Red Triangle Awards To Honour PALS, Dustin Leclerc

The Saint John Regional Y’s Red Triangle Awards return this November with new recipients to celebrate.

The 2021 winner of the Red Triangle Award is the PALS program while the Leader to Watch is Dustin Leclerc of the Carleton Community Centre.

PALS (Partners Assisting Local Schools) sees schools partner with local businesses, service agencies and community groups.

It was founded by James K. Irving of J.D. Irving, Ltd. and the Anglophone South School District in Saint John.

“On behalf of all PALS partners, we are honoured to accept this year’s Red Triangle Award presented by the YMCA of Greater Saint John. The goals of PALS, the Anglophone South School District and the YMCA are the same. The young people of Greater Saint John are our greatest asset. We must all work together to do our best to support them because they represent the future of our community,” James K. Irving, Chairman, J. D. Irving, Limited; and Zoë Watson, Superintendent, Anglophone South School District, Founding Partners of PALS.

Leclerc previously worked at the United Way where he managed a collective impact fundraising campaign worth almost $2 million involving many companies and hundreds of people.

“I’m honored,” said Leclerc. “My deepest thanks to Alyson Townsend and Trisha Perry for the nomination and to the committee for selecting me. I share so many recent successes and recognition with my incredible colleagues and community members.”

Proceeds from the Red Triangle Awards support the Y’s Strong Communities Campaign.

“We are thrilled to be honouring such dedicated and community-focused individuals,” said Shilo Boucher, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Saint John. “For 31 years, The Red Triangle Awards have been about celebrating people in the Greater Saint John area who make a difference in the lives of others; role models that lead by example. PALS and Dustin Leclerc are making a difference in our community every day.”