{"id":1682,"date":"2018-11-14T18:16:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trucksforchange.org\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2018-11-14T18:16:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:16:35","slug":"alex-mackinnon-recognized-with-t4cs-true-service-humanitarian-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trucksforchange.org\/alex-mackinnon-recognized-with-t4cs-true-service-humanitarian-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex MacKinnon Recognized with T4C&#8217;s True Service Humanitarian Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1683 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/trucksforchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alex-mccannon.jpg\" alt=\"ALEX MACKINNON RECOGNIZED WITH T4C\u2019s TRUE SERVICE HUMANITARIAN AWARD\" width=\"728\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trucksforchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alex-mccannon.jpg 728w, https:\/\/trucksforchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alex-mccannon-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trucksforchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alex-mccannon-470x220.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Trucks for Change Network lost a very special friend and humanitarian, Ewing McMeekin after a courageous battle with cancer.\u00a0 Ewing was a humanitarian in all respects, was passionate about helping our communities, and believed in the Trucks for Change Network mission.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate Ewing\u2019s passion and dedication to others, and with the support of Ewing\u2019s employer and T4C partner sponsor Kal Tire, \u00a0created the \u201c<strong>True Service Humanitarian Bursary Award<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0 This $500 bursary is presented annually to a trucking industry employee or family member, to help offset the costs of a humanitarian venture or charitable initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural True Service award was presented at our Oct 11 AGM to Alex MacKinnon, Director of Sales for Contrans Flatbed.\u00a0 On August 26, 2018, Alex completed a 20 KM swim across Lake Erie, raising $22,000 for Crohn\u2019s and Colitis Canada\u2019s research. \u00a0Alex, an elite distance swimmer and competitive water polo player, took 8 hours to swim from Sturgeon Point, NY to Crystal Beach, ON with the help of his dad, brother, and swim coach in the boat beside him.<\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t think of a more fitting inaugural recipient of the True Service award.\u00a0 Well done Alex!<\/p>\n<p><em>Above: Ron Pierce (left) of Kal Tire presents T4C\u2019s True Service award to Evan MacKinnon, father of recipient Alex MacKinnon, pictured far right.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To commemorate Ewing\u2019s passion and dedication to others, and with the support of Ewing\u2019s employer and T4C partner sponsor Kal Tire, \u00a0created the \u201cTrue Service Humanitarian Bursary Award\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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