COMMUNITY HEROES

Last updated August 2010

H FACTOR WINNERS REVEALED FOR 2010

On 21^st May, over one hundred winners, nominees, judges, charity representatives and community workers joined to congratulate a group of very special DHL employees.  They came from all around the UK and besides working for DHL, the one thing they had in common was a bucket load of H Factor.  These were the winners of the 2010 DHL UK Foundation Community Heroes awards and they are:

• Match It! Individual Fundraising - David Moore, Toys R Us contract, Coventry for Coventry and Warwickshire Crossroads.
• Match It! Group Fundraising - Boots contract, Worcester for the County Air Ambulance Trust
• Group Volunteering - Sainsbury's contract, East Kilbride for their work with Hazelwood School
• Individual Volunteering - Glenda Spencer, DHL Global Forwarding, Dartford for her work with Trinity School
• Collaboration - Business Challenge Programme for SKIDZ - the High Wycombe Project
• Foundation Award - Ned Woollard for his support of the Trucks & Child Safety programme

Click on any of the awards to read both the winners and runners up inspiring stories and to see short films.

In its second year, the Community Heroes Awards simply wish to recognise the fantastic voluntary work taking place behind the scenes the length and breadth of the country.  Unseen, an army of volunteers is fundraising and working for charity and community groups.  These awards recognise their contribution, both in time and money, and the difference these heroes make to their chosen cause.

Terry Searle won an award in 2009  He is Chair of the National Youth Bowling Club and explains what the award meant to him, "We used the prize money to hold a child protection workshop and help train a child protection officer, who in turn will train other volunteers with child protection responsibility in clubs around the country. The award helped raise awareness of the Foundation's work among my DHL colleagues and a number have applied to have their activities matched through Match It! as a result."

Commenting on this year's entries Sarah Nancollas, a Foundation trustee who sat on the judging panel said, "Judging was almost an impossible task.  We were humbled by the passion and commitment that employees put into their volunteering and fundraising.  Whatever the personal trigger for involvement, people's energy and enthusiasm takes them forward and they end up making a really valuable contribution to their chosen organisation." 

The winners received £600 for their nominated charity and runners up in each category got to give £250 to their cause. 

To see the 2009 winners click here.  This link takes you to last year's page.  The 2011 community heroes search will start in January 2011.