On Wednesday 20th March we held our annual ReachOut Thankyou Event in Liverpool!  

We invited all of our Liverpool volunteers and Project Leaders to Lime Street Central to thank them for their commitment to ReachOut and for all of their hard work during the academic year.

We presented awards to recognise all of our fantastic mentors and Project Leaders who have gone above and beyond this year.  We also heard from different members of the ReachOut community and even had a little surprise at the end of the ceremony, with the young people themselves having prepared some extra special clips for their mentors thanking them for all of their support.  

Mentor Danielle, who is currently studying Childhood and Youth studies and Criminology at University, is a mentor who has recently joined ReachOut as part of her degree programme. She spoke about all the fantastic progress the mentees on her session have made in their confidence, but also expressed that before joining ReachOut she would never have willingly volunteered to stand up and deliver a speech. It was heartwarming to hear how the ReachOut sessions had not only helped build the young people’s confidence, but had also had a really positive impact on Danelle.

We also had the pleasure to hear from Samantha Barker, one of our fantastic Project Leaders, who has now been with ReachOut for two years and runs two of our amazing Club Projects. She spoke how her time at ReachOut has been an exciting and fulfilling journey filled with opportunities to learn and grow both personally and professionally. Not only was this a chance for her to build her teaching skills and do something for the community, but it has also allowed her to relax and become more flexible as a person. She also shared a lovely story about one of her mentees, who at the beginning of the year was too shy to get involved in the sessions, had recently stood up at the front and shared three fun facts. It was amazing to see Samantha’s enthusiasm for ReachOut and how the projects we run have such a positive impact on all of ReachOut community.  

After the awards ceremony, mentors, Project Leaders and staff all had the opportunity to socialise and share anecdotes from their projects and their young people. It was a perfect wrap up for the evening! 

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the evening and to Lime Street Central for being such excellent hosts! It was wonderful celebrating the year with so many of our ReachOut mentors and Project Leaders. 

Below you can find the full list of all of our nominees and award winners. You also access the photos from the evening.