Ruby S. Amog

Ruby is an ADVOCATE for the elderly, women and children and a proponent for education and has worked tirelessly as a volunteer, supporting and promoting many causes and organizations especially in the Hamilton area (Ontario, Canada), as well as fundraising and serving on the executives of non-profit agencies. It has allowed her to concentrate on improving her community and the lives of those with whom she has worked so closely. Ruby is a passionate and dedicated supporter/donor of Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice and Zonta Club of Manila Foundation Inc. To her, Hospice is for people who have a limited life expectancy. The goal of hospice is to improve quality of life and dignity in the patient's end of life, focusing on comfort care, control of pain, and symptom management, as opposed to continuing curative treatments. As a specialized form of healthcare, palliative care improves the patient’s quality of life and that of their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness, whether physical, psychological, social or spiritual. And this is why the Hospice is very important to Ruby. She has been a Zonta member for over 16 years. Ruby transferred her membership from Zonta Club of Hamilton, Ontario Canada to Zonta Club of Manila Foundation Inc. and is a dedicated supporter/donor, committed to its projects thereby empowering women through service and advocacy.

On her leadership role, she is focused on three directives: education, growth & volunteerism. She believes that all great organizations are built on hard work and dedication. She is very much involved in working to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. She works closely with seniors to improve their quality of life by helping them utilize the resources available locally, provincially, and federally. Multicultural community involvement has always been one of Ruby’s foremost endeavors in the Hamilton area. She works with cultural groups to assist them in navigating through the various obstacles that new comers to Canada experience on a daily basis.

119 years later, Ruby was the first female South East Asian descent to become the President of the Canadian Club of Hamilton. Also, a member of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) and she was involved in the Planning Committee of the 150th Anniversary 2012 with Prince Edward as the guest of honor and met personally with the prince. Ruby is also a longtime supporter of the Friends of H.M.C.S. HAIDA.

Ruby has been married for 48 years and blessed with a daughter. Ruby looked after her 96-year-old mother for almost 40 years until she passed away 3 years ago. She was a retired government employee (Ministry of Health & Ministry of Community & Social Services) for 35 years. She is currently involved in the following organizations:

· Advocate for the Elderly, Women & Children, Serving the City of Hamilton, National & International

· President, United Filipino Canadian Seniors Organization of Hamilton, www.ufcsah.org

· President, Immigrant Culture & Art Association of Hamilton, www.immigrant.org

· Vice-President & Board of Directors, Zonta Club of Manila Foundation Inc.

· Board of Directors, Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, https://kemphospice.org

· Past President, The Canadian Club of Hamilton

· Past President, YWCA Developmental Services, Ministry of Community & Social Services

 Accolades received:

· 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (for her valuable contributions in Canada & abroad)

· City of Hamilton Leadership Award

· Zonta Founders Award, Zonta International

· YWCA Hamilton Women of Distinction Awards for Volunteerism

· Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Person’s Case

Ruby was the first Filipino Canadian to be given these awards in Ontario & the City of Hamilton.