Roisin Dick from Monaghan has been recognised for the motivation, service and impact she has demonstrated for her local community as a 2015 Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards top 20 finalist.
Roisin Dick who is a sixth year student from St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan volunteers with Irish Water Safety, the local Arch Club and the youth committee of her local Credit Union. Her interest in helping others has extended to Tanzania where she faced many challenges working on a renovation project in a local school and orphanage.
Volunteering her time throughout the week with people with special needs and teaching lifesaving and basic life support skills to children and teachers. This keeps Rosin busy but as she explains helping those less fortunate than herself and seeing the look on the children’s faces makes it all worthwhile. “The work that I do locally has a real positive effect on the community. My trip to Tanzania as a volunteer was a personal challenge. I wanted to visit a country with a different culture and the entire experience was amazing.”
Teacher Marie McDonnell says Roisin is a responsible and highly motivated young lady who is always sensitive to the needs of others. “Roisin has excellent leadership qualities and her commitment to everything she does is superb. I admire her perseverance and diligence and she is also very thorough and decisive in everything she undertakes.”
The only all-Ireland youth initiative of its kind is run in partnership with The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) and The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) and recognises outstanding acts of volunteerism by Ireland’s youth.
