Jeneece's Bio
Awards, Achievements, Appointments & Accolades
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Northridge Elementary 2006
Dunsmuir Middle School 2009
Claremont Secondary 2012
MEMBERSHIPS
2001 - Present Junior Rider of "Tour de Rock", "Cops for Cancer"
2002 - Present PACE Musical Theatre Program
2007 - Present Variety International Ambassador
2008 - Present Honorary Elk
2008 - Present Honorary Optimist (Victoria Optimist Club)
2008 - Present Member, Board of Directors, The Jeneece Edroff Society
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 Colleen Wood Award for Fundraising, Variety, The Children's Charity
2005 C-Fax Community Achievement Award, C-Fax Community Awards
2005 Saanich Youth Award and Outstanding Community Achievement, Saanich
2006 Amazing Kid Award for Community Achievement, Save-On Foods
2006 Province of BC, Community Achievement Award, The Province of BC
2006 One of Global National's "Everyday Hero's"' Global National
2007 Fred Willoway Trophy, Dunsmuir Middle School, for Perserverance
2007 Youth in Action for Perserverance, sooke School District
2007 Canada Youth Award, Canada Day
2008 C-FAX, Citizen of the Year, D-Fax Community Awards
2008 "Me to We" Award, Canadian Living Magazine
2008 One of 5 of Canada's Top Teen Philanthropy Award, Mackenzie Investments
2008 Outstanding Fundrasing Volunteer Award for National Philanthropy Day, Vancouver
2009 Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Award for National Philanthropy Day, Victoria
2009 One of 5 of Canada's Top Teen Philanthropy Award, Mackenzie Investments
HONORS
2007 Named "Vancouver Island's Penny Girl" in Parliment, during question period.
2007 Light the Torch for the "World Harmony Run", which started in Victoria, BC
2008 Part of the Official Welcoming committee for the Governor General of Canada's first visit to BC ( Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean)
2009 City of Victoria's choice to light the cauldron on the first day of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
2010 Received Global Agents for Change Award, Vancouver, BC
BOOKS
2001 Jeneece's story was written in an international book from Variety International called "Magic Moments"
2006 Jeneece was written in as a character in Eric Wilson's, "Red River Randsom".
2006 With help of The Saanich Police Department, Jeneece produced a cookbook with proceeds going to her coin drive called "Jeneece Edroff's Out of the Bue Cookbook"
APPOINTMENTS
2006 Inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame An except from her award notes: "Normally we honour adult achievement, or lifetime achievement, but the Selection Board decided to make an exception. Jeneece's achievements deserve national recognition. A native of Vancouver Island, Jeneece has raised $350,000 for children's charities while also her own struggles with Neurofibromatosis. Along the way, she has become a powerful role model for other young people who have been inspired by her infectious enthusiasm and drive to help others."
2010 October 21, 2010 Inductees cerimonies for the Order of British Columbia
PROJECTS
2009 Purchased 4 sunshine coaches for organizations throughout BC
2009 Launched new project to build "Jeneece Place" a home away from home, for families who need to travel to Victoria for medical treatment.
2010 Land agreement signed with VIHA for Jeneece Place.
Accolades
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