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14th August 2024

Kildean sponsors the Stirling 900 award at the Inspire Volunteering Awards 2024

Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise (SVE) are thrilled to announce this year’s shortlist for the Inspire Volunteering Awards 2024! The Inspire Volunteering Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions of volunteers across our local community. This year over 100 fantastic nominations were received, showcasing the incredible dedication and impact of volunteers across the third sector. The judging process was particularly challenging due to the exceptional quality of the this year’s but eventually the judges reached a decision.

Our sincere thanks go to the 2024 judges who undertook the difficult task of selecting the shortlist and also a special thank you also to our Gold Event Sponsors, Solicitors for Older People Scotland and NHS Forth Valley, for their generous support.

A full list of the shortlisted volunteers for 2024 can be found at: SHORTLIST

This year, in acknowledgement of Stirling’s 900 year Anniversary, there is a special Stirling 900 Award to honor and celebrate our community’s longest serving volunteers. Some incredible stories were received of volunteering spanning more than 5 decades.

Stirling Development Agency Limited’s (SDA) Board Member, David Lawrence, Head of Strategic Projects, Europe at joint venture partner, Cromwell Property Group, said:

“2024 is such a landmark year for Stirling and we are immensely proud to sponsor the Stirling 900 Award. It gives us the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the incredible dedication and service of the longest-serving volunteers, who have made such a positive impact in our community, right across Stirlingshire.

“At Kildean, we believe that volunteering is the cornerstone of a thriving and compassionate society. By recognising these outstanding individuals, we celebrate their unwavering commitment to making a difference and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps. It is our privilege to support this the Stirling 900 Award.”

The Stirling 900 Award, sponsored by the Kildean Business Park, will be presented to: Pat Griffen, John Dymond and June Payne.

Congratulations go to all the shortlisted volunteers, and all the 2024 nominees. The winners will be announced at the upcoming awards ceremony on the 18^th September at the Albert Halls, Stirling, where the extraordinary impact of all these volunteers will be celebrated.

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