Nominations for young Flintshire volunteers now open

A Flintshire volunteering award for young people aged 14 to 25 will be decided from today, 16 November, until 11 December. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC) set the award up after the passing of Tom Jones, one of their founding trustees whose work as a long-standing Flintshire County Council and community councillor earned him an OBE. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The opening of nominations will coincide with the seventh annual ‘I Will Week’, which is designed to make participation in social action the norm for young people. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

FLVC say the ‘Tom Jones Award’ will be for those ‘deserving recognition of their outstanding contribution to volunteering in Flintshire’. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Ann Woods, Chief Officer at FLVC, said: “It has been an honour to remember and celebrate the life of our late friend Tom with this annual award. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“A nomination is a great way to show appreciation and to give thanks to a community-minded young person – all the nomination form asks for is a short paragraph explaining why the nominee deserves the award. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“COVID-19 has prompted a surge in volunteering, and many young people haven’t hesitated to help local people in need so we’re proudly anticipating more nominations than ever this year.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

In previous years, the ‘Tom Jones Award’ has been given to Kirsty Ann Hughes, nominated in 2017 for her contribution to Girlguiding West Flintshire, as well as Chloe-Ann Brooks, recognised in 2018 for supporting activities which benefitted the Saltney community and representing its young people on the Town Council. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Last year, James Reynolds earned the honour for his commitment to Saltney Ferry Scout Group and the wider scout movement across Wales. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

This year’s ‘I Will Week’ features online sessions which combine to create ‘The Power of Youth Festival’ and are open to all – www.powerofyouth.iwill.org.uk. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Nomination forms for the 2020 ‘Tom Jones Award’ can be downloaded from the homepage of the FLVC website, www.flvc.org.uk, requested by telephoning 01352 74400, or emailing info@flvc.org.uk. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The winner will be announced at an awards event planned for early next year. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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