Scheme Awards & Commendations
We are very proud of the service we give
to our community which does not always go unnoticed. Here
we share with with you some of the letters of thanks and
awards that we have received both nationally and
locally that we truly cherish.
Awards
Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
On June 2nd our scheme was announced as
one of 130 winners of The Queen’s Award for
Voluntary Service 2011, the MBE for groups of volunteers who work
in their local community for the benefit of others.
This prestigious UK National
Honour recognises outstanding voluntary contributions and
sets the national benchmark for excellence in
volunteering, with the work of those awarded being judged
to be of the highest standard.
Effingham & District Community First
Responders scheme received the Award after being selected from
413 nominated groups for it's outstanding work
by making the difference between a life lost and a
life saved in the local community.
The scheme was nominated by Malcolm Ash,
one of the people whose life we saved. He suffered a heart
attack and subsequent cardiac arrest but thanks to prompt
attention by one of our first responders, he
survived.
We will soon receive a certificate signed
by The Queen and an exclusive commemorative crystal, presented by
Her Majesty's representative in Surrey, Lord Lieutenant Sarah Goad,
at a special ceremony.
Our group has also received an invitation
for representatives to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham
Palace in the July.