Joslynn Thedorf is presented the 2022 Stan Dyck Memorial Award. (submitted photo/Joslynn Thedorf)

By Derek Cornet

accomplishment

SADD advisor from La Ronge recognized with provincial award

Oct 25, 2022 | 3:32 PM

La Ronge resident Joslynn Thedorf has been recognized for her commitment to the Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) chapter at Churchill Community High School.

She received the Stan Dyck Memorial Award, which is presented annually to an adult advisor who has made an outstanding contribution to their local group.

Thedorf was presented the award at the 35^th annual SADD Conference in Saskatoon on Saturday.

“I had no idea. I was in total shock,” she said about learning she was this year’s winner. “I know I do lots with the students and awareness with drinking and driving. It’s not something I ever thought I’d be recognized for, so it’s a good thing and it also brings more awareness to the cause.”

Thedorf has been involved with Churchill’s SADD chapter since 2014. Her job in the group is to assist in hosting regular meetings and helping to ensure the student’s ideas for impaired driving awareness become a reality.

Grey Cup!!!

Everything you wanted and more

Nov 21, 2025

12 Best Tips to Spend Less at Christmas

Nov 18, 2025

Cybercrime response

Prince Albert Police Service 'limited in scope' to properly investigate fraud crimes

Nov 17, 2025

“The students have come up with many different ideas,” she said. “Sometimes they think it is easy just like putting a red ribbon on a freezie and talking to people about drinking and driving. Other times we have had students come up with the idea of putting up the two SADD billboards in the community.”

Thedorf remains committed to the cause because of an impaired driving incident that occurred in her teens. She explained a friend of hers hit and killed someone with a vehicle while drunk and watching her deal with the consequences and seeing how it affected her life was deeply impactful.

Joslynn Thedorf attended the conference with seven students from Churchill’s SADD chapter. (submitted photo/Joslynn Thedorf)

“Now that she’s deceased, it’s been kind of eye-opening,” Thedorf said. “It’s not something I want anyone else to ever have to go through and, since being in SADD, meeting families whose loved ones have been killed by impaired drivers has also been kind of eye-opening.”

The SADD gathering in Saskatoon on the weekend was the fifth conference Thedorf has attended. The award she received has been given out annually since 1995.

–

derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @saskjourno