At the ceremony at Ottawa’s Ridieu Hall on Friday, June 23rd, the members of Simple Plan (David excluded, due to his current health struggles) gathered to receive another significant honor for their long-time charitable efforts with the Simple Plan Foundation. As announced earlier, The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, awarded them with the Meritorious Service Cross, a medal for an outstanding service in honor of Canada.
The members of Simple Plan brought their families to this important event to have them witness them getting honored for their philanthropic work – especially important was this event for Chuck’s parents, who stood behind the idea for Chuck’s band to start paying back and establish the Foundation over 10 years ago in the first place.
As you will be able to see from the pictures in the gallery [click on the images below], Sebastien and Jeff also didn’t forget to wear their Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal that the whole band had received in 2013.
The members of Simple Plan were greatly honored to receive the Meritorious Service Cross and they consequently expressed their gratitude on social media. See what they wrote below:
“It was an extraordinary honor to receive the Meritorious Service Cross from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, at Rideau Hall today, for our charitable work with the Simple Plan Foundation. It was a truly special day for us and the amazing team of Simple Plan Foundation volunteers who work tirelessly to help us help young people in need. We are extremely grateful and proud to be from this great country. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦”
– Simple Plan –
“Proud to have received the Meritorious Service Cross from the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston. Proud of what the Simple Plan Foundation became. Thanks to Monsieur Comeau and Madame Talbot for all their help with the SP Foundation, it wouldn’t be possible without you.”
– Jeff Stinco –
“So honored to be presented with the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada today. I’m proud to be part of SP and the simple plan foundation! Great work Chuck, Jeff, Seb and David. And special thanks to the Comeau family for helping us along the way. Merci! 🏅”
– Pierre Bouvier –
“Extremely honored and proud to have received the Meritorious Service Cross from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, for our work with the Simple Plan Foundation 🎖🎖🎖 Today was a really special day for me and I’m so grateful my parents could attend the ceremony. They came up with the idea that we start a charitable foundation more than 10 years ago and have volunteered their time and energy since then to help us build an organization that impacted the lives of many young people in need. I love them and would like to thank them for all their commitment and hard work. ❤️❤️❤️”
– Chuck Comeau –
And finally, check out a video of Simple Plan getting awarded with their Meritorious Service Cross below:
