On 2nd December an entourage of students and staff arrived at Manchester United’s Old Trafford football ground to represent Hallam Volunteering at the 2008 Higher Education Volunteering Awards.
Out of the 750 nominations given to various volunteering projects from all around the nation, our guys were there at the final stage armed with an impressive 4 nominations. Little did they know that out of the 18 envelopes containing the names of the 18 winners, 3 had our university’s name on.
The project Season It picked up the Team Award, Press Gang won the Outstanding Project Award and Hallam Volunteering itself was honoured with the Volunteering Team of the Year Award. Carly Hynes, who was up for the Student Individual Award, was the fourth of Hallam’s nominees. Despite her not landing the award she has done her university proud—simply being nominated in recognition of her contribution to volunteering and successfully reaching the final stages of the award ceremony against such fierce competition is a remarkable and inspiring achievement.
Out of the 750 nominations given to various volunteering projects from all around the nation, our guys were there at the final stage armed with an impressive 4 nominations. Little did they know that out of the 18 envelopes containing the names of the 18 winners, 3 had our university’s name on.
The project Season It picked up the Team Award, Press Gang won the Outstanding Project Award and Hallam Volunteering itself was honoured with the Volunteering Team of the Year Award. Carly Hynes, who was up for the Student Individual Award, was the fourth of Hallam’s nominees. Despite her not landing the award she has done her university proud—simply being nominated in recognition of her contribution to volunteering and successfully reaching the final stages of the award ceremony against such fierce competition is a remarkable and inspiring achievement.
Sheffield Hallam University was only one of two universities to win multiple awards. To have Hallam Volunteering’s efforts and commitment recognised on such a scale is a great representation of what our university, students and staff can bring to the table.
Emily Burns, a Volunteering Graduate Trainee who attended the awards ceremony, said “The HEVAs day really opened my eyes to the brilliant work not only Hallam Volunteering carry out, but also many universities across the country. Every university has their unique and inspiring way of helping others and that’s a brilliant thing to see.”
Emily Burns, a Volunteering Graduate Trainee who attended the awards ceremony, said “The HEVAs day really opened my eyes to the brilliant work not only Hallam Volunteering carry out, but also many universities across the country. Every university has their unique and inspiring way of helping others and that’s a brilliant thing to see.”
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