The YMCA Peace Medal is presented to individuals or groups who, without any special resources, status, wealth or position, demonstrate a commitment to the values of peace through contributions made within their local, national or global community.
2024

Youth

  • Bryanna Leeder
  • Eddie Zhang
  • Positive Spaces Club - Ancaster High School

Adult

  • Dr. Anne Pearson

International 

  • Art Duerksen
2023

Youth

  • Student Anti-Racism Coalition (SARC) - North Park Collegiate 

Adult

  • Cathedral High School – The Annex

International 

  • Serena Bufalino
2022

Youth

  • Hekmatullah Mashkoor
  • St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School - Diversity Committee

Adult

  • Shelter Health Network
  • Imam Abu Noman Tarek
  • Brantford Slavic Full Gospel Church
2021

Adult

  • Jim Commerford
2020

Adult

  • Joy Warner
  • Ava Hill

Adult Group

  • The Gift of Giving Back
2019

Youth Group

  • Dundas Valley Secondary School - Change the Way Conference Organizing Team

Adult

  • Sgt. Pete Wiesner

Adult Group

  • Indwell
2018

Youth Group

  • Link Crew - North Park Collegiate
  • Native Youth Advancement with Education Hamilton (NYAWEH) - Cathedral High School
Adult
  • Memphis Cadeau
Adult Group
  • Hamilton Out of the Cold
  • The Pen Pal Project
2017

Youth

  • Jessika Buick-Paul

Youth Group

  • Gael Guides - Cathedral High School
  • Husky Peer Leadership Group - Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School

Adult

  • Sara Ahmed
  • Nick Petrella
2016

Youth

  • Sarah Williams-Habibi

Youth Group

  • HOPE (Highschoolers Opening People’s Eyes) - Ancaster High School

Adult

  • Em Del Sordo

Adult Group

  • Community Development & Health Promotion Team - Grand River Community Health Centre
  • Mad4Maddie
2015

Youth

  • Alexandria Montague
  • Muneeb Muzaffar

Youth Group

  • Celtic Circle Student Leadership - Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School

Adult

  • Ray Cunnington

Special Recipient

  • Farah Family
  • Jacob Lief
2014

Youth

  • Akehil Johnson
  • Sara Salmon

Youth Group

  • Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School - Titans for Titans 
  • English Conversation Circle - Hillfield Strathallan College 

Adult

  • Dave Behiel

Adult Group

  • Genocide Studies Team - Westdale Secondary School

Special Recipient

  • Froese Family
2013

Youth

  • Ryan Morden

Youth Group

  • Glendale Secondary School: Ten Miles Out
  • Hamilton Public Health - Unfiltered Facts

Adult

  • Evan Smith

Adult Group

  • Live Different
2012

Youth

  • Alexandra MacLean
  • Heather Wild

Youth Group

  • Saltfleet District High School - Health Action Team

Adult

  • Mannat Malik
  • Marc Laferrier

Adult Group

  • Friday Night Community Dinner
  • Freedom House
2011

Youth

  • Jasmin Goldstein
  • Isabel Sinclair

Youth Group

  • St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School - Write for Rights
  • Cardinal Newman Peer Mentors

Adult

  • Marco Felvus

Adult Group

  • Culture for Kids in the Arts
  • Dr. Ismat & Mr. Khursid Dost
  • International Villages Festival

2010

Youth

  • Katie Walker

Youth Group

  • St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School: MAD 4 Maddie Committee

Adult

  • Leo Johnson

Adult Group

  • Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Teachers for Social Justice
  • Don Smith & Ebbe Marquardsen
  • Charlie & Sue Kopczyk
     
2009

Youth

  • Michael Goodale
  • Melissa Ricci

Youth Group

  • St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School: Halloween 4 Hunger Student Committee

Adult

  • Hanna Mengistu
  • Lucy Marco

Adult Group

  • The McQuesten Community Planning Team

2008

Youth

  • Myles Gardner

Youth Group

  • St. Joseph School Level Three Catholic Social Action Justice Team

Adult

  • Rebecca Kuch Nyargot

Special Recipient

  • Christopher Cutler
     
2007

Youth

  • Jarrett Mazza-Anthony
  • KayLee Elizabeth St. Pierre
  • Rachel Gardner

Youth Group

  • Social Justice Committee - Lester B. Pearson High School

Adult

  • Nancy Di Gregorio
  • Nancy Romanenko

2006

Youth

  • Christopher Sanger
  • Sarah Steadman

Youth Group

  • HAVEN - Highland Secondary School

Adult

  • Sister Theresa Nagle - School Sisters of Notre Dame
  • Dave Levac, MPP
     
2005

Youth Group

  • NYAWEH - Native Youth Advancement with Education Hamilton

Adult

  • Isabel Newstead - Martha Movers
  • Ali Nur

Adult Group

  • India-Canada Society of Hamilton Region

2004

Youth

  • Danielle Walker

Youth Group

  • DREAMS - St. Mary’s High School
  • SOLID - Waterdown High School

Adult

  • Don and Carole MacVicar - Co-Directors of Inner City Reach

Adult Group

  • Bullying Prevention and Intervention Hamilton Community Coalition

2003

Youth

  • Eva Treumuth

Adult

  • Angela Penna
  • Barbara Cantwell

2002

Youth

  • Apledoorn Exchange Program (The Netherlands) - Nelson High School
  • Bikramjit Nahal

Adult

  • Esther Pauls - Run for Haiti Coordinator
  • Strengthening Hamilton’s Community Initiative

2001

Youth Group

  • Bennetto Middle School - Anti Violence Group

Adult

  • Dr. Rama Singh

2000

Youth

  • Sapphire Singh

Adult Group

  • Sanford Avenue School

1999

Youth

  • Andrea Foebel

Adult

  • Dr. Hanna Newcombe
  • Sheila Davies

1996

Adult

  • Dr. Richard Heinzl

1993

Adult

  • Jan Lukas

1987

Adult

  • Dr. Mahmoud (Mo) A.M. Ali - Professor Emeritus, McMaster University

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