Volunteer Thank You Events 2018

With our 2017/18 academic year nearly at a close, both Manchester and London spent an evening celebrating our fantastic volunteers!

First up was our London event held at Macquarie Bank. 2018 marks ReachOut’s 15^th year as a registered charity so the evening celebrated some highlights with a few of our former mentees reading their most memorable moments from when they were mentees. Then it was on to the main event… the awards!

Bronze Award (25+ hours)	26 of our mentors
Silver Award (50+ hours)	7 of our mentors
Gold Award (75+ hours)	James White
Platinum Award (100+ hours)	Mujtaba Walji
ReachOut Club Volunteer of the Year	Mujtaba Walji
ReachOut Academy Volunteer of the Year	James Dawes
ReachOut Club Project of the Year	Redlands Year 5 Boys
ReachOut Academy Project of the Year	The Petchey Academy Year 10 Boys
ReachOut Club Project Leader of the Year	Lucie Collins
ReachOut Academy Project Leader of the Year	Jamie Day
Kieran Dhaliwal Inspirational Student Award	Zeynab Yusuf
Outstanding Contribution Award	James White

To see photos from this event, click here.

A few weeks later it was Manchester’s turn! The venue for the evening was Albert’s Schloss, a vibrant bar in the city centre. With over 75 attendees and a range of awards, it was a fantastic evening spent celebrating this year’s achievements. Take a look at our winners below.

Mentor who has volunteered the most hours	Bremer Kayimbye
Mentor of the year (as nominated by fellow mentors)	Hannah Ainsworth
Project Leader of the year	Daniel Tanner
Hidden Hero Award	Shaun Woodcraft
ReachOut Academy Project of the Year	Oasis Academy Oldham, Year 8 Girls
ReachOut Club Project of the Year	Rolls Crescent Primary School, Year 6
Outstanding Mentor	Khadija Mahmood-Sabir
Mentor of the year (as nominated by his Project Leader)	James Gaskell

To see photos from this event, click here.

A huge well done to all of our winners!

ReachOut has had a fantastic academic year and it was a great opportunity to thank our dedicated volunteers for their contributions this year… we couldn’t do it without them!

If you’d like to volunteer for 2018/19 – simply fill in this form!

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