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Hutt City celebrates volunteers
NEWS RELEASE
from the Hutt City Council
23 September 2009
Hutt City celebrates volunteers
Hutt City Council celebrated the outstanding contribution of volunteers at the inaugural Hutt City Community Awards held in the Town Hall last night.
The Hutt City Community Awards brought together the Civic Honours Awards, Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards and Safe City Awards to create a single prestigious event to honour the city’s volunteers.
Mayor David Ogden, in his speech, said of volunteers, “To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.”
“That sums up the importance of volunteers and the valuable work they do and what a tremendous difference they make in people’s lives.”
Mayor Ogden said the awards were an opportunity to recognise and thank the city’s unsung heroes and celebrate their good works.
“Volunteers make our city a better and more caring place and without them many of the things that happen in our community that we take for granted would not happen,” he said.
The Civic Honours Awards recognise people who have contributed their time and energy to voluntary services benefiting residents or organisations in Hutt City. The winners were:
Barry Renshaw, of
Wainuiomata, for services to community and social
welfare
Yola August, of Naenae, for services to community
and social welfare
Ann Pibal, of Wainuiomata, for
services to community
Leole Malama, of Taita, for
services to youth
Cameron Parks, of Wainuiomata, for
services to youth
The Safe City Awards recognise the
great work done by individuals and organisations to create a
safer, more connected community. The winners
were:
Petone Alcohol Accord - Host Responsibility
Award
Ross McKinnon - Area Commander’s Award
Graham
Parker - Individual Award
Wainuiomata Baptist Church –
Organisation Award
The Wellington Airport Regional
Community Awards recognise voluntary organisations in the
community. The winners were:
Great Start – Hutt City
Supreme Award, Education and Child Youth Development
category
Refugee Services Hutt Valley – Culture and Art
category
Wainuiomata Rugby League Club – Sport and
Leisure category
Naenae Community Patrol – Health and
Wellbeing
category
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