Community Awards 2024
The Rotary Club of Bishopdale-Burnside recently held it’s Community Service Awards evening at the Hotel Elms in November 2024.
Eleven awards were presented by current president Garry Hampton who commented that these award evenings were always a highlight of the club’s Rotary year.
He said “the achievements and calibre of all the recipients is impressive so it’s appropriate they are recognised for the contribution they make to the Christchurch community.”
Special Guest for the evening was Simon Challies who was instrumental in the setup of the Braintree Wellness Support Centre. Simon addressed the meeting and helped present some of the awards. In turn Simon was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow from the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside.
The Awards and Awardees were as follows:
Vocational Excellence Award
Recognising a person who has contributed significantly over an extended period of time to a specific vocation to a high standard of excellence
Pride of Workmanship:
Recognising a person who has contributed significantly over an extended period of time to a specific vocation to a high standard of excellence
Pride of Workmanship:
Recognising a person who has contributed significantly over an extended period of time to a specific vocation to a high standard of excellence
Community Service Award:
Recognising a person who has contributed significantly over an extended period of time to a specific community organisation or service.
Community Service Award:
Recognising a person who has contributed significantly over an extended period of time to a specific community organisation or service.
Small Business Award:
Recognising a business that sets a high standard of performance, service quality and customer satisfaction
Small Business Award:
Recognising a business that sets a high standard of performance, service quality and customer satisfaction
Young Totara Awards
Presented to a young person or persons who demonstrates strength of character, courage, care for community, and persuit of excellence. Recipients are gifted a young totara tree to plant.
This year 2024 awarded to:
Finnely Heinz, Christchurch Girls High School, for service to Full Bellies Charitable Trust
Zara Gray, Christchurch Girls High School, for service to Full Bellies Charitable Trust
Samuel Broughton, Burnside High School, for services to the environment
High Achievers Award
For the first time this year a special ‘High Achievers Award’ was presented to Cooper Moore from St Bede’s College who has been excelling at golf both in New Zealand and oversees and was recently recognised as Canterbury Men’s Golfer of the Year.
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