The Greater Saint John Community Foundation giving Franklin Leger the 2011 Community Service Award. Leger being recognized for six decades of community service.
Leger tells CHSJ News he grew up in the South End and he'd like to see people who moved outside of the city to return.
Leger says its rewarding when you get to help start an organizations and still get to be involved with it many years later. He has worked with organizations including the Mental Health Association, the Children's Aid Society and the St. Josephs Hospital Foundation.