2026 Vaughan Honourees Poised together in the sunshine, standing outside of York Region’s first residential respite centre for people living with dementia, Joseph and Angela Gulizia’s work and portrait embody dignity, compassion, and responsibility. CIBPA Place was developed in partnership with Care As One, a non-profit group, to alleviate and offer alternative support to families who may need short-term accommodation for their loved ones living with dementia. Through Univers

2026 Young Adult Honouree Poised at the barre of her (almost) second home, Isabella Saverino chose to have her portrait taken at the Woodbridge School of Dance - a place she feels deeply connected to, and where she has volunteered as a teaching assistant since the age of nine, mentoring younger dancers and fostering confidence through the arts. Her ambition as a young leader and her commitment to meaningful impact can already be felt and measured well beyond the dance commun

2025 Markham Honourees Giuseppe (“Joe”) Belcastro was an intelligent and innovative man who loved his family very much. In 1962 he began...

2025 Vaughan Honouree Community involvement and connection have always been very important to Rosa Cirillo, and over the last thirteen...

2024 Vaughan Honouree “Repurposing for a purpose” were the words that Sandra Moniz-Prencipe used when trying to articulate her...

2023 Vaughan Honouree Gabriella Lopreiato began her career in the service industry at the age of fourteen, committing twenty-five-plus...

2014 Vaughan “I was destined to give because many people gave.” John Amendola is a first generation Canadian from a Southern Italian...

2015 Vaughan “The benefit of giving back is that we directly affect change. It is what you have done with life that really matters at the...

2016 Vaughan “Our charity is called Butterfly Effect because it’s a small movement that can have a profound effect on lung cancer...

2017 Vaughan Honouree When Peter and Anna met, they instantly became best partners in life, love, and business. Together they formed the...

2018 Vaughan Honouree Rossana Di Zio Magnotta, CEO of Magnotta Winery, has found her life’s calling in fighting for Lyme disease...

2019 Vaughan Honouree Daniela Hofmann, owner of Freedom Medi Spa since 2004, has been in the medical esthetics field for over twenty...

2020 Vaughan Honouree Rosanne Longo is the Spokesperson for Longo’s and Chair of the Longo’s Family Charitable Foundation. Longo’s began...

Vaughan 2021 Longo's is a family-operated grocery chain in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. This year, Portraits of Giving honours...

Vaughan Honouree 2022 Julia Suppa is a professional storyteller and producer, community supporter, and active volunteer. She runs her own...