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The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2004 BlindVoice UK
Her Majesty The Queen announced on 30th April 2002 the creation of a new, annual Award to mark the occasion of her Golden Jubilee.
The Award recognises the vital role played by the hundreds of thousands of ‘unsung heroes’ of the voluntary and community world and emphasises the importance of continuing recognition of their work.
The Award covers groups operating in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The number of Awards made each year will be determined by the number and quality of nominations received. Awards are made to groups rather than to individuals.
The Award recognises outstanding achievements by groups in the UK who volunteer their own time to enhance and improve the quality of life and opportunity for individuals or other groups in the community.
A successful group would have demonstrated that it:
Meets a particular need
Provides community focused voluntary activities of a very high quality
Has generated a high level of goodwill and respect amongst those it serves and the community as whole
Has evolved locally and is run locally and
Has a proven track record of active involvement in the community for a period of three years or more for the social economic or environmental well-being of individuals or groups.
The Award’s for 2004 will be officially announced on June 2nd (the Anniversary of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee) a certificate signed by the Queen and a commemorative piece of crystal, to be displayed at the group’s main place of operation will be presented on Her Majesties behalf by the Lord-Lieutenant for the county in which the group works.
BlindVoice UK is one of 110 groups who are honoured to receive this award in 2004.
http://www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk/