The efforts made this year by the employees and volunteers of SCC members have been nothing short of miracles. So many have championed dedication and passion for their organisations, without necessarily being acknowledged for it. To celebrate #AppreciationDay during Small Charity Week, we asked our members to send in their nominations for colleagues that they believed had achieved the impossible and had rocketed to new heights. Out of the 130 nominations we received, our judging panel had the excruciating task of picking a final 29 to receive an “SCC Star of the Year” award. The winners would receive a star in their name and their nominations to be shown on our social media pages throughout the day. Below is the final list of those brightest stars:
Natasha Barley – Hull Children’s University
Kerry – St Pauls Hostel
Fassah Qumreen Bibi – Mustafia Sharif Charity
Lewis Spindlove – Mothers to Mothers
Pat Hilder – New Beginnings 4 U
Rebecca Mazrreku – Havering VC
Dee Woods – Food Ethics Council
Searahlaine St James – Sound Minds
Emma Dewey – Youth Concern
Gary Lane - StreetsKitchen
Emily Morton – Disability Sheffield
George Hetherington – Power for the People
Linda Deacon - ClearVision
Teri Kearsey – Harry's Hat
Ben Blowes – Tom’s Trust
Hasina Khanom - Diversity Matters North West
Korantema Anyimadu – Arts Emergency
Momina Begum – Limehouse Project
Joy Mowle – Uzima in our Hands
Paul Bromwell – Valley Veterans
Delphine Chui -CareDogs
Sarah Woolven – Gainsborough Community Library
Carly Newman – No 5 Young Peoples Counselling Service
Tamzin Einon – Quest for Learning
Hannah Griffiths – StreetDoctors
Dr. Claire Bonham – IARS
Adrian Benbow – Roundabout Drama Therapy
Niru Shaathvegan – Child to Child
Nazmin Akthar – Muslim Women Network
But what is appreciation? At SCC we asked ourselves what the word actually meant. It can be overused and undervalued, which is why, for our second year Appreciation Day film, created by Filmmakers for Change, we dedicated it to answering just that. It couldn't have been made possible without the help of our members. Big thanks to:
Josiah Odigie – Lewisham Local
Tracey West – Word Forrest Organisation
Roger Smith – Hounslow Borough Respiratory Support
Simi Soloman – Love Streatham
Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq – Deaf Ethnic Women’s Association
Rosalind Paul – Scene and Heard
Victoria Foster – Dads Unlimited
We want to say an extra special thank you to our sponsors Shaw Trust, without whom, the day would not have been possible.