Special Olympics BC – Terrace volunteer Jo Buck has been honoured for her 25-plus years of dedication and hard work.

Buck was awarded the Community Sport Hero Award as part of the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of BC Games.

Sport BC, KidSport BC and BC Games partnered to hand out the 2018 edition of the Community Sport Hero awards. Volunteers were recognized in six past BC Games host communities.

The Community Sport Hero Awards program recognizes coaches, officials, mentors, and administrators who have dedicated themselves to amateur sport at the community level.

Buck first started volunteering with SOBC – Terrace in 1990 selling raffle tickets and helping out when she could before volunteering to be the Program Coordinator two years later. She is currently serving as the Local Coordinator and has been an integral part of SOBC – Terrace's success for the past 25-plus years.