By Rebecca Hunter
The wonderful volunteer coordinator at New Wortley Community Centre, Clare Brooke, took several volunteers to a prestigious awards ceremony at the Royal Armouries.
Dressed to impress, they enjoyed cheering each other on and striking poses on the red carpet. Reception volunteer Jayne Richardson even received the award for Outstanding Contribution.
Volunteer Stephen, who was looking very dapper in his suit, said: “I was invited out to a volunteer party ‘thank you’ event at the Royal Armouries. The Lord Mayor of Leeds was there and we had a free drink and some nibbles, there was music and it was magic!”
Volunteer co-ordinator Clare added: “Last night was one of the proudest moments I’ve had in a lot of years. One of our volunteers – Jayne – looked at me as she read her certificate stating her outstanding contribution to volunteering and burst in to tears of joy.
“She was so happy the emotion was shown for all, she couldn’t believe she was in this position.
“Jayne met us in August at an outreach event and was struggling with anxiety and was tearful every day.
“She worried about a lot of things but these days she works the Reception desk at New Wortley Community Centre and confidently ensures she adhers to fire registers, answering the phone and handling bookings, taking messages and communicating in groups.
“She spoke in public an events and helped other volunteers with inductions.
“Stephen was presented beautifully and was so proud of being a volunteer, we are very proud of his incredible effort in rallying the troups for litter picking our areas and his help in Lunch Club on a Thursday.
“Joel and Germaine looked beautiful and also were beaming with pride for the achievements.
“We, at New Wortley Community Centre, are extremely proud of all our volunteers and love every single one of them dearly. Due to time constraints and rescheduling we couldn’t have all attend but I am extremely proud of each of them and will be running my own thank you gathering.”
- If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at New Wortley Community Centre please reach out to Clare Brooke by e-mailing clare.brooke@newwortleycc.org or call 07530 781378.
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