Points of Light: April 2014 winners
28 Apr 2014 02:40 PM
The Points of Light award recognises outstanding
individuals - people who are making a change in their community and inspiring
others.
The
following people were given a Points of Light award in April
2014:
1.
Storm Wallace (Portland Dorset)
Storm showed true leadership and initiative inspiring
hundreds of others to help with the clean-up operation after floods devastated
Chesil Beach. Listen to
Storm’s story.
2.
Seamus Kearns (Surrey and Staines)
Seamus volunteers with Surrey Search and Rescue and went
to extraordinary lengths to ensure no one in his local community was left
vulnerable in their homes during the floods. Listen to
Seamus’ story.
3.
Clare Aparicio (Somerset)
Clare ensured people could eat proper meals after the
floods damaged their kitchens and set up Much Thorn Flood Wings to help get
vital supplies from A to B. Listen to
Clare’s story.
4.
Mark Whelan (Boston and Lincolnshire)
Mark raised money to get his town of Boston back on its
feet, providing vital support to people who lost so much during the
floods. Listen to
Mark’s story.
5.
Zafar Ahmed (Staines and Egham)
Zafar was one of the first flood volunteers in Staines,
working day and night to deliver sandbags, leaflets and food to people in
need. Listen to
Zafar’s story.
6.
Danny Glavin (Portsmouth)
Danny set up an educational programme to celebrate local
heroes, in honour of his childhood friend Royal Marine Richard Hollington who
died serving in Afghanistan.