Eileen Collins has demonstrated a life-long commitment to her community. Indeed, there are few organizations, facilities or events in Pilot Mound and the surrounding area in which she has not played a leadership role. She was instrumental in the formation of the Pilot Mound Housing Corporation as well as the Fraser Development Corporation and she currently serves on the board of the corporation involved in the construction of a $2.2-million Millennium Recreation Complex. Throughout, she has promoted the use of local contractors and tradespeople. Her community service also includes being past chair and 17-year trustee of the Pilot Mound School Board, member and committee chair of the Pilot Mound and District Chamber of Commerce, secretary of the Pilot Mound Community Development Corporation and president and long-standing member of the Hospital Aid organization.