Youth Volunteer from Monaghan is recognised in Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards Programme
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.
Twenty post-primary students, who hail from all corners of f Ireland, will be presented with €500 and an engraved silver medallion at the gala awards ceremony on 12th March in the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa by special guest Brent Pope. At the gala, two of the 20 students will be named All-Ireland Youth Volunteers of the Year and will receive €1,000 for a charity of their choice, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their school and an all-expense paid trip to the United States in May to participate in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards ceremony.
“The caliber of entrants was exceptional this year and we’re delighted to recognise and showcase such exemplary young people,” said Andrea McBride, vice president, Pramerica. “Since we launched the programme in 2006, the awards has given us the opportunity to acknowledge the voluntary activities of hundreds of extraordinary youth ambassadors who are actively making a difference in their communities. They are the future leaders in our society and they are a benchmark for other young people to strive towards. We are thrilled to honour their commitment to volunteerism through this awards programme.”
