Volunteer Centre Shetland

Twenty-two young people received MV Awards for volunteering at Shetland's fifth ceremony, presented by Sandy Cluness, Shetland Islands Council Convenor. 

 

•  200 hour Awards for Excellence: Toyah Halcrow: Cunningsburgh Youth Club; James Johnston: Shetland Children’s Panel and Lerwick Spurs Football Club; Erica Leask: Lerwick Amateur Swimming Club and Shetland Gymnastics Club; Dawn McKenzie: Disability Shetland; and Neil Stewart: Shetland Arts Development Agency through Moving On Employment Project

 

• 100 hours awards: Emma Bradley and Laura Saunders: Shetland Befriending Scheme; Lauris Devine, Mark Manson and Megan McQuade: Anderson High School; Stuart Farmer: Moving On Employment Project and Disability Shetland; Shaun Fraser: Shetland Budokai; Colleen Hughson: Sound Primary School and Whiteness Primary School; Ashley Thomson: Overtonlea Care Centre and Disability Shetland; and Matthew Wishart: Moving on Employment Project and Shetland Community Bike Workshop

 

• 50 hour awards: Alan Adamson, Jason Gray, Neil Mort, Brendan Nisbet, Lewis Nisbet, Stefanie Pottinger and Joseph Williamson

 

Unable to attend due to snow or other commitments were Keith Cruickshank, Anona Hughson and Linda Ratter, who are ready for their Award of Excellence; Shona Dawson, Vikki Johnson and Amy Ross who would have been receiving their 100 hour Award; Sarah Breimann, Laura Guthrie, Bryan Irvine and Sonya Shearer who would all have collected their 50 hour Award.  We hope that many of these young people will be able to attend the next event instead.

 

After the formal presentation of awards and certificates volunteers and their friends and families enjoyed music provided by Victoria Laurenson and Astrid Jamieson playing as the Victoria Laurenson Band, with refreshments prepared by the Hay’s Dock Café Restaurant.  Volunteer Centre Shetland would like to thank all the staff at the Shetland Museum and Archives and Restaurant for helping to make the event such a success, Sandy Cluness for presenting the Awards, Victoria and Astrid for their music, Stevie Hook for helping with the sounds and Roy Longmuir for taking these photographs.

MV Award recipients with Sandy Cluness at the Shetland Museum and Art Gallery, Hay's Dock, Lerwick on March 25th 2008

Alan Adamson - 50 hours	Jason Gray - 50 hours	Neil Mort - 50 hours	Brendan Nisbet - 50 hours	Lewis Nisbet - 50 hours
Stefanie Pottinger - 50 hours	Joseph Williamson - 50 hours	Emma Bradley - 100 hours	Lauris Devine - 100 hours	Stuart Farmer - 100 hours
Shaun Fraser - 100 hours	Colleen Hughson - 100 hours	Mark Manson - 100 hours	Megan McQuade - 100 hours	Laura Saunders - 100 hours
Ashley Thomson - 100 hours	Matthew Wishart - 100 hours	Toyah Halcrow - 200 hours	James Johnson - 200 hours	Erica Leask - 200 hours
Dawn McKenzie - 200 hours	Neil Stewart - 200 hours	All the recipients with Sandy Cluness & Laura Singer	Recipients with their awards after the ceremony	Astrid Jamieson and Victoria Laurenson are The Victoria Laurenson Band