Item - 2023.NY2.20

North York Community Council recommend that:

1. City Council approve Shakhlo Sharipova as the 2023 Agnes Macphail Award recipient.

The Agnes Macphail Award was established by the Borough of East York to annually recognize an outstanding volunteer who upheld the values and causes of Agnes Macphail and who live within the boundaries of the former borough.

The Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee met, as established in the Toronto City Council approved selection process, on January 9 and 23, 2023 to review the nominations received and to select this year's award recipient. The Committee unanimously selected Shakhlo Sharipova as their 2023 Agnes Macphail Award recipient.

A long-time leader in Thorncliffe Park, Shakhlo is dedicated to engaging with her community and advocating for equitable local programming, accessible infrastructure, and tenant rights. Her work as founder of the Thorncliffe Park Autism Support Network and leader of the Coalition of Women in Leadership, a grassroots group of female leaders in Thorncliffe and Flemingdon Park, has supported hundreds of local children and families through volunteer-led food drives, summer camps, and education programs.

Shakhlo's ongoing commitment to serving and engaging her community fully embodies the spirit of the Agnes Macphail Award, and I am so pleased that she is the recipient of this year's recognition.