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We are a local youth volunteering charity, supporting and encouraging young people and local organisations, as part of the national vinvolved scheme. vinvolved was set up to inspire a new generation of 16-25 year olds to get involved in volunteering and community action.

 
 
 

v Oscars - Annual Celebration Event 2010

After months of preparation, planning and organising the Oscars finally made it to Knowsley in March 2010, when vinvolved Knowsley's 2nd annual award ceremony took place.

It was a night filled with celebration, dance and musical entertainment, organised with help from our very own Youth Action Team.

The YAT were involved at all stages of organising the awards, from the initial planning and marketing, to decorating the venue and even getting up there and presenting on the night!  They did an absolutely fantastic job, the awards were a great success and it was a really wonderful way to celebrate the hard work of the young volunteers in Knowsley.

The vAwards were themed around and hosted in the same week as the 2010 Oscars and was put on to give young people an opportunity to dress up and receive recognition.  All the young people received certificates and a big thank you for giving their time for free volunteering to help out with good causes in the community.  The young volunteers who attended the awards have, during the past year, given over 12,000 hours of their time volunteering - which is equivalent to over £60,000.....now that's AMAZING!!

Keeping in theme with the stylish Oscars, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike presented the certificates to the young people and they all had the chance to have their photographs taken with the 'icon'.  There were are also special awards given to six young people who were nominated for Volunteer of the Year by the organisations they volunteer for.

The award winners were:
Matthew Bannon - Aintree Hospital
Matthew Marshall - KCC Live Radio Station
Gemma Veidman & Nicola Brown - vTalent Year
Christopher Williams - Make A Difference Youth Group
Laura McCarthy - Performance Studios

Entertainment at the ceremony was provided by the Kirkby-based Performance Studios and local urban artist KOF.

KCC Live FM radio station, which is largely run by volunteers, provided the technical support and music on the night.

If you are already volunteering, or even just starting out with your volunteering – you can count up your hours and get some recognition for all the hard work you are doing. 

Get in touch with us today to receive your log book so that you too can come along to next year's event! 
Email Fiona at f.villanova@knowsleycvs.org or go to the www.vinspired.com website to log your hours online.
 

All photographs were taken by James Andrews www.jayaphotos.com
 
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