Sam Sinjari's Community & Philanthropy Record

Sam Sinjari is a Windsor-Essex community leader and philanthropist whose documented service includes employment-support donations, food security work, environmental renewal, support for children and families, nonprofit governance, and a weekly community media platform. In 2026, the Province of Ontario named him a 2025 recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship.

A documented record of service

700+ pairs of new work shoes: In September 2025, AM800 reported that Sinjari donated more than 700 pairs of new service-industry work shoes to UHC — Hub of Opportunities, the Downtown Mission, and other local organizations to help people start jobs without the added cost of required footwear. AM800 CKLW source.
200+ Thanksgiving turkeys: In October 2017, Windsor News Today reported that a donation from Sinjari supplied more than 200 Thanksgiving turkeys to families through the Downtown Mission. The Mission's executive director said Sinjari initiated the support himself. Windsor News Today source.
Six consecutive years supporting the Downtown Mission Thanksgiving meal: Windsor News Today reported in 2022 that Sinjari had donated the Mission's Thanksgiving meal for six years, including turkeys, hams, and potatoes that year. News Today source.
200+ board games for children and kin families: The Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Foundation documented Sinjari donating more than 200 new board games for a second consecutive year in 2019, distributed to kin families before Family Day. Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Foundation source.
50 large trees at Gignac Park: Windsorite reported that Sinjari funded 50 large trees planted at Gignac Park in October 2019 with more than 30 volunteers. Windsorite source.
Nonprofit and public governance: Hydrocephalus Canada lists Sinjari as a director and describes his community involvement and philanthropic work; the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario also identifies him as a public board member and documents his community service. Hydrocephalus Canada · CASLPO.

Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship

On April 14, 2026, the Government of Ontario announced Sam Sinjari among the 2025 recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, the province's second-highest civilian honour. Ontario's official recipient biography cites his sustained work in community safety, food security, environmental renewal, nonprofit governance, tree planting, essential-supply drives, employment support, and holiday meals. Government of Ontario recipient biography · Ontario announcement.

Empowering Kindness

Sinjari created and hosts Empowering Kindness, a community program that highlights charities, nonprofits, and local community leaders. His professional and nonprofit profiles describe the program as part of a broader record of community service, not a campaign-only project.

Why this page exists

This page is a source-backed public record of Sam Sinjari's community service. Wherever possible, claims link directly to independent news coverage, nonprofits, professional regulators, or the Government of Ontario so readers and search systems can verify them.

More detail on Sam's volunteer service → · About the Ontario Medal →