The Leicestershire Community Champions Awards returned at a moving event on Thursday 17th November at the Leicestershire County Cricket Ground, with Falcon Support Services taking the flagship award of Charity of the Year.
Now in its third year, the event is run by the Furnley House Foundation to celebrate the inspirational people and organisations who have gone above and beyond to help their local communities.
Over 140 people attended the evening, where the inspirational stories of the finalists were told and over £1500 was raised for the five Charity of the Year finalists.
Loughborough-based Falcon Support Services were awarded a grant of £5000 after being chosen by the judges to be Charity of the Year due to their consistent and joined up approach to tackling problems within their community. As well as the grant, the charity will also receive the support of the Furnley House Foundation for the next year, which includes funds raised at their Summer Ball.
The full list of winners and finalists for the Leicestershire Community Champions Awards 2022 is below.
Charity of the Year – Sponsored by Furnley House
Winner: Falcon Support Services
Finalists:
Bodie Hodges Foundation
Hope for Hunger
Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (LAMP)
Leicestershire Cares
Charity Employee of the Year
Winner: Yahye Abdi - Somali Community Parents' Association
Highly Commended: Jerome Carmichael - The Exaireo Trust Ltd
Finalists:
Anita Rao – Wesley Hall Community Centre
Carly Baraclough - YMCA Leicestershire
Young Fundraiser of the Year
Winner: Jack Radford
Finalists:
Islah Malik
Muhammad Saif Sacur
Fundraiser of the Year – Sponsored by Nelsons
Winner: Darren Bradbury
Highly Commended: Justin Coley
Finalist: Ian Stringer
Environmental Project of the Year
Winner: Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital
Finalists:
Leicester Green Gym
Moneywise Plus
Community Spirit Business Champion – Sponsored by Anthony James Insurance Brokers
Winner: Kazzoo IT
Finalists: Steven Mather Solicitors
The Golden Shield Pub
Community Spirit Individual Champion – Sponsored by She Inspires Global
Winner: Raj Gill-Harrison
Finalists:
Dawn Tobin
Ruksana Hussain
Community Organisation of the Year
Winner: Go Getta
Highly Commended: Access Rating
Finalist: Leicester Diamonds Baseball Club
Trophies for the awards were kindly been sponsored by Soar Valley Press and Audio Visual by Hybrid AV.
