The result was announced at the UCLU Awards Ceremony on
the 31st May, but as I was on holiday and all other ReachOut! Staff
were busy running projects at The Petchey Academy in Dalston there was no-one
to collect the certificate!
Fortunately ReachOut! mentors Bhabika Gurung and Emma Barker
stepped up to receive the award from Professor Anthony Smith – UCL Vice-Provost
for Education. Another example of how reliable our fantastic volunteers are!
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| Bhabika, Emma and Professor Anthony Smith |
Afterwards Bhabika said “It was our pleasure to collect such
a praiseworthy award. It's a matter of pride! When I was sitting and listening
to the announcement, I had a feeling that our club would get the award. After all,
our club is such a fabulous club where we do both academic as well as non-academic
tasks such as sports and cooking. I would like to congratulate you [ReachOut!]
for your management skills.”
This year the number of ReachOut! Volunteers from UCL has increased massively (from just 5 last year to over 50 in 2011-12!) helping us to expand into Camden and provide one-to-one mentor support to more children across east London.
This year the number of ReachOut! Volunteers from UCL has increased massively (from just 5 last year to over 50 in 2011-12!) helping us to expand into Camden and provide one-to-one mentor support to more children across east London.
Thanks to the dedicated team at UCL Volunteering Services Unit for their ongoing support, Bhabika and Emma for collecting the award, and
Philip Wallmeier, Armita Satari Javid, Fleur Freedman, Chu Xiao Hui (Joy) and Rachel
Ellis for nominating us!
By Fran Blackwell
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