Posted on Friday 25th February 2011
Volunteer receiving award from Cllr Ben Adams
Dedicated volunteers from across Staffordshire have been honoured during a special awards ceremony.
More than 50 volunteers came together at the inaugural Volunteer Staffordshire Awards held at the beginning of Feb. Nine volunteers, volunteer groups and volunteer professionals taking away a Volunteer Staffordshire Award.
The gala celebration event was the culmination of a joint call from Staffordshire County Council and Volunteer Centres Staffordshire to the public to nominate the people that make a difference.
County Councillor Ben Adams, Cabinet member for Growth and Enterprise, said: "I would like to congratulate the nine winners and thank them for the selfless work that they carry out in the community.
"Their efforts help to make Staffordshire the great place it is to live and work and they deserve the highest praise.
"The awards reflect the wide range of ways that people are making a real and vital difference to the community. I really appreciate the good work that the winners, and all those who were nominated, do for the people of Staffordshire."
The aim of the awards was to recognise Staffordshire's unsung volunteer heroes, and the people that help and support them, and thank them for making their community and Staffordshire a better place.
More than 300 nominations were received since the campaign's launch in October.
An independent panel of judges including Chairman of Staffordshire County Council Erica Bayliss, Andy Halden, of the Community Council of Staffordshire, Christine Harris, Pride of Tamworth Volunteer of the Year, and Viv Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Staffordshire Parish Councils Association, chose the winners.
More information is available at www.volunteerstaffordshire.org.uk