Close to 500 members of the ROM family attended our annual Chairs’ Reception on May 4, 2016, celebrating our exceptional donors, patrons, sponsors and volunteers. The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, presented the Lieutenant Governor’s Distinguished Service Award to long-time volunteers, Martha J. Hogarth and W. Robert Farquharson. Richard M. Ivey, ROM Heritage Governor, was also honoured for his incredible generosity and received the Donor of Merit Award.