Wolverhampton volunteer honoured with MBE

A dedicated St John Ambulance volunteer from Wolverhampton received an MBE in the New Year's Honours List 2012.

58 years of service

Maureen Watkin, Sector Staff Operations Officer for the Wolverhampton area of St John Ambulance, was recently honoured with an MBE for the service that she has given the organisation since she joined in 1953.

Having joined the organisation as a cadet, Maureen has helped countless people within the local community, putting her first aid skills into practice at hundreds of public events; and on average she completes approximately 1000 hours of voluntary work for St John Ambulance every year.

Maureen says, ‘I joined because my father was a member of the organisation and I have stayed because I enjoy attending public duties, the company of the people that I volunteer alongside, and everything that St John Ambulance stands for.’

Senior roles

Alongside her first aid duties, Maureen has also played an integral part in moving the organisation forward, holding a variety of senior posts during her time as a volunteer.

Her current role sees her co-ordinate the other volunteers within Wolverhampton in order to ensure that there are first aiders present at all local community events that require our service.

St John Ambulance has over 1000 adult volunteers in the West Midlands, who provide first aid service at events throughout the year, ensuring that no-one has to suffer needlessly because of a lack of trained first aiders.

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