Serving a two-year term as president of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Association in 1982-83 was the highlight of a career of volunteerism for Peggy Colonello.
She also served as president of the Manitoba Ladies’ Golf Association in 1974 – 76 and was an active participant in the affairs of her home course, the Elmhurst Golf and Country Club, where she and husband Alex have been members since 1948.
During her time on the national executive, Peggy virtually circled the planet as she attended World and Commonwealth championships in such places as Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Columbia, Britain and Switzerland, not to mention the various Canadian events in which she was involved.
She has been a team manager, a diplomat, a captain and a referee at numerous golf events. While she loved to participate as a player, her greatest satisfaction was in service to the sport as a volunteer.
She was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and is an inaugural inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame & Museum Inc., September 29, 2003.