On Monday night, we won the Kids Count “Most
Inspirational Community Group” Award in a ceremony at the House of Commons
attended by MPs from across the country.
Five young people who volunteer as mentors for
ReachOut, several of whom used to be ReachOut mentees, collected the award from
John Leech MP for Manchester Withington.
It recognises the fantastic weekly support these guys give to local young
people (aged 11-16) to improve their maths and English and build character.
John Leech MP described ReachOut as ‘an inspirational charity’.
ReachOut Director Peter Blackwell used his
acceptance speech to thank the young people volunteering for ReachOut and other
community groups. He said, ‘They are an incredibly powerful example to those
around them, the other young people in our communities, estates and schools,
and they are an inspiration not just to those people, but to everyone that
works with them, myself included.’
This award is testimony to the great work all
our volunteers in London and Manchester do for young people, so a big thank you
to all of you!
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