Wanda Dawe believes in the rural Newfoundland and Labrador tradition of community involvement. Living in the rural part of the province, she recognizes that communities thrive because of volunteers. She has observed the ongoing loss of our rural communities and our rural lifestyle, and believes that each person has to be committed to maintaining and improving what is valuable from our traditional way of life. Her personal commitment has been reflected in both political and non-political activities.
One of her favourite projects has been her "Cuts for Cancer" sponsored by Radiance Hair Studio and Spa, which she has held every year since 2004. During "Cuts for Cancer" sponsorship, ALL money taken in by the studio goes to the Cancer Society. Not even staff salaries are taken out.
She has had a long involvement with Health Care in the region. She is a past member of the Avalon Health Care Board, a past member of the Trinity Conception Placentia Health Foundation, past Avalon Health Care Board Representative on the BioEthics Committee, Memorial University School of Medicine, and volunteer television host for the Trinity Conception Placentia Healthcare Foundation.
She was vice-president of the Celebrate Canada Committee in Newfoundland and Labrador for the years 1997-1999. Here duties included participation in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to meet the Committee mandate of the Department of Canadian Heritage, public speaking at citizenship and celebratory events throughout the year, related Departmental grants evaluation and contest adjudication.
In addition, she has been a volunteer adjudicator for the Annual Science and Heritage Fairs had by schools and heritage committees in the Avalon region, and a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Employee Assistance Plan Association (NLEAPA).
Since 1986, Wanda Dawe has been regularly attending Federal and Provincial Liberal party functions. She had participated on a Riding and District level in fundraising activities and events and otherwise supported numerous Liberal Federal and Provincial Candidates, on the ground and financially.
She has been involved in both provincial and federal election campaigns. In 1997, she was Team Polling Coordinator for Bonnie Hickey for the June 2nd Federal Election. In 2002 she was Campaign Manger and in 2004 she was Campaign Co-Chair for the Honourable John Efford.
In 1996 and 1998, she was delegate to the Federal Liberal Biennial Convention in Ottawa.
In 1996, she was a voting delegate at the provincial Liberal AGM in Gander. In 1998 she attended and participated in Liberal party of Newfoundland and Labrador Policy Workshop in St. John's. In 2002, she was Co-Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party Biennial Convention in St. John's.
In 1999, she was the Liberal Candidate for the Harbour Main / Whitbourne in the Provincial Election. She was a contestant for the Liberal Nomination in the Avalon riding in 2007/08.
