19 October 2022
Congratulations to all our award winners, and a huge thank you to each and every volunteer for your support and dedication to getting food to people in need.
FareShare UK is delighted to share that our third UK wide Volunteer Awards took place on 28 September 2022, celebrating our valued volunteers across the FareShare network, and recognising exceptional volunteer contributions.
It was a joy to have more than 500 people across the FareShare network join each other in a hybrid event, the first of its kind for FareShare. Each regional centre held a local event and then virtually joined each other for the awards ceremony hosted from FareShare UK in London.
Each regional centre hosted a spectacular celebration for their volunteers – with many sites decking out their lunch rooms, ordering in delicious food and watching the awards on projectors. Some sites even hired venues, with FareShare East Anglia hiring an amazing space, a nearby orangery, which really put on a show for the volunteers. FareShare North East hired an entire café, and FareShare South West hired an event space and a fabulous chef who normally caters on film sets for the likes of Angelia Jolie and Robert Downy Jr! FareShare Northern Ireland made the most of everyone being together by going bowling after the awards.
The highlight of the day for many was hearing inspiring volunteer stories, meeting volunteers from different days, seeing other centres and feeling part of the wider FareShare network. But most of all, it was a chance for some people to reflect on how far they’d come since they began volunteering, and share in each other's celebrations.
Congratulations again to all our Award winners, and thank you to all our volunteers for your hard work, innovation, and care that you continue to give to FareShare and the people we support.
Find out more about volunteering roles at FareShare here.
Congratulations to our 2022 Award Winners:
Admin Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Beth Brownlee, FareShare Northern Ireland
Highly Commended: Sarah Mashford, FareShare Sussex
Highly Commended: Tricia Lowe, FareShare Cymru
Driver of the Year
Winner: John Harper, FareShare Sussex
Winner: Steven Sorenson, FareShare Hull & Humber
Highly Commended: Gareth and Sue Lowham, FareShare Yorkshire
Highly Commended: Terry Thompson, FareShare North East
Driver’s Assistant of the Year
Winner: Bob Brown, FareShare Southern Central
Highly Commended: Andrew Lawrence, FareShare Thames Valley
Highly Commended: Volunteer, FareShare Greater Manchester
Fundraising Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Denzil Le Roy, FareShare South West
Highly Commended: Tom Lawton, FareShare Sussex
Leadership in Volunteering Award
Winner: Graeme Hirst & Jane Whichello, FareShare Thames Valley
Highly Commended: Jill Dickinson, FareShare South West
Highly Commended: Maureen and Robin Maxwell, FareShare Northern Ireland
Regional Centre Volunteer Team of the Year
Winner: FareShare East Anglia
Highly Commended: The Saturday team, FareShare Greater Manchester
Highly Commended: FareShare Lancashire & Cumbria
The Bright Idea Award
Winner: Chris Jupp, FareShare Sussex
Highly Commended: Nick Turner, FareShare Greater Manchester
The Rising Star Award
Winner: Debbie Guest, FareShare Greater Manchester
Highly Commended: Sam Azin, FareShare Northern Ireland
Highly Commended: Oli Helstrom, FareShare Thames Valley
Highly Commended: Volunteer, FareShare South West
Volunteer Manager of the Year
Winner: Siobhan Rocks, FareShare Northern Ireland
Highly Commended: Liz Lauder, FareShare Greater Manchester
Warehouse Assistant of the Year
Winner: Jean Taylor, FareShare Lancashire & Cumbria
Winner: Volunteer, FareShare Thames Valley
Highly Commended: Chris Stone, FareShare South Midlands
Highly Commended: Andrew Igbinedion, FareShare Northern Ireland
Highly Commended: Paul Flynn, FareShare Merseyside
Highly Commended: Jackie and Ken Smith, FareShare Kent
