The Queen’s First Aid Campus Response Team is a university campus first aid response team serving Queen’s University and its immediate community in Kingston. At its core, the team is composed of motivated and enthusiastic students who are looking to make a positive difference while developing their leadership, communication skills and confidence. For almost 40 years, the unit has been a professional and beloved presence at Queen’s, providing life-changing and at times life-saving emergency care to thousands.

These volunteers generously sacrifice their time for advanced training, to provide event and on-call coverage, to help others in highly stressful situations, and to engage in community outreach. This is fulfilling and meaningful work, but it also limits opportunities for part-time work to offset academic and living expenses, meaning these dedicated volunteers can face a higher financial burden to continue studying and living at Queen’s. This award celebrates these students, giving them the financial space to volunteer and focus on their studies.