Colborne resident, Elisabeth Baugh, was awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal on March 26th, 2025 at the Community Matters – Reducing Poverty in Northumberland event in Cobourg, hosted by the Northumberland United Way (NUW) and the Northumberland Legal Centre.
In May 2023, to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to award 30,000 Coronation Medals to those “who have made significant contributions to the country, a province, a territory, region or community, or an achievement abroad that brings benefit or honour to Canada.”
The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a way to recognize outstanding individuals of all ages and from all walks of life who have made a difference in their communities.
“Elisabeth Baugh is a not-for-profit legend with nearly 40 years in the health charities sector,” said Alicia Vandine – Executive Director of NUW.
“Best known for her tenure as CEO of Ovarian Cancer Canada, founder and chair of the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, chair of the Health Charities of Canada Coalition, and her deeply personal work founding AboutFace, supporting individuals with facial differences. Elisabeth is now nurturing the next generation of not-for-profit leaders at the University of Toronto.”
Elisabeth also serves as a Board member of the Northumberland United Way and uses her
experience and skills to promote its mission to help empower kids, lift people out of poverty and
build stronger communities.
“The United Way was so proud to nominate Elisabeth for all the work that she has done within
healthcare, and in the not-for-profit world, and we thought today would be such an appropriate day to present her medal to her, among her peers. Our Community Matters – Reducing Poverty in
Northumberland event is bringing together over 90 local not-for-profit professionals and community members to discuss what poverty looks like in Northumberland County, and to talk about what gaps exist and how we can do better – working more collaboratively together,” added Vandine.
For more information about the King Charles III Coronation medals visit www.gg.ca/coronation or
for more information about NUW visit www.mynuw.org.
“It is a great honour to receive this award,” said Elisabeth Baugh. “I am deeply grateful to the many
individuals who worked beside me to make a difference in these causes – volunteering, advising
and supporting the work through their contributions. It took a village!”
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