marks our 10th anniversary honouring extraordinary women in our community.
Liz Page
Heidi Soudant
Chantel Butterfield
Julie Hillier-Vrolyk
Tiffany Dunn
About the Event
The Sarnia Community Foundation is proud to mark the 10th anniversary of the Women of Excellence Awards — an annual celebration honouring the outstanding leadership and contributions of women across Sarnia-Lambton.
Since 1983, SCF has invested more than $14 million into local organizations, supporting programs that strengthen and enrich our community through permanently endowed funds, ongoing grants, and scholarships.
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🎓 Jean MacDougall Women's Leadership Empowerment Fund
💙 Blue Eyes Big Heart Scholarship
🏫 Lambton College Student Award
Danielle Beaudoin
Lindsay Bruner
Featured Speaker
Irene Matys
Born in Cyprus, Irene immigrated to Canada in 1976, bringing a deep-rooted connection to food, family, and tradition. Her culinary journey began in her parents' celebrated Sarnia restaurant — Ciccio's Pizza — a beloved local institution.
A World Gourmand Award winner and Globe and Mail bestselling cookbook author, Irene's inspiring personal story spans arriving in Canada as a refugee to achieving international culinary acclaim. She is a committed advocate for community-focused food education and sustainability.
A Legacy of Excellence
We celebrate all the remarkable women recognized since the award's founding in 2016.
We acknowledge that we live and work within the ancestral, traditional, territories of the Chippewa, Odawa, and Potawatomi First Nations. These three individual Nations, make up the Three Fires Confederacy. On behalf of the Sarnia Community Foundation, we acknowledge the welcome they have offered to our community.
109 Durand Street,
Sarnia Ontario, N7T 5A1
