The Maple Ridge Community Foundation honoured Realtor Ron Antalek with the Citizen of the Year award in May.

Ron is a key volunteer and tireless fundraiser for many charities in Maple Ridge, including Cythera Transition House, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services, the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society, and the Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living.

He’s also the chair of the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation. Through his charitable work, he’s helped expand the hospital's ambulatory and emergency wards and created the Antalek family psychiatry unit.

Ron’s passion for helping others was fostered from a young age. Click here to read Ron’s story in the Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows News.

Congratulations Ron!