PROFILE
editionap.ca
Perkins sharing his community spirit
to keep things on track.” “I love a challenge so being in retail I get my fix every day” said Perkins, who ex- plained that seeing staff grow and develop and helping all his customers fulfill their dreams is very rewarding. Perkins considers his family one his great- est accomplishments, and is what he values most. Perkins and his wife, Muriel have been married for 35 years and have two children, Angela and Stephen, and three grandchil- dren, Abbey, Ava and Dexter. Perkins is best described by friends and workers as passionate, committed, honest
LISA ETHERINGTON- RUNIONS
Roy Perkins is a man synonymous with community spirit. Perkins, owner of Per- kins Home Centres Ltd, feels we are all put on this earth to make a difference. “The key is to find out where you fit, in or- der to make sure you make someone else’s life better,” he said. Perkins, Cornwall’s Citizen of the Year in 2006, stepped up to the plate and for the past eight years and has been involved with the Cornwall Community Hospital Founda- tion. Most recently as co-chair, along with his daughter Angela, he spearheaded fun- draising of the Cornwall Community Hospi- tal’s MRI campaign. “I believe we need to do what we can to offer support,” Perkins said. “To me it’s all about caring and sharing and by doing my part I believe I ammaking a difference in the health of my family, friends, neighbours and
and happy. When he has a moment to unwind at the end of a long day, the business is turned off, and if he has the time, which is a rarity, Perkins enjoys
“The person who has had the greatest influence on my life is my dad.”
reading life sto- ries, biographies and some mysteries or listening to the mu- sic of Josh Groban. However he always has time for his grand- children. “The person who has had the greatest in- fluence on my life is my dad,” said Perkins. “He showed us that we can all do what we want if we choose to.” It is for this reason, that Perkins feels the meaning of success is being happy in your own skin, and proud of it. If there was one thing he could change, it would be for ev- eryone to have a reason to get up in the morning and accomplish their goals. Someday Perkins would like to travel to the Yukon or Northwest Territories, but for now and the future he sees himself enjoy- ing his business, meeting and greeting customers, and being part of the commu- nity.
co-workers. In life it’s not what we have that makes a difference, it’s what we share.” Perkins was born and raised on a small mixed farm in Rich- mond, Que., and
“I believe we need to do what we can to offer support.”
Photo - Etherington-Runions
Roy Perkins, Cornwall’s Citizen of theYear in 2006, stepped up to the plate and for the past eight years and has been involved with the Cornwall Community Hospital Foun- dation The community activist is owner of Perkins Home Centres Ltd. in Cornwall.
is one of three boys. One of his most inspi- rational moments as a child was riding the family pony for the first time.Being he was the youngest in his family, Perkins was the last one to learn to ride a horse, but as he re- calls this taught him that you can do almost anything if you try hard enough. In 1976, Perkins moved to Cornwall and he started studying carpentry at St. Law- rence College. Back then Perkins did not realize where this venture would take him,
only that he enjoyed carpentry and had a skill. He never thought that he would one day own a business until he started to work in one. “Working at Menard’s I really enjoyed helping people, and when I was 25 I was working 55 hours per week, so I said to the owners of the business, ‘If I am going to work these extra hours I might as well work
for myself’. . . so I shared that I would like to buy a part of the business.” “Now as owner I work 60 – 65 hours per week. It’s a big commitment but it’s very re- warding.” The hardest part of getting things just right in his business is change, Perkins said. “The one constant is change. Once we seem to get it right we need to tweak things a bit
50 341 Tupper St., Hawkesbury, ON K6A 3T6 • 613 632-6598 1 800 664-7353 WWW.HAWKESBURYTOYOTA.CA SALES OPEN : MON. - FRI 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. SATURDAY 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SERVICE 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 3 DAYS ONLY JOURS SEULEMENT MAY 23–24–25 MAI WE HAVE OVER NOUS AVONS PLUS DE QUALITY PRE-OWNED FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM VÉHICULES D’OCCASION DE QUALITÉ À VOTRE CHOIX HAWKESBURY TOYOTA
$ 1000 COME IN AND TEST DRIVE ANY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE AND ENTER OUR DRAW FOR: VENEZ FAIRE L’ESSAI ROUTIER D’UN VÉHICULE D’OCCASION ET PARTICIPEZ À NOTRE CONCOURS : CASH MONEY ARGENT COMPTANT
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY AUCUN ACHAT REQUIS
Made with FlippingBook Online newsletter