Anita Imperioli, founder of the medical charity “In Honour of the Ones We Love,” will receive the Christian Culture Series Gold Medal, Assumption University has announced.

In a release, the university said Imperioli exemplifies many of the Christian corporal works of mercy in her volunteer work throughout Windsor and Essex County.

Since she founded “In Honour of the Ones We Love” following the death of her son at age one from a rare form of cancer, the organization has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid individuals, hospitals, and community health agencies.

Imperioli has led projects to provide essential items like chemo ports and comfort carts, establish amenities such as a playground, blanket warmers, and a residential home for cancer patients. She introduced the Kids Beating Cancer therapeutic martial arts program to Windsor-Essex, marking a first for the region.

The award ceremony will take place in April 2025 with the date and venue to be determined.