As a mentoring charity we need volunteers to achieve the
goals we set for ourselves, so it goes without saying that we are hugely
grateful to anyone who invests time and effort into our projects. The volunteer
awards ceremony is a chance for us to give a little back to all
the fantastic people who have helped us throughout the year.
We ran the event at our Rusholme headquarters in central Manchester. Volunteers from all of our many projects attended to enjoy a Mediterranean feast (courtesy of Falafel in Rusholme) along with plenty of Shloer. Once all of our volunteers were sated we began proceedings.
Cheriece Carter won our prestigious volunteer of the year title for her exemplary commitment and leadership throughout the two terms at the St Johns club. We had an extra special prize for the award this year, and Cheriece took home a Samsung Galaxy Tab II.Well done Cheriece you deserve it!
Our Mentor of the year award went to Nick Houlston who has volunteered for two years, working with the same young person throughout. Over that time Nick has been able to make a real impact on his mentee and has helped to instill ReachOut's values of staying power, fairness, good judgement, and self control. In thanks for his efforts Nick was awarded two tickets to Manchester's Parklife festival.
There were plenty of candidates for both of these awards. Every year at ReachOut we are flooded with passionate and inspirational mentors, so choosing these awards is always a difficult task. Nick and Cheriece were two of a great many people we are proud to have associated with our organization and we hope that all of the volunteers in attendance felt appreciated.
All in all it was a great evening. Here's to another completed year of ReachOut projects. To all those leaving us this year, good luck! To all those staying with us next year, we can't wait to get started with you again!
CEO Xavier Bosh
St Johns Language Mentoring
Post 16 Project
ReachOut Project Leaders
Our own Jo Mcswaine with two of her mentors
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