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Nice Charlton-related award

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 58,119
in General Charlton
Alexandra, the young girl who helps with the running of the Upbeats team / scheme, won Volunteer of the Year at the Pride of Sport awards at Grovesnor House last month.

Well done Alexandra!

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  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    Well done to her
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Was James Corden not up for it ?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,636
    Good on her
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,965
    http://charltonlife.vanillaforums.com/discussion/65258/daily-mirror-pride-of-sport
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,805
    Great stuff, Alexandra !

    Well deserved, I'm sure .
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,454
    "And across the river from the academy, in Charlton, south London, is where the impact made by volunteer of the year, Alexandra Goldstone, can be seen.

    The Canterbury University student is the cornerstone of Charlton Athletic’s ‘Charlton Upbeats’ project, allowing children of all ages with Down’s syndrome to enjoy the beautiful game.

    She took her younger brother to his first Upbeats session in 2008 and now makes a 120-mile round trip every Saturday to take the training herself, using her self-taught sign language to support those with hearing impairments.

    To continue her love affair with Charlton, Alexandra has even turned down paid work.

    Carl Krauhaus, disability and mental health officer at the club, said: “Her level of commitment has quite literally blown us away and we feel Alexandra is a special individual who shows maturity and understanding beyond her years.”
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,379
    Fanatastic achievement - well done Alexandra.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    A terrific accolade for Alexandra and the whole Upbeats 'project' .. many congratulations
  • Tramp
    Tramp Posts: 202
    This is what really matters in life - well done Alexandra, is it on CAFC site?

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