Volunteer of the Year 2023
Published on 04 October 2023 11:36 AM
On Friday 29th September 2023, Age UK Sunderland hosted it's annual Volunteer Party at The Grand Hotel, Sunderland.
Everyone enjoyed afternoon tea, and wonderful entertainment by East Herrington Primary School Choir and Arco String Duo.
A massive thank you to all of our volunteers who help provide much needed support to our clients throughout the City of Sunderland and surrounding areas.
Special thanks to The Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Sunderland, Councillor Dorothy Trueman and Consort of the City of Sunderland, Councillor Harry Trueman for presenting the awards.
At Age UK Sunderland, some of our volunteers have been with us for a long period of time helping us to support our clients and we celebrated this with our long service awards which were presented by The Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Sunderland, Councillor Dorothy Trueman and Consort of the City of Sunderland, Councillor Harry Trueman.
The following staff have recieved long service awards to thank them for their dedication and commitment to Age UK Sunderland;
Robert Weatherill - 5 Years
Lily Nicod - 5 Years
Frank Robinson - 5 Years
Pauline Taylor - 10 Years
Eileen Charlton - 10 Years
Mark Greenfield - 10 Years (kindly collected by Bill Steel)
Jean Brigham - 15 Years
Moira Marshall - 15 Years
Elizabeth Kirby - 15 Years
Elizabeth Taylor - 20 Years
Sandra Leeson - 25 Years
Volunteer of the Year 2023
Age UK Sunderland is delighted to announce that the winner of Volunteer of the Year 2023 is Michael Armstrong.
Michael has volunteered with Age UK Sunderland for 8 years. He currently volunteers as a Keeping in Touch Admin.
'In my position I am fortunate to come across many amazing volunteers within AUKS and they all deserve credit for their dedication and commitment however it is no exaggeration to say that Michaelโs willingness to support the Keeping in Touch Befriending Service for many years and take on additional administrative tasks to support staff has been instrumental in AUKS reaching as many clients as they have been able to' - Adrian Bowmer, Front Door Manager
(Pictured above: Michael Armstrong, Volunteer of the Year 2023)
Photos from the Volunteer Party 2023
